Jplaysclarinet Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 2 hours ago, ReveriesOp24 said: One year Ronald Reagan performed either right before or right after Killeen at Area I felt so bad 💀 Sometimes I forget every school in KISD was a 6A before chaparral opened up😠Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalord11 Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 31 minutes ago, Karma_Savior said: I’m surprised Lake Belton isn’t a lock at this point. I looked at their marching festival results and they’ve beaten: Georgetown (5A) Weiss (6A) Brandeis (6A) Sandra Day O’Connor (6A) Taft (6A) Hutto (6A) New Braunfels (6A) Yeah, they definitely have a great shot, but seeing Georgetown in finals at TMC is definitely not something to overlook. They were I believe 4th in prelims last year and then dropped in finals, so we’ll see if they do that again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drum Fire Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 14 hours ago, Bandmanio said: Here's the schedule for the 2023 Area D 5A on Oct. 28th Area D 5A Schedule 2023.xlsxUnavailable I can’t see the schedule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma_Savior Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 37 minutes ago, Tubalord11 said: Yeah, they definitely have a great shot, but seeing Georgetown in finals at TMC is definitely not something to overlook. They were I believe 4th in prelims last year and then dropped in finals, so we’ll see if they do that again TMC? There were 15 bands and 12 made finals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReveriesOp24 Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Jplaysclarinet said: Sometimes I forget every school in KISD was a 6A before chaparral opened up😠Y’all ruined it all! (Jk I graduated before chap opened) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalord11 Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, Karma_Savior said: TMC? There were 15 bands and 12 made finals Yeah, that’s true, but while Ik Glenn isn’t having their best season, I don’t think people were expecting them to lose to Georgetown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluteyboi Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 54 minutes ago, Tubalord11 said: Yeah, they definitely have a great shot, but seeing Georgetown in finals at TMC is definitely not something to overlook. They were I believe 4th in prelims last year and then dropped in finals, so we’ll see if they do that again I believe Lake Belton also beat another TMC finalist band (Brandeis) by a considerable margin at Vista Ridge. However, anything can happen in the Area Round and I don't know if they're quite up to the level of Hays, McCallum, and Hendrickson since we haven't had a competition to compare them all. Karma_Savior and Tubalord11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 Hays did start off pretty slowly this year, losing to two bands that arguably should've been easy work for them with full respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 I think this is the show that takes Georgetown to state though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandmanio Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 8 hours ago, lost said: Hays did start off pretty slowly this year, losing to two bands that arguably should've been easy work for them with full respect. I assume you're talking about the USBands Austin Regional? Hays had the highest prelim score overall (88.3 to 2nd place Copperas Cove 87.5 and 3rd place McCallum 87.2). They were third in finals with an 89.65, McCallum with a 90.0, and Copperas Cove with a 90.6. McCallum is never easy to beat and Copperas Cove is leaps and bounds better than they have been in the past with the help of Zack Travis this year. Based on their score jump, they seemed to improve quite a bit the week between the USBands Ludwig-Musser Classic and the Austin Regional. They lost to Harlan by over 5 points at the Ludwig-Musser Classic and then bested them by over 5 points at the Austin Regional. Props to Copperas Cove! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jplaysclarinet Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, ReveriesOp24 said: Y’all ruined it all! (Jk I graduated before chap opened) ðŸ˜but I’m gonna be honest for those who are going to Area D, y’all are gonna enjoy our show heist Edited October 20, 2023 by Jplaysclarinet Bandmanio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roundrockhorn Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 Good Luck to all Area D bands next Saturday! I must admit, sadly, that reading these comments is depressing. Admittedly, I support Georgetown East View. I love their show this year, and I think if they weren't forced to compete against bands that are easily twice as big as them, they could do well and maybe even advance. Reading the comments here though, reality sets in. Today's UIL, is not like it was back in my day. Today, it seems like the bigger the band, the better the chance you have of competing and advancing. I used to be in awe of the 5A schools back before there was a 6A. I suppose there can always be a David to a Goliath, but the reality is that it's a fools errand to think that way. I do truly wish all the bands good luck, I just wish it was a truly level playing field where they competed by band size, and not overall enrollment. No matter who moves on, I hope the Champ comes from Area D. lost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandmanio Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 18 minutes ago, roundrockhorn said: Good Luck to all Area D bands next Saturday! I must admit, sadly, that reading these comments is depressing. Admittedly, I support Georgetown East View. I love their show this year, and I think if they weren't forced to compete against bands that are easily twice as big as them, they could do well and maybe even advance. Reading the comments here though, reality sets in. Today's UIL, is not like it was back in my day. Today, it seems like the bigger the band, the better the chance you have of competing and advancing. I used to be in awe of the 5A schools back before there was a 6A. I suppose there can always be a David to a Goliath, but the reality is that it's a fools errand to think that way. I do truly wish all the bands good luck, I just wish it was a truly level playing field where they competed by band size, and not overall enrollment. No matter who moves on, I hope the Champ comes from Area D. I understand what you're saying. Most of the bands in Area D 5A are between 100-180 kids on the field. Don't really know of any groups that are much bigger than that. That being said, Jackson Academy is a prime example of a really small band that has had huge successes at BOA Contests. Look them up, it's inspiring for sure! roundrockhorn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacosNSalsa Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 This should be an outstanding contest. At the moment, I would see Pieper, Hendrickson, Hays, Lake Belton, MacArthur, and McAllum battling it out for the state spots. Because of the judging panel, I would say the order is a toss-up. All of these bands have strengths and areas to improve. The panel will be unpredictable because of their backgrounds, experience judging, and historical tastes. I wouldn't be surprised to see one of these groups not make the cut - but I am going to take a best guess here. I will put Pieper at the top right now based on the confidence of the performers and the overall show design. I see Hendrickson, Hays, and McAllum battling for 2-4. And then after that. Pieper's overall package is fantastic. They play aggressively but with a high level of detail, and the color guard is fabulous. Love the Hendrickson show as well. These are such great bands!  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma_Savior Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 6 hours ago, TacosNSalsa said: This should be an outstanding contest. At the moment, I would see Pieper, Hendrickson, Hays, Lake Belton, MacArthur, and McAllum battling it out for the state spots. Because of the judging panel, I would say the order is a toss-up. All of these bands have strengths and areas to improve. The panel will be unpredictable because of their backgrounds, experience judging, and historical tastes. I wouldn't be surprised to see one of these groups not make the cut - but I am going to take a best guess here. I will put Pieper at the top right now based on the confidence of the performers and the overall show design. I see Hendrickson, Hays, and McAllum battling for 2-4. And then after that. Pieper's overall package is fantastic. They play aggressively but with a high level of detail, and the color guard is fabulous. Love the Hendrickson show as well. These are such great bands!  No one is beating Hendrickson. Pieper’s show astounds me because there will be moments of pure GREATNESS, and then they’ll be in a hold for 32 counts with zero visuals. I’m worried that the visual content score will be low. They execute so many things well, but there’s just not a lot of marching taking place in a marching show. I want them to do really well next week, and I’m very curious to see how it’s scored next week. ReveriesOp24 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacosNSalsa Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 On 10/21/2023 at 12:24 AM, Karma_Savior said: No one is beating Hendrickson. Pieper’s show astounds me because there will be moments of pure GREATNESS, and then they’ll be in a hold for 32 counts with zero visuals. I’m worried that the visual content score will be low. They execute so many things well, but there’s just not a lot of marching taking place in a marching show. I want them to do really well next week, and I’m very curious to see how it’s scored next week.  At Karma_Savior - these are great observations. I do think Pieper marches and plays a lot, and I think that in moments they do not add visuals - it is simply because they do not need to interrupt the musical moment or the color guard is so strong that they don't need to distract. Ultimately, Pieper is clean and entertaining. Hendrickson takes many risks - and they are also incredible. I could see either group on top, and I am happy to see both at state. Just sharing my thoughts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave609 Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 Here is my first predictions for this contest- 1st- Robert E. Hendrickson HS 2nd- McCallum HS 3rd- Jack C. Hays HS 4th- Pieper HS 5th- Smithson Valley HS 6th- Lake Belton HS 7th- Georgetown HS 8th- Seguin HS 9th- MacArthur HS 10th- Belton HS First two out- Comal Canyon HS Pflugerville HS Â I know ya'll may be wondering why I have Smithson Valley over Lake Belton and Georgetown. I think that because of their recent return to the 5A classification. they have had success within 5A and I think this year will show that since they would have been a State Alternate last year had 5A had a state year. But it will definitely be a battle between those 3 Tubalord11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxOxAxUIL Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 Is anyone’s predictions tab not opening for them as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalord11 Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 15 minutes ago, bxOxAxUIL said: Is anyone’s predictions tab not opening for them as well? Yeah hasn’t been working all day for me, may have something to do with what happened on Saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalord11 Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Dave609 said: Here is my first predictions for this contest- 1st- Robert E. Hendrickson HS 2nd- McCallum HS 3rd- Jack C. Hays HS 4th- Pieper HS 5th- Smithson Valley HS 6th- Lake Belton HS 7th- Georgetown HS 8th- Seguin HS 9th- MacArthur HS 10th- Belton HS First two out- Comal Canyon HS Pflugerville HS  I know ya'll may be wondering why I have Smithson Valley over Lake Belton and Georgetown. I think that because of their recent return to the 5A classification. they have had success within 5A and I think this year will show that since they would have been a State Alternate last year had 5A had a state year. But it will definitely be a battle between those 3 Yeah this is mine as well. I feel like 2nd-4th are gonna be between those 3, but placement wise could go to any of them, wouldn’t be surprised if Pieper was top 3 or even 2nd Dave609 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxOxAxUIL Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 18 minutes ago, Tubalord11 said: Yeah hasn’t been working all day for me, may have something to do with what happened on Saturday? What happened Saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma_Savior Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 Hendrickson Hays/Lake Belton Lake Belton/Hays McCallum Smithson Valley Pieper Comal Canyon Seguin Pflugerville Georgetown Unpopular opinion, but this makes the most sense to me. I’d love some discussions or questions on why, because I’m fully confident on this list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalord11 Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 30 minutes ago, bxOxAxUIL said: What happened Saturday? the whole website crashed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandmanio Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Karma_Savior said: Hendrickson Hays/Lake Belton Lake Belton/Hays McCallum Smithson Valley Pieper Comal Canyon Seguin Pflugerville Georgetown Unpopular opinion, but this makes the most sense to me. I’d love some discussions or questions on why, because I’m fully confident on this list! Great list! I wouldn’t discount LASA this year. What I saw and heard at Region 18 last week was quite good. Should be a finalist this year IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knighttime12 Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 11 hours ago, Bandmanio said: Great list! I wouldn’t discount LASA this year. What I saw and heard at Region 18 last week was quite good. Should be a finalist this year IMHO. I was gonna say the same, I've thought that LASA has deserved better in area for the past two years and I seriously think this is the best show they've had so far, wouldn't be surprised to see them top 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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