The regional schedule was posted on BOA not too long ago, and my first thing to note was that Arlington was moved back quite a bit, and Houston was moved up, effectivally switching the two. I still expect Bell to attend Arlington, since it's pretty close, as well as any other schools located nearby (forgive me, I'm not well-known about locations). But what about the schools who normally attend Arlington, but aren't nearby? Churchill? Bowie? Westfield? SFA? Many others, of course; I'm too lazy to list them. But will they opt out of the Arlington regional, because it's so early? I imagine the Houston-area schools will skip it and aim for the later, closer regional. But what about the S.A. and Austin bands? I think they'd rather go for the later regional, because by October 7, not too many bands have secured an locked their show. That extra eight hours can make a huge difference. Thoughts? Comments? Jokes? Life stories?