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People make all sorts of choices. I think Marcus made the same decision except for a feature. I also think Reagan has some other sort of drum monted on the snare drums

I agree with this in principle, but I would say that San Antonio has always set the pace for BOA. It WAS the first Super Regional after-all. Why NOT the first SUPER-Super Regional?

I think this year's Super Regional may be the best ever in terms of depth... actually, I would say it's almost certainly the case that the 10-30 bands are the best there's ever been at a contest. At the top however I think the finals in 2017 and 2019 were stronger than they will be tonight, though I may eat those words at the end of this incredible day!!

Anyone else struggling with the livestream before the contest beings? That worries me for the two days...

Cedar Ridge wont compete in this event. They perform in exhibition. Definitely a can't miss though!

Just watched the CTJ Video. Got to say, I’m not a fan. They play well and the drill is cleaning up but the ET bike at the beginning is weird to me. A little too on the nose and “standard HS Band” for a program like CTJ imho. I like the arrangement of the opener but the ballad isn’t for me. I’m hit or miss with vocalists, but that’s a lot. Will be interesting to see how BOA Katy play. If Reagan doesn’t clean up, I think the door could be open for Cedar Ridge or Seven Lakes or someone like that to take a run at the top spot.

Anyone know the source music for Ayalas show is?

I would take 2017 SA finals if only because there were 14 groups

This is false. Bands that attend Gnats have the choice of whether or not to be considered and a separate committee (not related to the judging of the contest) watches those bands in semifinals and chooses the rose parade participant. The competitive outcome has no bearing, but it’s unsurprising that “good” shows competitively have the same effect on the committee

What UIL changes?

Dying to see a screen capture of Reagan in finals(multi cam preferred). Please PM me if you have a link.

I am welcome to my opinion and can take things however I want without a lesson from you, thank you very much. If you’ve listened to visual tapes from judges, you would understand that effect comes FROM performance, and that good design done at 8/10 is as good as bad design done 10/10. If you don’t like that then we can agree to disagree And for the record, I am an aspiring music educator with no connection to any school that is mentioned in these forums so I take nothing personally nor have a dog in the race but to defend my own opinions

Have people forgetting that Reagan WON the Visual caption in 2015, and 2018 at San Antonio AND was second to only Avon in 2017? Pretty sure they know what they’re doing and have pretty much crept back. Js

I also was at the NEISD Fall Festival last night - some quick takeaways CTJ-LOVE this show! So much fun, great energy, and a ton of visual demand! I can’t wait to see if at Nationals. Reagan-Wow. Just wow. I was worried about what has become one of my favorite programs over the last few years after seeing their videos from a football game the last few weeks. Seeing it live is a totally different ballgame. Not as big of a sound as CTJ but so powerful. The show grabs you and seems to never let you go. They go big like only they can (and they keep it interesting without props, AGAIN), but also have this character relationship with a guard leader and a band member that is super engaging and I totally missed on the video. They are going to compete for the top spot at SA again this year. MacArthur-SO Fun! I want to take a second and echo the person above who said they were great. They have this solo Trumpet player that was AMAZING and stole the whole night for me. Incredible! Lots of good stuff from other programs but I have hijacked the thread long enough ☺️

This is my concern. We know that contest dynamics come into play and can inflate scores when there are many good groups (2017 SA), so does panel 2 have an advantage because IMHO they are a bit deeper? Could those scores go up across the board and skew the caption and placement award in prelims when comparing panel to panel? Both St. Louis and Atlanta had one weird caption award in prelims that was remidied in finals but we all know San Antonio is another monster altogether compared to St Louis and Atlanta

Sorry, but I think this is completely silly and goes far beyond "scores can't be compared across contests". It's just my opinion, but I have seen many of these shows and there is just not a world in which Oak Ridge, Prosper, Westlake and Duncanville make finals and Flowermound, Hebron, and CTJ do not. Nothing against those band programs, but from what I have seen this is a pointless comparison.

Agreed. It is not at all uncommon for groups to do very well at both BOA and UIL. 2016 Flomo won gold at both, 2014 CTJ won BOA and bronze at UIL, 2012 Marcus won both, 2010 Marcus won both.

I’m dying to know what Jeremiah and Co think about this over at horn rank. I can’t make heads or tails of who will be in finals

Wow... no one said their win was undeserved. They said the record score was a fluke. Even that isnt negative towards your program, just commenting on the way the contest played out. Maybe stop finding slights in what random people online say and focus on supporting your program in real life. Just my two cents.

To my knowledge, the score is irrelevent. As long as the judge has the bands in the order that they wish, the scores could be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 20, 21, 100, 1000. There is no difference.

1. Ronald Reagan 2. Bowie 3. CTJ 4. Hendrickson 5. Cedar Ridge 6. Round Rock 7. Hays 8. Westwood 9. Winston Churchill 10. Smithson Valley

Reagan won decisively over Bowie and CTJ. I think they have to be one of the teams to beat in the last two weeks of the season

I agree with this. There is also the equalizing factor of weather. I think that Dallas/Houston has had it worse than Austin/San Antonio in regards to rain and missed rehearsals

I’ve said this before, CTJs show isn’t for me, but that trumpet duet from the Appalachian Spring is money Reagan’s mellophone line is also absolute fire

Not sure cleanliness much matters at this point tbh, I usually love Johnson but I am not a fan of this years show. Maybe I’m missing something. I just don’t get like it