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UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2023
GradDad replied to Dave609's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Great post and I fully agree. Only correcting this part because my kid was part of the 2019 Spartan Regiment that finished 5th in state finals. -
UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2023
GradDad replied to Dave609's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
That Burleson Centennial battery and front ensemble is world class! -
UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2023
GradDad replied to Dave609's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Exactly. Directors will use them to help motivate the kids for finals. -
UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2023
GradDad replied to Dave609's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
They get leaked super easily. All of the directors get the recap during their director’s meeting before announcements. I’ve seen them share the recaps pretty liberally before. -
UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2023
GradDad replied to Dave609's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
It’s like golf lol -
UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2023
GradDad replied to Dave609's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
So excited for Burleson Centennial!! -
UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2023
GradDad replied to Dave609's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Dude must have been stuck in the restroom during Wakeland. -
UIL 5A Area F 2023
GradDad replied to BandNerd07's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
I promise I don’t mean any disrespect at all. Richland won a BOA comp that any respectable TX band would have won and US Bands Burleson wasn’t exactly stacked, although I do wonder what happened to Byron Nelson there. BC had a much rougher draw on an awful Saturday than Richland did. I think that was a factor as much as anything. The dome will be much friendlier. -
UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2023
GradDad replied to Dave609's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
I saw them live for the first time on Saturday night but have watched videos of all their other performances. I heard a little bit of a tear in the battery early on that I hadn’t heard in any of the other performances. I thought they looked clean visually other than a couple slips on the wet turf. Guard was really good. They had the second earliest slot in prelims so you know that was a super long day. I think the dome will be good for them and they finally got a good draw with their performance time. -
UIL 5A Area F 2023
GradDad replied to BandNerd07's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Surprised at the visual scores for BC. They looked really good and clean. Thankfully it didn’t sink them. This seems to be the same story every year for Azle. Not sure what they aren’t figuring out but at some point they’re going to have to make an adjustment for UIL scoring. -
UIL 5A Area F 2023
GradDad replied to BandNerd07's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
This is a heck of a leak. Have they even been announced yet? -
UIL 5A Area F 2023
GradDad replied to BandNerd07's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Looks like random draw, right? -
UIL 5A Area F 2023
GradDad replied to BandNerd07's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Curious if you watched everyone before them? -
UIL 5A Area F 2023
GradDad replied to BandNerd07's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
http://www.uilmusic31.org/area-f-5a-marching.html -
UIL 5A Area F 2023
GradDad replied to BandNerd07's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
They very well could and I wish them luck. Just remember last year’s area results are a little skewed with Centennial choosing not to participate. -
UIL 5A Area F 2023
GradDad replied to BandNerd07's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Richland is a historically good program, but they finished 8th in this area two years ago. -
2023 Birdville Marching Festival (Oct. 14)
GradDad replied to celesta's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Is anyone keeping tabs on this contest? -
2023 BOA DFW (Oct. 7)
GradDad replied to LeanderMomma's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
This makes me feel better and more frustrated all at the same time. Watching the bottom half of finals, I kept wondering how Centennial was not considered as finals worthy as some of these groups.