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UIL 6A State Marching Contest 2025 (Nov 3-4)
utee94 replied to cheeto2401's topic in UIL: Upcoming Contests
I loved FloMo's show, absolutely my favorite at UIL 6A. -
I don't know how much their shows cost, but I do know it costs a decent-sized Texas band $500,000 or more to make the trip to Indianapolis. That's a half a million dollars. It's jaw-dropping. That's why I find the somewhat dismissive and cavalier attitude often seen on hornrank from the midwest homers regarding the incredible difficulty and expense of such a trip, to be irritatingly condescending.
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UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2025
utee94 replied to Baritone Legend's topic in UIL: Upcoming Contests
Ha! Well, competing in the SMBC at all, is still something quite special. When I was in marching band at an AISD 5A school many many years ago, I don't recall us ever even proceeding to Area. We did win the Westlake invitational one year, which shocked the heck out of everyone, including us! -
UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2025
utee94 replied to Baritone Legend's topic in UIL: Upcoming Contests
Personally, I'd love to see Cedar Park win. But the streak must inevitably end at some point. I feel extremely blessed that each of my kids has had the chance to be a part of the Cedar Park band and that each was able to contribute their part to winning those state championships. If 2024 was the last year, then they'll still have experienced something very special. And certainly, there are valuable lessons to be learned from NOT winning, as well. Regardless I'm confident that all of the kids and all of the staff in all of the bands that compete, will give it their all, and put together some amazing shows for us to enjoy. How lucky are we to live in a state that allows this kind of emphasis on the arts in general, and the marching arts specifically? -
Football 🏈 Halftime Shows
utee94 replied to JFNDOWBFAN's topic in Non-UIL: Upcoming Contests, Events, and Festivals
Our band missed the football team's one (and only) playoff game last week due to being out of state at Grand Nationals, but normally, yes. They might learn a new pop song or two and a quick couple of formations to march on the field, plus of course the drill team's weekly number, but the kids have been spending enormous amounts of their time working on the same show since July and honestly, IMO they need and deserve a break. They need that time back for academics, or work, or just personal decompression time. -
UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2025
utee94 replied to Baritone Legend's topic in UIL: Upcoming Contests
I was commenting to my wife this morning that I'm already looking forward to the 2025 show reveal, which won't be happening until May! But for now I'll go out on a limb and predict that Cedar Park and Rouse and Leander will field excellent shows that should all compete for top honors. I'm also really looking forward to seeing what Friendswood and Argyle do, and then there's my absolute favorite show that didn't make Finals this year, Lake Belton. I'm really interested to see what they look like next year as well. -
Immature? Why are you trying to pick a fight? I don't feel the need to disagree or argue with your opinion. Incidentally, the smile at the end of my original statement was an indication that I was (at least half) joking. See? You seem weirdly over-sensitive about this. If you're a Rouse parent or student or fan, well, congratulations on an excellent season. I saw your show many times this season and enjoyed it every time.
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Yup. CP's directors are very clear in their goals-- they want to win State. Every year. BOA events are nice, and they're fun, but UIL competitions is the business they are in, and their focus will always be in that direction. With respect to CP and Rouse in 2024, though, I will point out that CP and Rouse were split 50/50 on results in BOA appearances this year. CP finished ahead of Rouse in both prelims and finals for BOA-Austin, and the reverse was true in San Antonio. I think it would have been interesting if Rouse had come to Grand Nats this year-- I believe there's a good chance another reversal would have been the result. Cedar Park turned in some scorching runs in Indy. 😀
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I'll add the same thing I've pointed out before on other threads, I think some Texas band fans become accustomed to the UIL score sheets and metrics, and expect BOA to be scored in the same way. And, it's just not. Some folks prefer the UIL scoresheets and some folks prefer the BOA scoresheets but either way, when you attend a BOA event, you know how it's going to be scored. There's no sense in complaining about it, everyone knows ahead of time what the deal is.
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Man what a day, I'm beat. Wait it's not over? SO happy for team Texas, they sure made the finals reveal dramatic for us, didn't they? Best of luck to all the Texas schools in finals, and to everyone else as well, because these are just some unbelievable shows and they all deserve huge accolades. What a fun day. But hey... I'd be okay if we stopped referring to this as a "Texas Lite" year, yeah?