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They went home early because it was about a 3 hour trip and they wanted to be back for their football game from what I had heard.

I am all about the underdogs, as our school is a perpetual underdog. That being said, I am rooting for our neighboring school Aubrey!!

It seems many people feel like several good bands got robbed during area comp in several areas...but, it is what it is.

Honestly though, it doesn't seem to much different from military marching to me. It's sad that shows that are just as technically clean and musically great but have more of a DCI feel don't seem to get to move on. If UIL is going to be like that, then maybe they need a third category...1) Military Marching, 2) "Park & Bark" or Traditional UIL, 3) DCI/Lyrical Style - give those bands who go outside the box a chance to shine!!

I feel like a bunch of posts got deleted...

Well, I definitely think Sanger should have been in finals, their show was great and they were strong musically and visually.

Sanger should have gone to the finals over a couple other IMO... They got hosed.

I feel like sometimes the judging is a bit biased and that there are definitely pre-determined favorites. And you can be a smaller budget band and advance - I've seen it and lived it. Personally, not to knock the more rigid shows, but I think the ones that are more DCI like are more demanding physically and UIL should rethink their stance on shows like that. Rigid does not mean better, cleaner, or more exceptional, and more lyrical and fluid does not mean less than, messier, or lacking.

It CAN be both, it's not an either or. Don't hose shows that are more "fun" when they may be every bit as musically and visually clean just because they aren't the typical rigid UIL shows, that does many amazing bands a disservice.

There were some that definitely deserved to move on to finals that didn't...

There were definitely bands in B that should have gone on to finals, that, in my opinion, were better. There were shows that moved on that, again to me, while visually and musically clean were just mid and boring. I want to see shows that have more of a DCI style in the finals, it is more visually dynamic and I think more of a fun experience to watch. West Mesquite's show this year is an example of that...

Are there bands in hat you think should have gone to finals but didn't?

Like who?

Did anyone see Sanger's, Aubrey's, and Krum's shows?