2024 BOA San Antonio Super Regional (Nov. 8 & 9)

[TruthMatters]

  On 9/23/2024 at 8:01 PM, seafoodbuffet said:

TWHS in next five? Weren’t they silver medalists for the last two years? Possible but seems unlikely. That just shows how crazy this contest is this year. Many deserving bands, bands that could make GN finals, medal at other super regionals, etc aren’t going to perform in finals here.

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Compared to this comp GN is a joke.  We could easily have 5 or 6 bands that don't make finals here who would make GN finals.  

[packwick]

  On 9/23/2024 at 8:01 PM, seafoodbuffet said:

TWHS in next five? Weren’t they silver medalists for the last two years? Possible but seems unlikely.

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i think it's possible, not in love w/ their show yet, but it won't likely be cedar ridge that gives them the boot from the "top 5." drill so far seems closer to 2022/pre-pandemic levels than 2023 for twhs, not quite as compelling. i like the music a lil more than '23 so far tho, bc they're availing themselves of the color of the woodwinds more. takes me different places. having the best ever guard will likely elevate their vis scores, too.

[TruthMatters]

  On 9/23/2024 at 8:46 PM, packwick said:

i think it's possible, not in love w/ their show yet, but it won't likely be cedar ridge that gives them the boot from the "top 5." drill so far seems closer to 2022/pre-pandemic levels than 2023 for twhs, not quite as compelling. i like the music a lil more than '23 so far tho, bc they're availing themselves of the color of the woodwinds more. takes me different places. having the best ever guard will likely elevate their vis scores, too.

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It's interesting the last 3 years that TWHS always seems to be one of those "people rank them lower" than they end up bands.  I get that Leander and Lewisville ISDs are powerhouses, but why doesn't TWHS get the same powerhouse type treatment as the others?  

I haven't seen anything in the last 3 years to say they aren't a lock for finals at any comp they go to and aren't almost a lock for top 6 for them also.  

Maybe I am wrong in how people see TWHS, but it's just felt they get a little less appreciation/respect than the non-Houston bands.  

No affiliation with TWHS other than I really appreciate their excellence and cheer for them as a "Houston" area band.   Oh and not even directed at anything you said Packwick, just a general observation.  

[TrenBS]

  On 9/23/2024 at 8:09 PM, utee94 said:

Thanks again for the unnecessary response.  Feel free to ignore me in the future, and I'll continue to express my opinions on a public message board.  

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When you type these responses out and being blatantly rude and disrespectful to people on these forums trying to help, understand that you represent the Cedar Park band with your presence online, and especially in these band forums, and you should not post anything you wouldn't want the directors or the district to see, since you hurt the perspective people have with yalls program with responses like this.

[packwick]

  On 9/23/2024 at 9:10 PM, TruthMatters said:

It's interesting the last 3 years that TWHS always seems to be one of those "people rank them lower" than they end up bands.  I get that Leander and Lewisville ISDs are powerhouses, but why doesn't TWHS get the same powerhouse type treatment as the others?

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lol well my own reasons are that im picky with them. caaan't speak for others, but i think it may have to do w/ not being as musically dazzling, at least from a number of notes perspective. they don't just throw woodwind runs in for the sake of having them, for example. also the things they have been good at the last few years are less well-understood by general fans than by judges, like the entire visual side of things and some aspects of the music sheets.

[TruthMatters]

  On 9/23/2024 at 9:51 PM, packwick said:

lol well my own reasons are that im picky with them. caaan't speak for others, but i think it may have to do w/ not being as musically dazzling, at least from a number of notes perspective. they don't just throw woodwind runs in for the sake of having them, for example. also the things they have been good at the last few years are less well-understood by general fans than by judges, like the entire visual side of things and some aspects of the music sheets.

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Valid points.  A lot of the comments do tend to focus on them not having as difficult a music book.  But they play the heck out of the one they do have. 🙂  Also they are the first high school marching band to make me forget the band and stare at the color guard for an entire show!  Now it's leaked over into DCI with just being dazzled with BD, BC, Crown, Boston guards!

[Baritone Legend]

In the panel 2 on Friday, I would say that Rouse Has a decent chance of moving on, No? They're show wasn't bad at all at BOA Round Rock. a few mistakes or mess-ups here and there. But they always clean it up. Possible for them to make it to finals of BOA-SA?

[BaritoneBallah]

  On 9/24/2024 at 3:48 PM, Baritone Legend said:

In the panel 2 on Friday, I would say that Rouse Has a decent chance of moving on, No? They're show wasn't bad at all at BOA Round Rock. a few mistakes or mess-ups here and there. But they always clean it up. Possible for them to make it to finals of BOA-SA?

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That guy was tripping! Rouse, Coppell, The Woodlands, and Pearland all will comfortably make finals 

[Baritone Legend]

That's what I was thinking. Rouse is getting stronger!

[LKendrick]

Behave please.  

Thank you.  

[LeanderMomma]

As always, I’ve put the schedule in the original post for ease of reference. 
 
Also, I am so excited to see bands coming from THREE states outside of Texas!  Mississippi, Arizona and New Mexico. Let’s goooooo!

[TrenBS]

  On 9/26/2024 at 1:48 PM, LeanderMomma said:

As always, I’ve put the schedule in the original post for ease of reference. 
 
Also, I am so excited to see bands coming from THREE states outside of Texas!  Mississippi, Arizona and New Mexico. Let’s goooooo!

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Ive been loving the representation of other states in these competitive competitions in Texas (BOA Prosper as another example), it makes me wish in a vacuum that Texas was a little smaller or that transportation technology and expense was better, but Texas must be big to fit as many HEBs and Buccees we can lol

[RouseMegaFan]

Can’t wait to hear rouse at this contest! Expecting great things from all bands!!!

[fts07]

  On 9/23/2024 at 7:17 PM, ChristopherRoden said:

My current break down by panel*:

Panel 1:
Top 5: Vandegrift, Marcus, Reagan, Flower Mound, Cedar Ridge 

Next 5: TWHS, Dripping Springs, Bowie, Coppell, Pearland 

Potential spoilers: Dawson, Wylie, Cy Woods, Wylie East, Round Rock, Rock Hill

Panel 2: 

Top 5: Cedar Park, CTJ, Vista Ridge, LD Bell, Hebron 

Next 5: Leander, Westlake, Keller, Rouse, Cy Fair

Potential spoilers: Lake Travis, Hendrickson, MG Johnson, McNeil, Westwood, Keller Central, Forney, Southlake Carroll, Waxahachie

These will likely shift around as we have more head to head contests but goodness! 


*Groups within the same echelon are not in placement order





 

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Completely inappropriate BOA San Antonio prediction a month early:

1. Vandegrift

2. Hebron

3. Marcus

4. Reagan

5. The Woodlands

6. Flower Mound

7. Cedar Park

8. Cedar Ridge

9. Rouse

10. Dripping Springs

11. Vista Ridge

12. Leander

13. Westlake

14. Pearland 

[Rubisco]

There's over a month left for cleaning, edits, and additions -- including full movements I have yet to see -- but I feel fairly confident about these ones based on what I've seen from the early regionals. Actually, my opinion hasn't changed at all in like 3 weeks. Maybe I'm a little inflexible. 😅 At the same time, I think these ones are kind of obvious, right? These are the shows with major wheels.

Top Half (in alphabetical order)

Flower Mound (P1 - Top 5)

Hebron (P2 - Top 5)

Marcus (P1 - Top 5)

Pearland (P1 - Top 5)

Ronald Reagan (P1)

The Woodlands (P1 - Top 5)

Vandegrift (P1 - Top 5)

Others in finals:

Cedar Park (P2 - Top 5)

Coppell (P1)

Rouse (P2 - Top 5)

Vista Ridge (P2 - Top 5)

 

I couldn't tell you who's winning yet. Essentially, these are the ones I'd be truly surprised to see miss finals. Based on this, there's more wiggle room in panel 2 than panel 1. 6 of my top 7 are from panel 1, but they will only take 5 of those straight to finals. That's a little concerning, and it makes me doubt that all of them will be top half, even if I think they belong there after watching the contest. Of that group, Reagan is the most vulnerable, I think, with Cedar Park, Rouse, or maybe even Vista Ridge bumping them into the bottom half. Still, I think all of these ones will be safely in finals.

Other ones I like for finals include Cedar Ridge and Westlake, but I just don't feel that confident yet about them, mixed in with the ocean of others. I do wish Bridgeland were attending this, as I think they'd put up a strong fight for the top half again, even with the increased competition compared to last year. Alas, we will have to wait until Nationals to see them at a BOA contest again.

[quenslays]

No idea about placements but these are my predictions for finalist.

Vandegrift

Ronald Reagan 

Hebron

Flower Mound

The Woodlands

Pearland

Marcus

Cedar Park

Vista Ridge

Rouse

Coppell

Dripping Springs

Cedar Ridge

Westlake/Leander/Bowie

[packwick]

  On 10/6/2024 at 7:43 PM, Rubisco said:

There's over a month left for cleaning, edits, and additions -- including full movements I have yet to see -- but I feel fairly confident about these ones based on what I've seen from the early regionals. Actually, my opinion hasn't changed at all in like 3 weeks. Maybe I'm a little inflexible. 😅 At the same time, I think these ones are kind of obvious, right? These are the shows with major wheels.

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still a lil concerned about woods' prelims perf time combined w/ the foozball game the night before, won't get much sleep, gonna be a rough 24 hours, but hopeful they'll pull thru.

[TWHSPercDad]

  On 10/6/2024 at 9:25 PM, packwick said:

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still a lil concerned about woods' prelims perf time combined w/ the foozball game the night before, won't get much sleep, gonna be a rough 24 hours, but hopeful they'll pull thru.

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The schedule for TWHS (game Friday night, combined with Saturday’s 7:30 AM prelim time) is FAR from ideal. The student performers are going to have to step-up on this one…..then find ALL the energy they can muster to get them through Finals.

This will be a new experience for all of these performers. The last time they had a BOA SA-SR schedule like this was 2018 (or 2019). I’m getting too old to remember. Lol

[lost]

I am very excited to see the (close-to) finished product for Cedar Park here.

[quenslays]

  On 10/6/2024 at 8:52 PM, quenslays said:

No idea about placements but these are my predictions for finalist.

Vandegrift

Ronald Reagan 

Hebron

Flower Mound

The Woodlands

Pearland

Marcus

Cedar Park

Vista Ridge

Rouse

Coppell

Dripping Springs

Cedar Ridge

Westlake/Leander/Bowie

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yk what I will do my placements even though they are definitely so wrong

1. Vandegrift
2. Hebron
3. Flower Mound
4. Cedar Park
5. Marcus
6. The Woodlands
7. Pearland
8. Ronald Reagan
9. Rouse
10. Dripping Springs
11. Coppell
12. Cedar Ridge
13. Vista Ridge
14. Bowie

FIRST OUT-Leander

[packwick]

  On 10/6/2024 at 10:39 PM, TWHSPercDad said:

The schedule for TWHS (game Friday night, combined with Saturday’s 7:30 AM prelim time) is FAR from ideal. The student performers are going to have to step-up on this one…..then find ALL the energy they can muster to get them through Finals.

This will be a new experience for all of these performers. The last time they had a BOA SA-SR schedule like this was 2018 (or 2019). I’m getting too old to remember. Lol

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i feel for em, aaand any of the other bands dealing w/ the same!! somebody has to get the short end of the stick every year. full day of school, football game done at like 10pm+, packing up, 3 1/2+ hour drive depending on how fast the buses go, then truck lot arrival time just before 6am for prelims. gonna have to try get a few hours of bus sleep methinks, only a couple extra hours of wiggle room in there. i wouldn't be able to sleep on a bus, not an easy sleeper. id just have to be a zombie for my prelims perf!! lolol. i have faith in them tho!!!

[packwick]

yah, looks like United and Wylie East are in the same or similar boats w/ Friday games, others in the 1st block have Thurs games.

heart goes out to em! gonna be a test of resilience.

[lost]

  On 10/6/2024 at 10:39 PM, TWHSPercDad said:

The schedule for TWHS (game Friday night, combined with Saturday’s 7:30 AM prelim time) is FAR from ideal. The student performers are going to have to step-up on this one…..then find ALL the energy they can muster to get them through Finals.

This will be a new experience for all of these performers. The last time they had a BOA SA-SR schedule like this was 2018 (or 2019). I’m getting too old to remember. Lol

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TWHS was first on in 2018 for UIL! Not as bad as the schedule they have lined up this year...

[MikeKyu]

  On 9/23/2024 at 8:07 PM, TruthMatters said:

Compared to this comp GN is a joke.  We could easily have 5 or 6 bands that don't make finals here who would make GN finals.  

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That is not true. Every finalist at GN would seriously compete for top 6 here, every year. To believe otherwise is absurd. Your statement is essentially saying: 

Carmel

Avon

Tarpon Springs

Blue Springs

Broken Arrow

O'Fallon

And Dobbins Bennett 

Are all pushovers that can compete in the national stage but would not be nearly as competitive in a Super? Bollocks! Is the San Antonio regional the strongest of Super Regionals? Absolutely. Is it tougher than GN? Not a chance. 

[lost]

  On 10/9/2024 at 11:16 PM, MikeKyu said:

That is not true. Every finalist at GN would seriously compete for top 6 here, every year. To believe otherwise is absurd. Your statement is essentially saying: 

Carmel

Avon

Tarpon Springs

Blue Springs

Broken Arrow

O'Fallon

And Dobbins Bennett 

Are all pushovers that can compete in the national stage but would not be nearly as competitive in a Super? Bollocks! Is the San Antonio regional the strongest of Super Regionals? Absolutely. Is it tougher than GN? Not a chance. 

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To be fair I think O'Fallon and Dobyns are both bottom half finalists at SA, and would probably be on the bubble for finals.