Popular Post TruthMatters Posted September 23 Popular Post Share Posted September 23 5 minutes ago, 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. 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. ChristopherRoden, tubapop and BbMarching 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packwick Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 45 minutes ago, seafoodbuffet said: TWHS in next five? Weren’t they silver medalists for the last two years? Possible but seems unlikely. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TruthMatters Posted September 23 Popular Post Share Posted September 23 26 minutes ago, 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. 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. TWHSPercDad, Parkwoodmom and packwick 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TrenBS Posted September 23 Popular Post Share Posted September 23 1 hour ago, 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. 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. clarinetistkai05, TruthMatters, JWork and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packwick Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 41 minutes ago, 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? 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruthMatters Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Just now, 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. 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! packwick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baritone Legend Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaritoneBallah Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 2 hours ago, 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? That guy was tripping! Rouse, Coppell, The Woodlands, and Pearland all will comfortably make finals ChristopherRoden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baritone Legend Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 That's what I was thinking. Rouse is getting stronger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKendrick Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Behave please. Thank you. BbMarching 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanderMomma Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 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! Tubalord11 and ChristopherRoden 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrenBS Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 2 hours ago, 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! 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 LeanderMomma and BbMarching 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RouseMegaFan Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Can’t wait to hear rouse at this contest! Expecting great things from all bands!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fts07 Posted September 29 Popular Post Share Posted September 29 On 9/23/2024 at 2:17 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 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 clarinote, Miyazuu and quenslays 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 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. packwick and Tubalord11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quenslays Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 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 Tubalord11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packwick Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 1 hour ago, 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. 💯 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. Tubalord11 and TWHSPercDad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TWHSPercDad Posted October 6 Popular Post Share Posted October 6 1 hour ago, packwick said: 💯 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. 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 packwick, ChristopherRoden, WoodlandsMom4ever and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 I am very excited to see the (close-to) finished product for Cedar Park here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quenslays Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 5 hours ago, 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 yk what I will do my placements even though they are definitely so wrong Vandegrift Hebron Flower Mound Cedar Park Marcus The Woodlands Pearland Ronald Reagan Rouse Dripping Springs Coppell Cedar Ridge Vista Ridge Bowie FIRST OUT-Leander BDC and LeanderMomma 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packwick Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 On 10/6/2024 at 5:39 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 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!!! TWHSPercDad, lost and Tubalord11 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post packwick Posted October 8 Popular Post Share Posted October 8 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. TWHSPercDad, Tubalord11, lost and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 On 10/6/2024 at 5:39 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 TWHS was first on in 2018 for UIL! Not as bad as the schedule they have lined up this year... TWHSPercDad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeKyu Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 On 9/23/2024 at 3:07 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. 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. ChristopherRoden and lost 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 7 minutes ago, 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. 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. clarinote 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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