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

[natertater21000]

On 10/21/2024 at 8:40 PM, BlaStoFf22 said:

 

Leander and Southlake also have entertaining shows, but I don't see them overtaking Westlake for that last spot in Panel 2. CTJ has been middle of the pack at their two regionals, so I’m curious to see how much they’ve grown since then. If they’re hitting their stride, they could sneak into that final Panel 2 spot. Waxahachie plays incredibly well but is still trying to get their GE to match.

 

 

Just some food for thought, Westlake has not outplaced Leander at BOA SA since 2013. Even including 2022 when Leander missed finals, they were still 3 places ahead of them. If there is any band you can count on improving enough to make it into one of those last four spots, it would be Leander just based on past results and scoring trends. This is a stronger Westlake show than the past couple years, but the same could be said for Leander as well.

[lost]

I’m having trouble seeing Leander in national finals at all with this show to be honest. The GE ceiling is very low and it’s not difficult enough to stand out.

[lhbenlee]

1 hour ago, lost said:

I’m having trouble seeing Leander in national finals at all with this show to be honest. The GE ceiling is very low and it’s not difficult enough to stand out.

Is this a serious take? If so, username checks out. 

[natertater21000]

2 hours ago, lost said:

I’m having trouble seeing Leander in national finals at all with this show to be honest. The GE ceiling is very low and it’s not difficult enough to stand out.

The results would disagree, this is the best Leander has placed at Austin and TMC since 2021. 

[seafoodbuffet]

14 hours ago, lost said:

I’m having trouble seeing Leander in national finals at all with this show to be honest. The GE ceiling is very low and it’s not difficult enough to stand out.

I know this isn’t the grand nats thread, but I’m having a hard time seeing how Leander DOESN’T make finals at GN. Who are the 12 bands that you place  ahead of them?

[Baritone Legend]

Just gonna make a quick prediction

In no specific order, here are my finalist bands predictions:

Vandergrift

Hebron

Woodlands

Pearland

Cedar Park 

Rouse

Vista Ridge (People seem doubtful on them for some reason but I got faith)

Flowermound

Westlake

Wakeland

CTJ

Cedar Ridge

Ronald Reagan

Leander

 

I'm not too sure about anything else, because I have not seen any other shows this year. These are the ones I'm 99% sure will make finals. Definitely more bands will make finals, But these are the only ones I've seen and know to be honest. 

 

 

[mussheet]

quick updated prediction

1. vandegrift
2. hebron
3. flower mound
4. cedar park
5. marcus
6. the woodlands
7. pearland
8. rouse
9. vista ridge
10. ronald reagan
11. coppell
12. cedar ridge
13. dripping springs
14. leander

 music-hebron

vis-flower mound

ge-vandegrift

[Asaiah]

Anyone got some bootleg Marcus or FloMo vids to share?

[grubbyflat17]

10 minutes ago, Asaiah said:

Anyone got some bootleg Marcus or FloMo vids to share?

here is flomo from bedford https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oQ0zGT6Cvg2QDY6mx262SnV15PSpnSQI/view?usp=sharing

[seafoodbuffet]

41 minutes ago, mussheet said:

quick updated prediction

1. vandegrift
2. hebron
3. flower mound
4. cedar park
5. marcus
6. the woodlands
7. pearland
8. rouse
9. vista ridge
10. ronald reagan
11. coppell
12. cedar ridge
13. dripping springs
14. james bowie

 music-hebron

vis-flower mound

ge-flower mound

you’re predicting vandy wins with no captions? that’s bold..

[LeanderMomma]

17 hours ago, lost said:

I’m having trouble seeing Leander in national finals at all with this show to be honest. The GE ceiling is very low and it’s not difficult enough to stand out.

I heard they changed everything around, taught the trumpet quartet how to toss rifles while playing their solos one handed, and Peter Gabriel himself is going to pop out of the giant sunglasses prop and sing the In Your Eyes closer live along with the band!  😃😎💙

just teasing, of course. (How fun would that be tho?!) And you are certainly entitled to your opinion! Honestly though, the show isn’t easy by any means and there is GE a plenty!  Will it be enough to get them into finals at either San Antonio or grand nationals? I think it will. But only time will tell!

Happy Bandoween my friends! Keep plugging away and good luck to everyone at UIL, SA and GN these next few crazy weeks. Y’all got this!

[Miyazuu]

19 minutes ago, seafoodbuffet said:

you’re predicting vandy wins with no captions? that’s bold..

Flomo in 3rd with visual AND ge is insane work

[mussheet]

16 minutes ago, seafoodbuffet said:

you’re predicting vandy wins with no captions? that’s bold..

I mean't to put vandy with ge not flomo😅

[utee94]

48 minutes ago, LeanderMomma said:

I heard they changed everything around, taught the trumpet quartet how to toss rifles while playing their solos one handed, and Peter Gabriel himself is going to pop out of the giant sunglasses prop and sing the In Your Eyes closer live along with the band!  😃😎💙

just teasing, of course. (How fun would that be tho?!) And you are certainly entitled to your opinion! Honestly though, the show isn’t easy by any means and there is GE a plenty!  Will it be enough to get them into finals at either San Antonio or grand nationals? I think it will. But only time will tell!

Happy Bandoween my friends! Keep plugging away and good luck to everyone at UIL, SA and GN these next few crazy weeks. Y’all got this!

I've seen Leander's show several times now, it's got plenty enough to make finals at all upcoming competitions. Their kids are also gracious and fun to hang around, our kids are definitely looking forward to the trip up to Grand Nationals alongside them. 

Although I personally think they missed a bet by omitting Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night" from the musical book, but hey, that's just picking nits.

 

[Nny14]

30 minutes ago, utee94 said:

I've seen Leander's show several times now, it's got plenty enough to make finals at all upcoming competitions. Their kids are also gracious and fun to hang around, our kids are definitely looking forward to the trip up to Grand Nationals alongside them. 

Although I personally think they missed a bet by omitting Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night" from the musical book, but hey, that's just picking nits.

 

Easily would have been my favorite show of all time if they did.

[LeanderMomma]

23 minutes ago, Nny14 said:

Easily would have been my favorite show of all time if they did.

Mine too!!  😁😎😎

[packwick]

judging panel, for those like me who let it influence their predictionsss

Music: Wayne Dillon, Beth Fabrizio, Randy Greenwell, Nola Jones, John Phillips, Caleb Rothe, Cliff Walker, and Todd Zimbelman

Visual: Mike Anderson, Gregory Llacer, Juno Orefice, Tim Pierce, Adam Sage, and Mike Stone

[Tubalord11]

Alrighty ladies and gentlemen, now that area is all wrapped up (minus C but I think Waxahachie is the only big dog coming here from there), here's my final predictions for this comp. I'm not really using area results as a helper, at least a lot as we know UIL doesn't have GE, but I just wanted to wait for my personal sake. I was planning on going to this in person, but unfortunately won't be able to anymore, but I plan on watching all of Saturday prelims/finals, maybe Friday, we'll see since I've got rehearsal from 4-6, but I'll probably happen. Only have my top 12, and then the bands fighting for the last two spots, but honestly my top 10 are my only personal locks, but even then, anything could happen, especially with how good everyone is this year. Anyways, here's my guess, lines up somewhat with what the general census seems to be: 

1. Vandy (visual/GE)

2. Hebron (music) 

3. Flowermound 

4. The Woodlands 

5. Vista Ridge

6. Marcus 

7. Cedar Park 

8. Pearland 

9.Rouse 

10. Ronald Reagan

11. Cedar Ridge 

12. Round Rock

 

 

 

Last two: Coppell, Leander, Westlake, James Bowie, Keller, McNeil, CTJ Southlake Carroll, Cy-Fair, Waxahachie, Dripping Springs, Cy-Woods

 

Super excited for next weekend, hope everyone has a great week of cleaning! 

 

[Asaiah]

Agree with your predictions, @Tubalord11 but I thought Marcus was going? And pretty sure Hachie isn't going.

[bandnerd1231231234123]

anybody for rockhill........ 😁

[Miyazuu]

35 minutes ago, bandnerd1231231234123 said:

anybody for rockhill........ 😁

Anything can happen with how odd the season has been but it's gonna be difficult for new faces to break into top 14 this year. 

[Tubalord11]

5 hours ago, Asaiah said:

Agree with your predictions, @Tubalord11 but I thought Marcus was going? And pretty sure Hachie isn't going.

They are 💀

just fixed my list lol, coppell had been moved into last 2, honestly don’t think finals is as guaranteed for them as recently. I also don’t know where to put Marcus considering their season, would say as high as 5th and low as 10th/11th tbh, idk 🤷‍♂️ 

[xeran]

On 10/31/2024 at 10:33 AM, mussheet said:

quick updated prediction

1. vandegrift
2. hebron
3. flower mound
4. cedar park
5. marcus
6. the woodlands
7. pearland
8. rouse
9. vista ridge
10. ronald reagan
11. coppell
12. cedar ridge
13. dripping springs
14. leander

 music-hebron

vis-flower mound

ge-vandegrift

If you swap 4 and 5, I think you have a pretty likely breakdown of how this thing shakes out. There's a real chance 1 and 2 are swapped. Why? Hebron's music is somehow harder than previous years, but they're executing it better. More than that, the drill is MUCH, MUCH better (and cleaner) than previous years. They're also due for a higher percussion score based on what we've seen so far. GE score might not be as high and nobody will take Vis from FloMo, but they'll run away with music. Will that be enough? No idea. No crystal ball over here.

I also think Coppell will crack the top 10, but that's entirely based on previous years -- oddly enough, I haven't seen their show.

Aaaaaand now I've just realized this is the BoA thread, not the UIL thread. *sigh* Clicking the blue button anyway.

[Geekerho]

45 minutes ago, xeran said:

If you swap 4 and 5, I think you have a pretty likely breakdown of how this thing shakes out. There's a real chance 1 and 2 are swapped. Why? Hebron's music is somehow harder than previous years, but they're executing it better. More than that, the drill is MUCH, MUCH better (and cleaner) than previous years. They're also due for a higher percussion score based on what we've seen so far. GE score might not be as high and nobody will take Vis from FloMo, but they'll run away with music. Will that be enough? No idea. No crystal ball over here.

I also think Coppell will crack the top 10, but that's entirely based on previous years -- oddly enough, I haven't seen their show.

Aaaaaand now I've just realized this is the BoA thread, not the UIL thread. *sigh* Clicking the blue button anyway.

Honestly 1,2,and 3 are all interchangeable. Definitely gonna be one of the closest podium finishes we’ve seen in a while

[crunchycookie3]

Don't count out Bowie, Cypress Woods, Westlake, Keller, McNeil, or LD Bell quite yet! I was a bit stunned by the omission of Bowie, Bell, and McNeil from state, though Bowie and Bell both have recent histories of less-than-stellar results at UIL area while achieving finals or near-finals results at late-season BOA. Keller hasn't missed a finals appearance at any contest in the last decade--I have a feeling 8-30 at BOA San Antonio will be surprising!