Toasted Almond Posted Thursday at 03:35 AM Share Posted Thursday at 03:35 AM No finals is a real possibility. My fear is that not all bands are able to even perform for prelims. I went down a rabbit hole looking for any official guidance if this were to happen (lots of crazy theories being tossed around among well-meaning parents who have minimal ACTUAL information) and stumbled on this official release from UIL in Oct 2020 regarding this very same potential scenario. https://www.uiltexas.org/files/music/UIL_Area_Marching_Band_Contest_Updated_Weather_Statement.pdf More potential "unprecedented times" I suppose. JFNDOWBFAN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchycookie3 Posted Thursday at 02:44 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:44 PM On 10/27/2024 at 2:59 PM, Txwright said: TC beat Keller and Bell at BOA DFW. Yes, and then ended up bottom half at Waco. Bell and Keller have both peaked end of season last couple of years, so who knows what will happen! Being two days out and basically all 1-5 being a toss-up is wild when there are 4 spots to state. Keller, Bell, TC, and SLC all have potential to win, but I could also see any one of those groups on the outside looking in on advancement. Coppell is likely to win, though I'm not entirely convinced they have 1st completely locked down. The certainly won't miss out on advancing, though. ...And if it is prelims only, let's not forget that Keller Central was rewarded with exceptional placement in prelims 2022. Area never ceases to surprise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim A Posted Thursday at 04:30 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:30 PM On 10/28/2024 at 2:33 PM, BandNerd2 said: Does South Grand Prairie have a chance at making finals? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumpetRuler11 Posted Thursday at 05:15 PM Share Posted Thursday at 05:15 PM On 10/28/2024 at 2:33 PM, BandNerd2 said: Does South Grand Prairie have a chance at making finals? maybe, maybe not. does anybody have a video of their full show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANDKIDCORE Posted Thursday at 05:30 PM Share Posted Thursday at 05:30 PM 59 minutes ago, Jim A said: Yes. why do you say that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANDKIDCORE Posted Thursday at 05:30 PM Share Posted Thursday at 05:30 PM 14 minutes ago, TrumpetRuler11 said: maybe, maybe not. does anybody have a video of their full show? why do you say that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baribone07 Posted Thursday at 05:31 PM Share Posted Thursday at 05:31 PM 15 minutes ago, TrumpetRuler11 said: maybe, maybe not. does anybody have a video of their full show? they have their football games recorded every home game, check out the GPISD YouTube and see their streams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjsoajeizm Posted Thursday at 07:28 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:28 PM https://www.youtube.com/live/cka1p8hWxGg?si=X1ta5oknL_WxIgmN SGP performance is at 2:30:50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
some random Posted Thursday at 07:31 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:31 PM rain forecasts keep fluctuating. last i saw, they were predicting rain showers in the morning, with a transition to thunderstorms mid afternoon (2pm-ish)… ugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerys_Goulash Posted Friday at 03:38 AM Share Posted Friday at 03:38 AM I really hope UIL reschedules at this point. Saturday is looking to be storming all day. It’d be a shame if there was some funkiness due to weather. pwjw99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWork Posted Friday at 05:21 AM Share Posted Friday at 05:21 AM Since we’re (maybe) a day out I thought I’d post some of my predictions for where I’m pretty confident bands will place at 1. Coppell 2. Keller 3. Timber Creek 4. SLC 5. LD Bell 6. Haltom 7. Keller Central 8. Lake Ridge Really hope the rain miraculously goes away🙏🙏, even if as of rn it doesn’t look that way at all Tubalord11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baribone07 Posted Friday at 12:18 PM Share Posted Friday at 12:18 PM 6 hours ago, JWork said: Since we’re (maybe) a day out I thought I’d post some of my predictions for where I’m pretty confident bands will place at 1. Coppell 2. Keller 3. Timber Creek 4. SLC 5. LD Bell 6. Haltom 7. Keller Central 8. Lake Ridge Really hope the rain miraculously goes away🙏🙏, even if as of rn it doesn’t look that way at all martin is placing 8th, they beat lake ridge by a good bit at duncanville, and they use the same system as UIL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandi Posted Friday at 12:33 PM Share Posted Friday at 12:33 PM 12 minutes ago, Baribone07 said: martin is placing 8th, they beat lake ridge by a good bit at duncanville, and they use the same system as UIL They actually used the state way of judging rather than UIL Area. Not sure why they swapped probably cause Hebron was there or something, so scores could swap between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post averagemello Posted Friday at 04:26 PM Popular Post Share Posted Friday at 04:26 PM 12 hours ago, Gerys_Goulash said: I really hope UIL reschedules at this point. Saturday is looking to be storming all day. It’d be a shame if there was some funkiness due to weather. UIL WILL be happening this Saturday. Yes, it's stormy, but Monday is looking like it'll be more stormy than Saturday. Right now, based on what I've heard, the plan is for bands to go nonstop (as nonstop as weather allows) to get all performances in. Once all performances are completed, if it looks like finals performances will run past midnight, state advancement will depend on prelim scores. This information has been communicated to me by my band directors. Tubalord11, crunchycookie3, JWork and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandguy0761 Posted Friday at 06:43 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:43 PM Does anyone think southlake Carroll has a dark horse chance at that 2nd place spot. Their visual is proving to be very good this year. As long as they have a good musical run I think the possibility to slide above Keller/TC is there. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalord11 Posted Friday at 07:00 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:00 PM 16 minutes ago, Bandguy0761 said: Does anyone think southlake Carroll has a dark horse chance at that 2nd place spot. Their visual is proving to be very good this year. As long as they have a good musical run I think the possibility to slide above Keller/TC is there. Thoughts? Yeah, I think 2nd-4th are pretty interchange, really is gonna come down to the day of, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they finished 2nd or 3rd tbh averagemello 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabebluecoat Posted Friday at 09:05 PM Share Posted Friday at 09:05 PM Saw a post on area C where they are reschulded until tuesday. Yall think this will apply here as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCVanguard Posted Friday at 09:08 PM Share Posted Friday at 09:08 PM Will not reschedule to Tuesday because Pennington Field is already booked that day. It's Saturday or Monday. Wannabebluecoat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumbalomba Posted Friday at 10:49 PM Share Posted Friday at 10:49 PM Monday has worse weather… Saturday guaranteed, just most likely not finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
some random Posted Friday at 11:55 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:55 PM I think there will be prelims and finals, forecast looks to be clearing pretty well. Heard through the grapevine they might push up the start time of finals in order to finish before the storms roll in later. But, it does look like it’s shaping up to be good enough for prelims and finals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WanderingTraveler Posted Saturday at 12:42 AM Share Posted Saturday at 12:42 AM 45 minutes ago, some random said: I think there will be prelims and finals, forecast looks to be clearing pretty well. Heard through the grapevine they might push up the start time of finals in order to finish before the storms roll in later. But, it does look like it’s shaping up to be good enough for prelims and finals I hope both happen, it would be devastating for some groups if only one run is what it comes down to…Its been a while since I have seen an Area only do prelims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarinetistkai05 Posted Saturday at 02:07 AM Share Posted Saturday at 02:07 AM UNT pulled out of exhibition because of the weather, such a bummer cause i wanted to see some of the bands in this area, but I guess we cant win them all. i hope everyone stays safe and all, I know the roads will be somewhat whack tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
averagemello Posted Saturday at 12:54 PM Share Posted Saturday at 12:54 PM Good luck to everyone competing today! I’m excited to see how things turn out! TrumpetRuler11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANDKIDCORE Posted Saturday at 03:43 PM Share Posted Saturday at 03:43 PM 2 hours ago, averagemello said: Good luck to everyone competing today! I’m excited to see how things turn out! how’s it going so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baribone07 Posted Saturday at 07:15 PM Share Posted Saturday at 07:15 PM How's prelims looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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