UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2024 (Nov. 4-5)

[SousaPain]

Why are CP's drum majors not on the field for announcements? 

[jimneutron]

Just now, SousaPain said:

Why are CP's drum majors not on the field for announcements? 

That’s what I was wondering…

[utee94]

6 minutes ago, SousaPain said:

Why are CP's drum majors not on the field for announcements? 

Early performance time this morning so they stayed overnight last night.  Wasn't in the budget to stay twice so the whole band came home this afternoon.

[natertater21000]

7 hours ago, natertater21000 said:

All but two of the bands that I would have making the top 6 have performed now and I expect a great run from the remaining two.

Top 6 with ceilings and floors would be:

Cedar Park- 1st-2nd. Personally I see them running away with the ordinals but I'm not going to rule out a come from behind win by Rouse

Rouse- 1st-3rd. I mostly see them in second barring a surprise upset by them for first or by wakeland for second.

Wakeland- 2nd-4th. Third is where I see them landing ultimately but Leander could overtake them for the last medal spot with a very locked in performance.

Leander- 3rd-5th. It really depends on the quality of the run for them in my opinion, I would not rule them out of medal contention.

Lonestar- 4th-6th. I really like what they are doing this year and they sound great! I don't personally think they can push the ones above them out of medal contention but we have all been surprised before!

Aledo- 4th-6th. Best Aledo show in a long time, really excited to see them perform later today. 

 

😉

[rouseglazer1]

finalists -

2:15 - Friendswood
2:30 - Roma
2:45 - Argyle
3:00 - Hendrickson
3:15 - Burleson Centennial
3:30 - McKinney North

4:00 - Wakeland
4:15 - Lone Star
4:30 - Rouse
4:45 - Cedar Park
5:00 - Aledo
5:15 - Leander

huge huge congrats to mckinney north and argyle on making finals and aledo for making top half wow!!!!

[Mike McBandiel]

Every Area B band in this contest made state finals😳

[Tubalord11]

Hello everyone!! Had a great time performing for ya’ll!! Crowd was amazing, and it was a memorable experience for my first time performing in the dome!! Congrats to all our finalist, way to represent area B!!! Argyle already in 5A finals and North for the first time 🎉🎉🎉 can’t wait to watch finals tomorrow!! 

[astronautika]

23 minutes ago, rouseglazer1 said:

huge huge congrats to mckinney north and argyle on making finals and aledo for making top half wow!!!!

Seriously impressive work by all of the Area B! All four Are B bands advanced to finals!!

[GarbagePatchKid]

6 minutes ago, Mike McBandiel said:

Every Area B band in this contest made state finals😳

Not surprising. Area b is a powerhouse. 

[WanderingTraveler]

9 minutes ago, Tubalord11 said:

Hello everyone!! Had a great time performing for ya’ll!! Crowd was amazing, and it was a memorable experience for my first time performing in the dome!! Congrats to all our finalist, way to represent area B!!! Argyle already in 5A finals and North for the first time 🎉🎉🎉 can’t wait to watch finals tomorrow!! 

Great job! BUGWB sounded amazing!!!

[astronautika]

42 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Early performance time this morning so they stayed overnight last night.  Wasn't in the budget to stay twice so the whole band came home this afternoon.

Appreciate the explanation, but honestly feels like pretty bad form. Seems like they could have sent just the drum majors back or bought a room just for them and sent the rest of the band home. 

[Tubalord11]

 

Also happy to see Aledo back in, big shocker, and Leander 3rd, REALLY good looks going into SASR and GN’s, as well as Argyle. Also, Lake Belton, big ups!! Hopefully they maintain their momentum and can get into finals next year!! 

[Tubalord11]

4 minutes ago, WanderingTraveler said:

Great job! BUGWB sounded amazing!!!

Thank you so much!! 

[WanderingTraveler]

Congratulations again to everyone who made it to finals!!! Area B all making it is crazy!!! Special congratulations to the first time advancers! Super excited to watch everyone tomorrow

[rouseglazer1]

lake belton being first out lets talk about that 😳

[utee94]

Just now, astronautika said:

Appreciate the explanation, but honestly feels like pretty bad form. Seems like they could have sent just the drum majors back or bought a room just for them and sent the rest of the band home. 

As a parent of two of these kids I'm less concerned about "form" and more concerned about my kids getting enough sleep and getting their homework done.  Luckily today and tomorrow were holidays for Leander ISD but they'll be missing Friday at school due to BOA-San Antonio and 2 days next week due to BOA-Grand Nationals.  They'll be spending enough time in hotels over the next 2 weeks, so I'm more than fine with ALL of them coming home today.

 

[utee94]

1 minute ago, rouseglazer1 said:

lake belton being first out lets talk about that 😳

I enjoyed their show so much! Was really disappointed for them for being so close.  I don't know who I would have omitted to put them in, but it's still tough that they were first out.  

[SousaPain]

3 minutes ago, utee94 said:

As a parent of two of these kids I'm less concerned about "form" and more concerned about my kids getting enough sleep and getting their homework done.  Luckily today and tomorrow were holidays for Leander ISD but they'll be missing Friday at school due to BOA-San Antonio and 2 days next week due to BOA-Grand Nationals.  They'll be spending enough time in hotels over the next 2 weeks, so I'm more than fine with ALL of them coming home today.

 

Makes perfect sense to me.

[utee94]

22 minutes ago, Tubalord11 said:

Hello everyone!! Had a great time performing for ya’ll!! Crowd was amazing, and it was a memorable experience for my first time performing in the dome!! Congrats to all our finalist, way to represent area B!!! Argyle already in 5A finals and North for the first time 🎉🎉🎉 can’t wait to watch finals tomorrow!! 

Y'all sounded awesome, thanks for spending your time to put on a show and entertain the masses.

 

[clarinetistkai05]

23 minutes ago, Tubalord11 said:

Hello everyone!! Had a great time performing for ya’ll!! Crowd was amazing, and it was a memorable experience for my first time performing in the dome!! Congrats to all our finalist, way to represent area B!!! Argyle already in 5A finals and North for the first time 🎉🎉🎉 can’t wait to watch finals tomorrow!! 

knew i was missing something, but UGHH! i hope you had a good run! i miss the dome so much already.

[rouseglazer1]

1 minute ago, utee94 said:

I enjoyed their show so much! Was really disappointed for them for being so close.  I don't know who I would have omitted to put them in, but it's still tough that they were first out.  

im not going to lie i did not really expect that but either way i think it's a super awesome achievement for them and a testament to how quickly their band program has been growing. who knows, they may even make finals next year!

[coolsaxguy05]

why north mesquite 29th

[clarinetistkai05]

1 minute ago, rouseglazer1 said:

im not going to lie i did not really expect that but either way i think it's a super awesome achievement for them and a testament to how quickly their band program has been growing. who knows, they may even make finals next year!

exactly! a lot of programs had wonderful shows, and especially the first timers in state! with more years under their belt, lake belton will be a program worth keeping your eyes on!

[clarinetistkai05]

i unfortunately only watched the morning block, so the only band that caught my eye was cedar park. can i just say i love their show so much? i know its cedar park, but ugh they know what to do 😭

[rouseglazer1]

leander and wakeland are really close.. its gonna be down to the battle of the runs for the bronze here (as in whoever has the better run)