crunchycookie3 Posted March 25, 2024 Posted March 25, 2024 This is exciting! It looks like we’ll get a new tenth area added this year. 6A high schools in this area include: Hebron Flower Mound Marcus Lewisville Prosper Rock Hill Eaton Byron Nelson Allen Plano Plano West Plano East Wylie Wylie East McKinney Braswell Guyer Little Elm Quote
crunchycookie3 Posted March 25, 2024 Author Posted March 25, 2024 In hindsight, it looks like there maybe aren’t a ton of 6A bands, meaning few spots to state. Outside of the LISD 3, it’s looking like there may not be any more spots to 6A state. Quote
Tubalord11 Posted March 25, 2024 Posted March 25, 2024 WAIT IS THIS REAL?!?!? BassoonSOLO5456 1 Quote
Tubalord11 Posted March 25, 2024 Posted March 25, 2024 And if so can you link the source you got this information from 🙃 Quote
Tubalord11 Posted March 25, 2024 Posted March 25, 2024 On 3/25/2024 at 7:01 PM, crunchycookie3 said: This is exciting! It looks like we’ll get a new tenth area added this year. 6A high schools in this area include: Hebron Flower Mound Marcus Lewisville Prosper Rock Hill Byron Nelson Allen Plano Plano West Plano East Wylie Wylie East Braswell Little Elm Expand If this is actually the case, I think they will only send 3 to state, pretty sure it’s one band for every 5, which means probably the 3 LISD schools. If it’s 4, Prosper and the Wylie schools will be fighting for the last spot, Rock Hill could also make a move Quote
crunchycookie3 Posted March 25, 2024 Author Posted March 25, 2024 On 3/25/2024 at 7:13 PM, Tubalord11 said: And if so can you link the source you got this information from 🙃 Expand From the TMEA: https://align.tmea.org/align_2426/index.php Tubalord11 and TheBbMarcher 2 Quote
Tubalord11 Posted March 25, 2024 Posted March 25, 2024 On 3/25/2024 at 7:27 PM, crunchycookie3 said: From the TMEA: https://align.tmea.org/align_2426/index.php Expand Dang wow okay this is crazy but exciting! Quote
crunchycookie3 Posted March 25, 2024 Author Posted March 25, 2024 If I’ve done my research correctly, I count only 18 6A bands, indicating only 3 advancers to state (which is practically set in stone at present, barring a MASSIVE upset on an LISD school.) I’m a bit surprised that UIL set this area up in a way that allows for this, but I suppose that anything can happen with UIL Area! Tubalord11 1 Quote
ChristopherRoden Posted March 25, 2024 Posted March 25, 2024 Wow if I was Prosper on a grand nats year… I’d opt out of UIL for a year if that’s still a possibility… crunchycookie3 and Tubalord11 2 Quote
crunchycookie3 Posted March 25, 2024 Author Posted March 25, 2024 On 3/25/2024 at 7:52 PM, ChristopherRoden said: Wow if I was Prosper on a grand nats year… I’d opt out of UIL for a year if that’s still a possibility… Expand I certainly would, especially if it meant I could rehearse more than 8 hours or start drill before Aug 1. Tubalord11 and ChristopherRoden 2 Quote
CosmicLimbo Posted March 25, 2024 Posted March 25, 2024 Dang this is rough. I don’t want to make it seem like the LISD trio is completely untouchable but having only 3 or 4 state spots is going to be an uphill battle for a lot of programs. TheBbMarcher and crunchycookie3 2 Quote
Dave609 Posted March 26, 2024 Posted March 26, 2024 Maybe there will be a switch on how the state advancement process will work? On 3/25/2024 at 11:24 PM, CosmicLimbo said: Dang this is rough. I don’t want to make it seem like the LISD trio is completely untouchable but having only 3 or 4 state spots is going to be an uphill battle for a lot of programs. Expand JazzRun 1 Quote
JazzRun Posted March 26, 2024 Posted March 26, 2024 On 3/26/2024 at 1:24 AM, Dave609 said: Maybe there will be a switch on how the state advancement process will work? Expand I really, really hope you’re right!! 🤞🏽 TheBbMarcher and CosmicLimbo 2 Quote
Popular Post Dave609 Posted March 26, 2024 Popular Post Posted March 26, 2024 Ok everyone so I found all the bands that will be apart of Area J- 6A Area J (Region 2, 24, 25): Region 2 (9)- Braswell HS Byron Nelson HS Denton Guyer HS Hebron HS Flowermound HS Lewisville HS Marcus HS Northwest HS V.R. Eaton HS Region 24 (5)- Little Elm HS McKinney Boyd HS McKinney HS Prosper HS Rock Hill HS Region 25 (7)- Allen HS Plano East HS Plano HS Plano West HS Princeton HS Wylie East HS Wylie HS This means 21 bands total for the Area and that if all 21 receive a 1 at Regional, then 4 bands will advance from this area. TheBbMarcher, BandDad11, JazzRun and 1 other 4 Quote
TheBbMarcher Posted March 26, 2024 Posted March 26, 2024 Yeah, marcher from Wylie East here, and this is absolutely insane!!! Obviously there’s not much chance of anyone outside the Lewisville 3 getting state if theres only 3 spots, but we’re determined to pull ahead of Wylie and Prosper if there be a 4th. Thank you all for being so invested! Tubalord11 and Dave609 2 Quote
Popular Post Mike McBandiel Posted March 26, 2024 Popular Post Posted March 26, 2024 Dude, the competition for that 4th spot is gonna be INSANE Tubalord11, TheBbMarcher and JazzRun 3 Quote
Popular Post Tubalord11 Posted March 26, 2024 Popular Post Posted March 26, 2024 First off, do we know where this comp is being held, just wondering? I’m guessing the new Prosper or McKinney Stadium, and yeah, this is gonna be a bloodbath of an area. Area B, C and J are just now like 5A area B, and things are just now more competitive than ever. I think it’s safe to say we know the first 3 spots, thank the lord there is a 4th, which could do to either of the Wylie, McKinney or Prosper schools. We should have 10 to finals, so here’s my way to early predictions: 1st-3rd: LISD schools an any order 4th-7th(any order): Wylie/WE/Prosper/Mckinney Boyd 8th: Rock Hill 9th: Mckinney 10th: Braswell/Byron Nelson/Lewisville JFNDOWBFAN, Dallas Hobbs and TheBbMarcher 3 Quote
clarinetistkai05 Posted March 26, 2024 Posted March 26, 2024 On 3/25/2024 at 7:13 PM, Tubalord11 said: And if so can you link the source you got this information from 🙃 Expand ME! Jk, my director showed me this information. Tubalord11 1 Quote
BandNerd07 Posted March 26, 2024 Posted March 26, 2024 I also wouldn't sleep on the Planos. They just keep getting better and better every year. Plano actually missed finals by one spot last year so this year I think they may pull it off. As for East and West, they definitely could move up a couple of spots next year as well. PSHSMom and peshbandkid 2 Quote
TrenBS Posted March 26, 2024 Posted March 26, 2024 Its pretty obvious there will be 4 state slots given all of these bands realistically never get even close to a division 2 outside of timing problems, but this is honestly pretty disheartening for any band outside of the standard finalists, McKinney High honestly is a MASSIVE dark horse that I think people should wait and see for their performance, if I were to make a prediction right now with all the information I know, it would look like this (grain of salt, probably incorrect outside of the top like 4): 1. Hebron (Wins WW and Ind.)* 2. Marcus (Wins Brass/Perc.)* 3. Flower Mound (Wins Ens.)* 4. Prosper 5. McKinney Boyd 6. Wylie 7. McKinney High 8. Wylie East 9. Rock Hill 10. Lewisville *(This is assuming the new 5 judge system were in play, if it isnt then switch Marcus and FloMo, along with moving Wylie to 5th and trading the McKinneys, also if you dont agree with the list its ok I kinda threw it together using what Ive seen, could very well be wrong in many ways lol) Looking at this list proposes a very obvious problem of finals (realistically given the past 4 years and whos left in the roster) being comprised of 4 districts alone, but honestly this feels like such a detriment to the bands who honestly down to 9th-10th could perform well at the SMBC, but now have to compete for a single spot due to outside choices, I dont hold this against LISD of course since they simply want to be the best and perform incredibly as a unit, but their stranglehold on this area is honestly very surprising, and as to why they would put them in whats now such a low populated area is beyond me. I dont really get the understanding of why it had to be divided this way outside of distance, in which case moving the Coppell region here along with 3 or 4 wouldve likely been more balanced as 5 slots with Bell and Coppell as the highest leaves room for fighting with Wylie and Prosper (McKinneys will depend on their show writing), as well as making the finalists much more varied district wise, but I dont get to make those kinds of decisions, so what we get is what we get I suppose lol Tubalord11 1 Quote
ReveriesOp24 Posted April 3, 2024 Posted April 3, 2024 the way they monopolized getting the powerpuff girls into state TrenBS 1 Quote
TrenBS Posted April 4, 2024 Posted April 4, 2024 On 4/3/2024 at 11:58 PM, ReveriesOp24 said: the way they monopolized getting the powerpuff girls into state Expand Seems kinda off if UIL is trying to get more "equal representation" into state when they will take from 2 of 4 districts at BEST lol, I would need to see a SERIOUS dark horse that can pass the McKinneys, Prosper, and Wylie in a year, which I dont think is realistic all things considered Quote
BandNerd07 Posted April 18, 2024 Posted April 18, 2024 Per Region 24's recommended dates for next year, it appears that this contest will be held at Melissa's stadium. Interesting that they would go with a venue of another school that isn't even competing. I figured that they would've just went with Prosper or McKinley stadium due to shorter distance, but I guess this is also a fine stadium as well (5A Area B is being held here again after bouncing from stadium to stadium the last several years) Dave609 1 Quote
Dave609 Posted April 18, 2024 Posted April 18, 2024 On 4/18/2024 at 2:52 AM, BandNerd07 said: Per Region 24's recommended dates for next year, it appears that this contest will be held at Melissa's stadium. Interesting that they would go with a venue of another school that isn't even competing. I figured that they would've just went with Prosper or McKinley stadium due to shorter distance, but I guess this is also a fine stadium as well (5A Area B is being held here again after bouncing from stadium to stadium the last several years) Expand Melissa getting 2 Area contest's? That's cool but I do agree with you that its odd Quote
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