jd1231 Posted October 21, 2024 Posted October 21, 2024 I'm not sure about any Pigskin results, but some standouts were definitely Edinburg, Hanna, and Weslaco. Pretty sure one of these three will make it to State. Quote
DeadMascot Posted October 21, 2024 Author Posted October 21, 2024 this is going to be an even more cutthroat competition compared to previous years now that we know only 2 bands will be advancing to state Quote
jd1231 Posted October 21, 2024 Posted October 21, 2024 Even for prelims, there's some crazy competition. Hopefully there aren't terribly bad upsets... Quote
Oboeish20 Posted October 23, 2024 Posted October 23, 2024 FINAL: 14 Bands will compete in Prelims with the top 7 advancing to finals. Finals performance order will be determined by a top 3/bottom 4 split based off of prelims results. 2 bands will advance to the UIL State Marching Contest. Quote
SkooterBooter Posted October 23, 2024 Posted October 23, 2024 Let's get some predictions and discussion going! I saw a bunch of these bands at several contests. Some interesting shows. Definitely Harlingen! Wow, really a step up! Weslaco - energy! content? Alexander - huge! hype, hype, hype Edinburg - hmmmmm, dunno what I think Los Fresnos - clean, well done Hanna - what happened here? Bville Vets - great, you got this! Things have changed. Thoughts? This could be interesting. ONLY TWO!!!!!! Quote
KislierEssiuq Posted October 25, 2024 Posted October 25, 2024 On 10/23/2024 at 7:17 PM, SkooterBooter said: Let's get some predictions and discussion going! I saw a bunch of these bands at several contests. Some interesting shows. Definitely Harlingen! Wow, really a step up! Weslaco - energy! content? Alexander - huge! hype, hype, hype Edinburg - hmmmmm, dunno what I think Los Fresnos - clean, well done Hanna - what happened here? Bville Vets - great, you got this! Things have changed. Thoughts? This could be interesting. ONLY TWO!!!!!! Expand What happened with hanna? Quote
SkooterBooter Posted October 25, 2024 Posted October 25, 2024 IDK, I'm just saying it's not Harlingen! Quote
SkooterBooter Posted October 25, 2024 Posted October 25, 2024 Who's got the coolest show? Who's got the highest GE? Who plays the best? (I know who I like) Drumline? Biggest improvement? Soloists? Where are the Valley peeps with the critiques of the programs? I think the bands that will make finals are: Harlingen Weslaco Alexander PSJA Los Fresnos Brownsville Vets Edinburg Nobody else has a chance. Quote
yayband914 Posted October 25, 2024 Posted October 25, 2024 On 10/25/2024 at 12:49 PM, SkooterBooter said: Nobody else has a chance. Expand That’s pretty hyperbolic. Quote
DeadMascot Posted October 25, 2024 Author Posted October 25, 2024 Yeah, I feel like this Area always has upsets, especially in where bands are placed (i.e. Hanna being slotted towards the bottom last year), but also in who gets into finals in general. Bands are going to be going hard at practice until this competition, so we make see big improvements and changes from bands that we didn't expect. Quote
SkooterBooter Posted October 25, 2024 Posted October 25, 2024 Did anyone see these bands over the past few weeks? What's the run down on each group? I have my opinion! Quote
jd1231 Posted October 25, 2024 Posted October 25, 2024 The elephant in the room would probably be JBA, their band has consistently made state for a while (not sure how long the streak is rn). I don't like dealing in absolutes, but they're a safe bet to make state. Maybe this year we'll have a BD 2024 moment.🤷♂️ Quote
Roasas Posted October 25, 2024 Posted October 25, 2024 I thought District 11 was also in this area per the realignment. Quote
SkooterBooter Posted October 25, 2024 Posted October 25, 2024 Alexander - hype, hype, hype dunno if they're a safe bet Harlingen has made state a ton of times - a long streak - watch out it's an amazing show! maturity and experience Hanna has made state a bunch to, but IDK - were they doing good at Region? cuz the SB show was meh But like really, Bville Vets and Weslaco are the real deal Who's seen the Area G bands??? Quote
band_nerd 022 Posted October 27, 2024 Posted October 27, 2024 Just an FYI, I'm more than confident the bad judge rule will take into effect at this competition resulting in 3 bands going to state. In case you dont know, if two music judges and one visual judge gives a band a 3rd place or better placement, then that band automatically advances to state regardless of their overall placement. Unless the judges are incredibly inconsistent, I believe there will be 3 bands advancing from this area. Quote
DeadMascot Posted October 27, 2024 Author Posted October 27, 2024 On 10/27/2024 at 4:43 PM, band_nerd 022 said: Just an FYI, I'm more than confident the bad judge rule will take into effect at this competition resulting in 3 bands going to state. In case you dont know, if two music judges and one visual judge gives a band a 3rd place or better placement, then that band automatically advances to state regardless of their overall placement. Unless the judges are incredibly inconsistent, I believe there will be 3 bands advancing from this area. Expand what do you mean 3 bands would advance? I thought it would be 2 because of the amount of bands Quote
band_nerd 022 Posted October 27, 2024 Posted October 27, 2024 Ok so I misinterpreted the bad judge rule for this situation. But this should help clear up what I mean when 3 bands could potentially make it to state from this area Quote
KislierEssiuq Posted October 27, 2024 Posted October 27, 2024 On 10/27/2024 at 6:43 PM, band_nerd 022 said: Ok so I misinterpreted the bad judge rule for this situation. But this should help clear up what I mean when 3 bands could potentially make it to state from this area Expand where did you find this? Quote
band_nerd 022 Posted October 27, 2024 Posted October 27, 2024 https://www.uiltexas.org/music/marching-band/marching-band-scoring-and-advancement-procedure Quote
KislierEssiuq Posted October 27, 2024 Posted October 27, 2024 On 10/25/2024 at 9:07 PM, SkooterBooter said: Alexander - hype, hype, hype dunno if they're a safe bet Harlingen has made state a ton of times - a long streak - watch out it's an amazing show! maturity and experience Hanna has made state a bunch to, but IDK - were they doing good at Region? cuz the SB show was meh But like really, Bville Vets and Weslaco are the real deal Who's seen the Area G bands??? Expand Brownsville Vets is not the real deal in my opinion, they’re historically not very good and haven’t placed well at prior contests this season. Weslaco on the other hand, is very good this season and they’ve been improving since 2021, could definitely advance to state. Quote
KislierEssiuq Posted October 27, 2024 Posted October 27, 2024 On 10/25/2024 at 9:07 PM, SkooterBooter said: Alexander - hype, hype, hype dunno if they're a safe bet Harlingen has made state a ton of times - a long streak - watch out it's an amazing show! maturity and experience Hanna has made state a bunch to, but IDK - were they doing good at Region? cuz the SB show was meh But like really, Bville Vets and Weslaco are the real deal Who's seen the Area G bands??? Expand There’s a recording of hanna at region on youtube. Watch for yourself Quote
SkooterBooter Posted October 28, 2024 Posted October 28, 2024 On 10/27/2024 at 7:41 PM, KislierEssiuq said: There’s a recording of hanna at region on youtube. Watch for yourself Expand Yeah, it's meh, dunno why anyone should be worried- not even close to Harlingen! Anyone else got critiques and rankings/predictions? Who's seen these bands? Los Fresnos? PSJA? What about those Laredo bands? Anyone wanna comment on what each band is playing? The contest is gonna be here soon! Quote
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