UIL 6A State Marching Contest 2024 (Nov 11-12)

[BandDad74]

On 10/31/2024 at 10:17 AM, crunchycookie3 said:

A - 2 bands
B - 4 Bands
C - 4 bands
D - 5 bands
E - 5 bands
F - 4 bands
G - 2 bands
H - 4 bands
I - 4 bands
J - 4 bands
Total - 38 bands at state (12 in finals)

Last year, there were 14 bands in finals
 

Area A is taking 3 bands - bad judge rule?

[Asaiah]

Yup

[thejitfromband]

Bad judge rule is funny

[RaElk99]

3 minutes ago, thejitfromband said:

Bad judge rule is funny

Bad judge rule added another band for Area A in 3A, 4A, and 6A this year. 

[thejitfromband]

Just now, RaElk99 said:

Bad judge rule added another band for Area A in 3A, 4A, and 6A this year. 

I know. I've been looking at recaps and...oh. my. goodness. The judging was been whack. Nothing one can do about it. Just hold you head up

[RaElk99]

3 minutes ago, thejitfromband said:

I know. I've been looking at recaps and...oh. my. goodness. The judging was been whack. Nothing one can do about it. Just hold you head up

I just think it is more likely to happen when you have so few bands that get qualified to begin with as well as multiple top performing bands instead of one standout. Regions were brutal this year in Area A for some reason so not many were qualified from the get go. 

[JFNDOWBFAN]

We need a @Tubalord11 or @Dallas Hobbs “bad” judge explanation. 

[JFNDOWBFAN]

48 minutes ago, BandDad74 said:

Area A is taking 3 bands - bad judge rule?

So, do we hope for a bad judge rule at C to get a 40th band to state and thus 14 to finals?

[JFNDOWBFAN]

On 10/23/2024 at 10:54 AM, ruben_f said:

Monday, November 11 : 6A Prelims (all day)
Tuesday, November 12:  6A Finals (afternoon)
 

Area A 

1 Permian

2 Frenship

3 Pebble Hills

Area B

1 Coppell

2 Keller

3 Timber Creek

4 Carroll Senior

Area C - no results yet

Area D

1 Ronald Reagen

2 Cedar Ridge

3 Round Rock

4 Claudia Taylor Johnson

5 Dripping Springs

Area E 

1 Pearland 

2 Dawson

3 Clear Brook

 4 Dickinson

Area F 

1 The Woodlands

2 North Shore 

3 College Park

4 Tomball Memorial 

5 Klein Oak

Area G

1 Alexander 

2 Hanna

Area H 

1 Vandegrift 

2 Vista Ridge

3 Westlake

4 Lake Travis 

Area I 

1 Cy Woods 

2 Bridgeland 

3 Cy fair 

4 Seven Lakes

Area J

1 Hebron 

2 Flower Mount 

3 Marcus 

4 Prosper 

Let’s go C!!!!

[Tubalord11]

7 minutes ago, JFNDOWBFAN said:

So, do we hope for a bad judge rule at C to get a 40th band to state and thus 14 to finals?

It looks like per the schedule they’re already taking 14 to finals?? But i still wouldn’t be complaining. Also, bad judge rule is if a band gets 3rd or higher from 2 music judges and one of the visual judges, they also qualify for state. This is in place so one or two judges that aren’t in line with the majority don’t hurt a band that, by the majority deserves to go to state. 

[BandDad74]

15 minutes ago, JFNDOWBFAN said:

So, do we hope for a bad judge rule at C to get a 40th band to state and thus 14 to finals?

So the 6 a schedule I looked at last night - only had two slots in it for Area A.  And it was 39 bands (I thought) - so wouldn’t that mean we already have 40?  The original list in this post only said 2 from area A - but there are 3 in reality… so?

[RaElk99]

3 minutes ago, BandDad74 said:

So the 6 a schedule I looked at last night - only had two slots in it for Area A.  And it was 39 bands (I thought) - so wouldn’t that mean we already have 40?  The original list in this post only said 2 from area A - but there are 3 in reality… so?

The 6A final schedule on the UIL website has 14 spots for finals. 

[BoneGuy4]

Also when will 6A state finals be held?

[Samuel Culper]

8 minutes ago, BoneGuy4 said:

Also when will 6A state finals be held?

Tuesday, November 12th.

[Samuel Culper]

34 minutes ago, JFNDOWBFAN said:

We need a @Tubalord11 or @Dallas Hobbs “bad” judge explanation. 

There are three music judges and two visual judges. If an Area is, by numbers, is supposed to have 4 State slots, for example, and the band that finishes 5th in Finals was placed above the 4th place band by two of the music judges and one of the visual judges, that 5th place band will also advance to State.

In that situation, what has happened is that the 3rd music judge and/or the 2nd visual judge has ranked that 5th place band significantly lower than the other judges, hence the "bad judge" moniker.

[JFNDOWBFAN]

29 minutes ago, Tubalord11 said:

It looks like per the schedule they’re already taking 14 to finals?? But i still wouldn’t be complaining. Also, bad judge rule is if a band gets 3rd or higher from 2 music judges and one of the visual judges, they also qualify for state. This is in place so one or two judges that aren’t in line with the majority don’t hurt a band that, by the majority deserves to go to state. 

Not all heros wear capes. 

[JFNDOWBFAN]

My unprofessional musically trained dad self would probably be the “bad” judge based on some of my predictions this year. 

[BandAlumMom]

On 10/23/2024 at 10:54 AM, ruben_f said:

Monday, November 11 : 6A Prelims (all day)
Tuesday, November 12:  6A Finals (afternoon)
 

Area A 

1 Permian

2 Frenship

3 Pebble Hills

Area B

1 Coppell

2 Keller

3 Timber Creek

4 Carroll Senior

Area C - no results yet

Area D

1 Ronald Reagen

2 Cedar Ridge

3 Round Rock

4 Claudia Taylor Johnson

5 Dripping Springs

Area E 

1 Pearland 

2 Dawson

3 Clear Brook

 4 Dickinson

Area F 

1 The Woodlands

2 North Shore 

3 College Park

4 Tomball Memorial 

5 Klein Oak

Area G

1 Alexander 

2 Hanna

Area H 

1 Vandegrift 

2 Vista Ridge

3 Westlake

4 Lake Travis 

Area I 

1 Cy Woods 

2 Bridgeland 

3 Cy fair 

4 Seven Lakes

Area J

1 Hebron 

2 Flower Mount 

3 Marcus 

4 Prosper 

Area E had five bands attending state.

[ruben_f]

11 minutes ago, BandAlumMom said:

Area E had five bands attending state.

thanks! I was doing in this in the middle of the night after area so I got really tried.

[Dallas Hobbs]

1 hour ago, JFNDOWBFAN said:

We need a @Tubalord11 or @Dallas Hobbs “bad” judge explanation. 

Yeah so reiterating what everyone else said: if a band does not place within the respective quota of state qualifiers, but at least 2 music judges and 1 visual judge certifies them, then that band will advance to state. 

[Nny14]

39 minutes ago, Dallas Hobbs said:

Yeah so reiterating what everyone else said: if a band does not place within the respective quota of state qualifiers, but at least 2 music judges and 1 visual judge certifies them, then that band will advance to state. 

I believe this rule applies for State Finals for anointing champion as well.

[BandMom75]

Does anyone have predictions yet? I haven’t seen any of the Dallas area bands, so I can’t make a fair assessment. 

[Asaiah]

14 minutes ago, BandMom75 said:

Does anyone have predictions yet? I haven’t seen any of the Dallas area bands, so I can’t make a fair assessment. 

Hebron will prevent a Vandegrift threepeat, I think.

[seafoodbuffet]

2 hours ago, Nny14 said:

I believe this rule applies for State Finals for anointing champion as well.

I don’t this applies anymore in state finals because state uses the seven judge system.

[WhoWouldKnow]

1 hour ago, Asaiah said:

Hebron will prevent a Vandegrift threepeat, I think.

I honestly wouldn't put it past the Woodlands, Pearland, or Flomo to take the first-place spot this year. Vandy and Hebron are definitely the favorites, though. Flomo only needed one more 1 to beat Hebron in Area J finals, and I could see them making a run for first or second place this year.