Next Year Grand Nationals

[Mellophone77]

Hey, I haven't seen another topic about this yet...so I hope there isn't one XD

 

Anyways, I was bored today and started searching around about Grand Nationals stuff and I found the 2009 attendants list (as of March 30, 2009). http://www.marching.com/events/boa-grand-n...-championships/

 

From Texas...

 

Clear Brook H.S., TX

L.D. Bell H.S., TX

Marcus H.S., TX (I don't believe they've gone before, have they?)

The Woodlands H.S., TX

 

I was surprised to see Marcus going this year, and I'm excited to see how well they do Again, if this was already posted then I'm sorry but I honestly didn't see any. Any thoughts on this?

 

Edit: Wow...I really botched the grammar in the title...: |

Edited May 14, 2009 by Mellophone77

[eNVy]

i think marcus is going to give everyone there a run for their money, that's for sure. I think marcus, LD, woodlands, and Richland can all make finals too. i think it's going to be a great texas year.

[Mellophone77]

I think so also XD (I really should have put my thoughts on the first post but...) I think Marcus will be able to place really high. Possibly top 3 due to giving Bell a run for their money and they always do very well at Grand Nationals. That would be really cool if Marcus could win it on their first go, but I don't think that is very realistic.

[Mellophone77]

Accidentally double posted somehow....XD

Edited April 12, 2009 by Mellophone77

[bluebellbrass07]

I think it would be awesome if the top 5 bands were all the Texas bands

[Xenon]

It'd be great, but I don't think Indiana would allow that.

[bluebellbrass07]

Of course not, but it sure would be fun to heckle them if it did happen : )

[takigan]

It's a sure bet that L.D. Bell, the Woodlands and Marcus will all make finals and I can say with almost absolute certainty that Richland will as well, but I also wouldn't entirely count Clear Brook out of the running. If I were just looking at their performance at San Antonio last year (25th) and basing everything this coming year off of that, I would say it's going to be a hard push for them just to make it into Semis (as Colleyville Heritage placed higher than Clear Brook at that competition in San Antonio and also failed to make it into semis at nats that year)....but if you look just a few weeks earlier at BOA Houston, Clear Brook pulled off a very impressive 5th place finish, just a little over 3 points behind the Woodlands. San Antonio could have just been a bad run for them, and they've proved in the past that they are more than capable of gunning for the bubble (the 17th place finish at Nationals in '07 comes to mind).

 

They'll be at Houston and San Antonio before they make the trip to Nationals this year, it'll be interesting to see what they have in store.

 

There's no "Nationals Thread" already on the board but there's a little more discussion going on here if you didn't catch it: http://www.txbands.com/forums/index.php?sh...amp;#entry72344

[Mellophone77]

Wow...how did I miss that I just wanted to point out the Texas bands going but that thread already has it XD Sorry about the duplicate thread I guess. I was impressed by Richland at Area UiL this year, and I hope they do well at Nationals. Then three area B bands will be at National Finals =P

[whitewing09]

Oh dang, Bell is going to GNATS yet again??? Their student fees for next year must be huge again.

[thetransfer]

  whitewing09 said:

Oh dang, Bell is going to GNATS yet again??? Their student fees for next year must be huge again.

 

They've never been huge.

[whitewing09]

well $900 seems huge for not so rich person like me

[bluebellbrass07]

They have plenty of fund raising opportunities, and I know of two or three people that have pretty much payed off their entire band fees that way. I generally had help from my parents, but I'm pretty sure most bands are good about working with students about payment options.

 

I ended up mowing lawns every summer to help pay for it.

 

[euphownz]

Cedar Park was planning to attend..but they decided there was insufficient funding....:l kinda depressing.

[whitewing09]

I guess I could pay for it if I saved my summer work money. Mann I would so love that opportunity

[ftwdrummer]

Rumor from another forum:

 

Richland will not be attending Grand Nationals due to budget concerns.

[Mellophone77]

They're still on the list but it could easily change. Flying a Texas band to Indianapolis can't be cheap =P i really wish my band was just do BoA altogether

[treblemaker]

  euphownz said:

Cedar Park was planning to attend..but they decided there was insufficient funding....:l kinda depressing.

 

I heard rumors that y'all were going and then the lists came out and saw y'all weren't on it I was a little surprised but I guess that's a good reason for not going. Oh well there is always another year..

[takigan]

Yeah, there were most certainly many rumors. And judging from that comment from a current member confirming it--regardless of the fact they won't be going this year it's a safe bet we'll be seeing Cedar Park make the trip to Nationals in the not-too-distant future.

[euphownz]

  takigan said:

Yeah, there were most certainly many rumors. And judging from that comment from a current member confirming it--regardless of the fact they won't be going this year it's a safe bet we'll be seeing Cedar Park make the trip to Nationals in the not-too-distant future.

Oh man I'd sure love to...hopefully 2010

[euphownz]

And another thing...I know this is pretty closed minded and all...but I really wish they would have Nationals in Texas just one year at least....

I'm willing to bet they'd see a little more talent showing up..

Edited April 15, 2009 by euphownz

[treblemaker]

  euphownz said:

And another thing...I know this is pretty closed minded and all...but I really wish they would have Nationals in Texas just one year at least....

I'm willing to bet they'd see a little more talent showing up..

 

If only...

[CFadrian10]

  euphownz said:

And another thing...I know this is pretty closed minded and all...but I really wish they would have Nationals in Texas just one year at least....

I'm willing to bet they'd see a little more talent showing up..

 

if not texas, atleast somewhere closer...so everyone has a equal opportunity.

[Montoya]

*sigh*

 

Is it time for this discussion again?

 

Didn't someone do a map (Daniel, Dan, Balas, Bui?) that showed that Indy was actually the most EQUAL OPPORTUNITY for bands in the WHOLE COUNTRY?

 

Oh that's right... I forget our motto: Texas... It's like a whole other country.

 

:-p

[treblemaker]

  Montoya said:

*sigh*

 

Is it time for this discussion again?

 

Didn't someone do a map (Daniel, Dan, Balas, Bui?) that showed that Indy was actually the most EQUAL OPPORTUNITY for bands in the WHOLE COUNTRY?

 

Oh that's right... I forget our motto: Texas... It's like a whole other country.

 

:-p

 

It may be true that it is most equal for the WHOLE country but has anyone done one based on enrollment? Like where the most bands come from? Or maybe the areas with the highest regional attendance? I don't know if that would make a difference but it's a thought.