UIL Classification Realignment

[bingogooberman]

  MisterNick said:

I think you might be thinking of Honor Band competition. It falls under that "a band cannot succeed itself as an honor band" rule. Lindale won 3A honor band one year, and the next, the school got bumped up to 4A, they still played the 3A honor band concert, but I don't think they could compete for 4A honor band.

 

As far as Marching, anything goes. Coppell won the 4A state contest, and the next year, they moved up to 5A and made it to preliminaries.

 

I may be getting my facts mixed up, though.

 

I can assure no such rule exists. Newman Smith was 5A in 08 and moved down to 4A and got 7th in Honor Band and 6th in State Marching.

[Xenon]

  MisterNick said:

I think you might be thinking of Honor Band competition. It falls under that "a band cannot succeed itself as an honor band" rule. Lindale won 3A honor band one year, and the next, the school got bumped up to 4A, they still played the 3A honor band concert, but I don't think they could compete for 4A honor band.

 

As far as Marching, anything goes. Coppell won the 4A state contest, and the next year, they moved up to 5A and made it to preliminaries.

 

I may be getting my facts mixed up, though.

 

You are absolutely correct. TMEA Honor Band has a rule against consecutive champions, but UIL Marching does not.

 

http://www.tmea.org/060_Band/hbrules.html

 

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4. A band cannot succeed itself as an Honor Band This will include an Honor Band which changes classification.

[Nancy08]

  whitewing09 said:

If I'm remember correctly 2006 Leader was close to making state? Georgetown was also in the running... It's hard to say because there are sooo many good bands in that area

 

'06 was my last state year with Leander. We were first alternate, and even in '04 we were second alternate to state. I don't march with them anymore but I'd really love to see them make it to state after so many close calls...