LostChoirGuy Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 9:38 PM, skittles132 said: Poteet? Definitely. There are like 10 groups in North Texas that seem capable of making finals here. Last 5A state 7 of the 10 were from up there. I could also see Lovejoy or Lone Star or Lebanon Trail as long shots. Basically any group that makes it to state from these areas has a good shot at finals, but I think that there will only be 4 open spots for North Texas groups because of the other groups I mentioned from Austin/ Houston/ and the Valley. cwinslow216 1 Quote
vbassoon Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 Counting out Roma will be a costly mistake :0 Quote
skittles132 Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 Everyone is making predictions for the finals so here is my list in no particular order: Cedar Park Rouse Dripping Springs Roma Wakeland Poteet Aledo Friendswood Lebanon Trail Wylie East, Lovejoy, Lone star (or whatever other band from Area B advance to state, I know the bands from Area B is gonna bring a punch this year!) Bottom line is that Area B will be fun to watch, there are a lot of good bands fighting for 3 spots (Wakeland will no doubt take one of the spots). Whatever 4 bands from area b go to state will undoubtedly place within the top 12 or 13. cwinslow216 1 Quote
ValleyBandFanatic Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 9:14 PM, LostChoirGuy said: Making predictions for finals are we? Cedar Park Rouse Wakeland Weiss Dripping Springs Friendswood Aledo Wylie East Roma Forney/ Highland Park/ Colleyville Heritage/ Burleson Centennial some other North Texas group This isn't necessarily in order, but roughly how I see it. I’d throw in Pioneer in that mix as well Quote
tubaboom44 Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 There’s a pretty good chance 12 will go to finals given that there were 35 bands total in 2017 Quote
SpartanBandAlum Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/18/2019 at 2:44 AM, tubaboom44 said: There’s a pretty good chance 12 will go to finals given that there were 35 bands total in 2017 Would just like to say that a large part of the reason we had 35 bands at State in 2017 was due to 37 bands in Area E advancing to Area. Not sure how realignment will affect numbers statewide, but the Houston area only sending 5, possibly 6, bands this year rather than 7 may change things a bit Quote
TheHornplayer Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 Pflugerville HS moved down to 5A would they me counted in finals? Quote
outofstepmarcher#7 Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 Official Predictions in no order: Cedar Park Dripping Springs Wakeland Rouse Highland Park Poteet Friendswood Forney Aledo Lone Star Groups that could sneak in: Colleyville Heritage, Southwest, The colony Group that will surprise people: Lopez HS (Top 15 this year) Group first time at state/will impress people: Midlothian HS (Top 15 this year) NTxBandMom8 1 Quote
LKendrick Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 I was VERY impressed with the video I saw of Lovejoy. Super super polished and refined across the board. Longhonrn2018 1 Quote
tubaboom44 Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 Cedar Park Wakeland Dripping Springs Poteet Lebanon Trail Rouse Weiss Roma Pflugerville Aledo NTxBandMom8 1 Quote
TheHornplayer Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 Apparently Pflugerville is 5A now so would we be seeing them in finals? Quote
TWHSParent Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 Having seen them at LSP, I think Porter has a shot at 5A finals. If they don't make it, it won't be by much. Quote
LostChoirGuy Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 I totally forgot about pflugerville when making my predictions. That said, they seem to be having a down year compared to last year. They should certainly be in the conversation for finals. Who are they competing against at area? Weiss for sure. Quote
Longhonrn2018 Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/18/2019 at 3:39 PM, LKendrick said: I was VERY impressed with the video I saw of Lovejoy. Super super polished and refined across the board. Yeah, Lovejoy has really taken off this year. Hope to see them in San Antonio this year! banddad2112 1 Quote
abtwitch Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 Finalist Contenders: Wakeland Weiss Dripping Springs McCallum Lebanon Trail Wylie East Lovejoy Poteet Forney Highland Park Friendswood Aledo Burleson Centennial Colleyville Heritage Roma Pioneer Rouse Cedar Park Lone Star Pflugerville Choosing only 10-12 from that list is tough, but here's my best shot: 1) Cedar Park (incredible finals performance trend) 2) Rouse (will be very close, will probably win prelims) 3) Wakeland (having an incredible season so far) bubble (yes, already) Aledo, Burleson Centennial, Colleyville Heritage, Forney, Dripping Springs, Friendswood, Highland Park, Lebanon Trail, Lone Star, McCallum, Pflugerville, Pioneer, Poteet, Roma, Weiss, Wylie East I'll do more in depth predictions after area. NTxBandMom8 1 Quote
MikeKyu Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 So, today at regionals was the first time I saw Rouse without the BOA allowances. The show is a BOA show and suffered today against a state built show like Cedar Park. They will still medal and they still have a chance to win it but the show does not translate as well without a few of the allowances that BOA affords. Cedar Park now has 2 consecutive runs if the same show. The show needs some cleaning. I think they are going to benefit from staying in San Antonio from BOA through States. Less travel. Less stress. Band_Rulz_116 1 Quote
Popular Post bandtingz Posted October 20, 2019 Popular Post Posted October 20, 2019 Do not sleep on Wakeland. They sounded beautiful at BOA Dallas and were very clean, beating the likes of Coppell and Waxahachie. LeanderMomma, the terminator and thatonetuba 3 Quote
ValleyBandFanatic Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 Interested to see how state and area G is now that Roma will not be advancing. They went over the time limit by 20 seconds and received a division 2 and competition last night. They are trying to appeal to UIL to get a second chance and still advance to area, but that’s going to be tough considering the strict UIL rules, as well as the amount of time they went over, 20 seconds is A LOT and it would affect the entire state competition if they were allowed to advance. It would take a miracle. Feel for the kids, truly unfortunate. Area G champions is now seemingly open and more importantly a spot in state finals. Quote
principalagent Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 On 10/20/2019 at 2:36 PM, ValleyBandFanatic said: Interested to see how state and area G is now that Roma will not be advancing. They went over the time limit by 20 seconds and received a division 2 and competition last night. They are trying to appeal to UIL to get a second chance and still advance to area, but that’s going to be tough considering the strict UIL rules, as well as the amount of time they went over, 20 seconds is A LOT and it would affect the entire state competition if they were allowed to advance. It would take a miracle. Feel for the kids, truly unfortunate. Area G champions is now seemingly open and more importantly a spot in state finals. WHAT. Oh no, that’s terrible for the kids in the program. Quote
the terminator Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 On 10/20/2019 at 2:36 PM, ValleyBandFanatic said: Interested to see how state and area G is now that Roma will not be advancing. They went over the time limit by 20 seconds and received a division 2 and competition last night. They are trying to appeal to UIL to get a second chance and still advance to area, but that’s going to be tough considering the strict UIL rules, as well as the amount of time they went over, 20 seconds is A LOT and it would affect the entire state competition if they were allowed to advance. It would take a miracle. Feel for the kids, truly unfortunate. Area G champions is now seemingly open and more importantly a spot in state finals. Wow, that is crazy, but how does that happen especially when it's by that much time? Quote
Tailgate88 Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 On 10/20/2019 at 12:05 AM, MikeKyu said: So, today at regionals was the first time I saw Rouse without the BOA allowances. The show is a BOA show and suffered today against a state built show like Cedar Park. They will still medal and they still have a chance to win it but the show does not translate as well without a few of the allowances that BOA affords. For the uneducated like me :-) can you elaborate on the allowances that BOA gives? I know there are differences. It not sure what they are. Our program is looking to make the jump to BOA next year. Quote
ValleyBandFanatic Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 On 10/20/2019 at 2:48 PM, the terminator said: Wow, that is crazy, but how does that happen especially when it's by that much time? That’s what I’m thinking. I was at the competition and it seemed like there wasn’t any technical issues, or issues getting on the field. Maybe the show is just too long, but I’d imagine the directors would have addressed that. Quote
gmtb617 Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 On 10/20/2019 at 2:36 PM, ValleyBandFanatic said: Interested to see how state and area G is now that Roma will not be advancing. They went over the time limit by 20 seconds and received a division 2 and competition last night. They are trying to appeal to UIL to get a second chance and still advance to area, but that’s going to be tough considering the strict UIL rules, as well as the amount of time they went over, 20 seconds is A LOT and it would affect the entire state competition if they were allowed to advance. It would take a miracle. Feel for the kids, truly unfortunate. Area G champions is now seemingly open and more importantly a spot in state finals. Nooooooo Quote
SpartanBandAlum Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 Roma missing leaves the door wide open for a bubble band to jump into Finals. This certainly changes things wutevruwnt 1 Quote
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