If Only You Knew Moments...

[whatiscrockettimshaking]

Moments on the forums from long ago where they post a prediction or a speculation and it comes out to be true!

It is always fun to see how the unpredictable is somehow predicted or to go back to see how things used to be before now!

 

User: ~ME~ October 11 2015

"I couldn't be happier for Flower Mound! It's always great to see a new regional champion crowned! That show is and will continue to be a GE monster for the rest of the season, it's just incredible. Easily one of my favorite shows of the year so far. And them winning a performance caption in both prelims and finals is very interesting I must say, I don't know what to think of that. Even though it's impossible to tell exactly how well they'll place at San Antonio, I would absolutely love to see FloMo walk out of the Alamodome with medals. It's at least pretty clear that they're in for their best season yet, and I can't wait to see how the rest of it goes! Congrats to them once again on their first regional championship!"

I couldn't be happier for Flower Mound! It's always great to see a new regional champion crowned! That show is and will continue to be a GE monster for the rest of the season, it's just incredible. Easily one of my favorite shows of the year so far. And them winning a performance caption in both prelims and finals is very interesting I must say, I don't know what to think of that. Even though it's impossible to tell exactly how well they'll place at San Antonio, I would absolutely love to see FloMo walk out of the Alamodome with medals. It's at least pretty clear that they're in for their best season yet, and I can't wait to see how the rest of it goes! Congrats to them once again on their first regional championship!"

[Guest]

I remember Leandermomma talking about Vista potentially winning gold at state! And then it happened!

[LeanderMomma]

I remember Leandermomma talking about Vista potentially winning gold at state! And then it happened!

Heh. Vista had me from the start last season, and the feeling only grew stronger as it progressed.

[whatiscrockettimshaking]

HOLY TARPON SPRINGS! Uuuuhhhhh, I think we have found our 2018 Grand National Champion. 1) Where in the world did that hornlime come from, especially after last year??? 2) How in the world could they afford those tv screen thingies? Sorry Carmel, Avon, and BA, y’all are going to have to bow down to Tarpon this year. There is no way that’s loosing.

 

-MadisonBandMan

October Seventh Twenty Eighteen

 

I still think tarpon springs is going to take it this year, although BA performs that show extremely well.

-MadisonBandMan November Ninth

[Nny14]

HOLY TARPON SPRINGS! Uuuuhhhhh, I think we have found our 2018 Grand National Champion. 1) Where in the world did that hornlime come from, especially after last year??? 2) How in the world could they afford those tv screen thingies? Sorry Carmel, Avon, and BA, y’all are going to have to bow down to Tarpon this year. There is no way that’s loosing.

 

-MadisonBandMan

October Seventh Twenty Eighteen

 

I still think tarpon springs is going to take it this year, although BA performs that show extremely well.

-MadisonBandMan November Ninth

I really don't know why people were so on that show. I think it placed exactly where it should have. To each his own I guess.

[MadisonBandMan1]

I really don't know why people were so on that show. I think it placed exactly where it should have. To each his own I guess.

I'm sorry about the over excitement there. The biggest reason why I loved that show was because I've seen the movie Ready Player One and read the book, and the show matched both so well, and the theatrics were so perfect in my opinion. I loved the ballad but my favorite part was at the end of the show when some of the band members were literally sprinting across the field. That moment reminded me so much of the movie I probably would have thrown my baby if I saw it live. I can see why they didn't place where I thought they would but I definitely thought they had GE in the bag. Man I love that show. That's another show that I still find myself whistling to sometimes.

[SpartanBandAlum]

I really don't know why people were so on that show. I think it placed exactly where it should have. To each his own I guess.

Even as a huge fan of that show, I can’t quite explain it. There’s just something about the overall product that really hit me

[CTJBandPops]

I predicted in 2017 that the data showed that CTJ would win BOA-SA based on their 2.80 Point win in Austin with a full show on the field,  and their 4.70 Point win in Midland - the earliest program to break a 90 in a regional.

 

they went on to win BOA-SA and scored the new highest score at BOA-SA and the highest score outside of GNats with 96.625

 

yes - I am biased - but I posted it because I believed it - otherwise I would have to take crap from LeanderMomma if they did not live up to it. 

 

not ready to commit just yet to a placement - I have no doubt that CTJ will finish in the top 5 in BOA-SA and set a record for doing so 9 consecutive years (for a 12 year old program) - I fully expect them to Medal in Indy in 2019

 

#teamtexas 

[TWHSParent]

Since I no longer have any real inside info, I can't say much about TWHS in 2019. I have heard that they will have a stylistically different program in 2019 from recent years, so we shall see if that is true or not. I also hope they have learned from 2017, where they could never find the right ending for the show and were re-writing music and drill right through Indy - I don't mean tweaks, i mean complete re-writes. The show ending between SA and GN was completely different, and they never got it completely right. I think 2018 was a response to that, where they wrote a complete show even if it wasn't quite to the demand of previous shows. It is to be seen if the team can up the demand and write a complete show that doesn't need massive re-writes all through the season. Yeah, Harvey was an impact in 2017, but that was to execution, not to design.

 

So I'll be a little bold and show confidence that the design team has learned from '17 and '18, and will write a high demand show that will only require tweaks, not massive re-writes. With the experience gained by the 120 freshmen last year, they'll up their level of execution with the increased demand, and will finish top 5 in SA and GN.

[CTJBandPops]

Since I no longer have any real inside info, I can't say much about TWHS in 2019. I have heard that they will have a stylistically different program in 2019 from recent years, so we shall see if that is true or not. I also hope they have learned from 2017, where they could never find the right ending for the show and were re-writing music and drill right through Indy - I don't mean tweaks, i mean complete re-writes. The show ending between SA and GN was completely different, and they never got it completely right. I think 2018 was a response to that, where they wrote a complete show even if it wasn't quite to the demand of previous shows. It is to be seen if the team can up the demand and write a complete show that doesn't need massive re-writes all through the season. Yeah, Harvey was an impact in 2017, but that was to execution, not to design.

 

So I'll be a little bold and show confidence that the design team has learned from '17 and '18, and will write a high demand show that will only require tweaks, not massive re-writes. With the experience gained by the 120 freshmen last year, they'll up their level of execution with the increased demand, and will finish top 5 in SA and GN.

I share your confidence - looking forward to seeing (and cheering for) TWHS in Houston, SA and Indy this year

[TWHSParent]

While I didn't make a bold prediction, what I wrote here was right on...

 

http://www.txbands.com/forums/index.php?/topic/7074-2018-boa-texas-season-who-is-performing-where/?p=103228

 

"How to say this delicately... based on last year's result, Prosper is
not a GN finalist lock. If they can find 4 or 5 points with this year's
show, then they will be fighting for top 12. We'll have to see what
they learned from GN 2017 and how they apply that to their show in 2018.
I certainly enjoyed watching them at Indy, but a guaranteed finalist
band, even without other TX bands present? I wouldn't say that right
now, but we'll have a good data point after the DFW regional, and
certainly after San Antonio.

 

In other words, this does not definitively move the needle for
potential non-TX finalist bands at GN (yet). It will, however, knock
someone out of semi-finals, as I think they are at least a
semi-finalist."

[LeanderMomma]

I’m boldly predicting a phenomenal year for Leander.

 

And I don’t give people crap. I just gently correct them when they are wrong.

[JeremiahW]

I really don't know why people were so on that show. I think it placed exactly where it should have. To each his own I guess.

 

I agree. I think it finished right where it should have, but back in mid-October, I really thought it was going to develop into something unbelievably spectacular.

[kold]

I don’t post a lot on here, so I can’t say I’ve said anything yet, but I’ll go ahead and make a prediction for this next year. We’ll sweep 2A at DFW again, do it at Waco, and go on to win our class at SA. I’ll be bold and throw state finals in as well.

[gmtb617]

Shoutout to LHSax for correctly predicting VR’s stated rationale for their 2019 show design changes.

 

Does seem like an odd move though. My guess (hope?) is that they've thought "alright, we made a huge leap largely due to a once in a generation kind of 'universally loved by all' show design. But if we want to stay in this echelon, we're gonna have to take the next step in pushing the envelope." Because, as has been pointed out, VR by no means had the most difficult show in the state (not taking away anything of course. I've expressed my love for the show plenty), and have generally been pretty conservative. Similar to how the dance team integration was fantastic a few years ago, but they made the switch back to color guard as an investment in the future, I see this as a similar move. Can't wait to see what they show up with next year.

[LHSax]

Shoutout to LHSax for correctly predicting VR’s stated rationale for their 2019 show design changes.

 

 

Ha, appreciate the shout-out. I'm all aboard with the change of direction so far. Excited to see what the visual package will look like.