2021 6A UIL SMBC (Nov. 8 & 9)

[Samuel Culper]

The draw SHOULD be blind to school distance from San Antonio.  Otherwise, schools farther away would get the more coveted Prelims times, and how is that fair?

[natertater21000]

First time seeing John B Alexander. I had no idea how many similarities there were between them and Vista. You'd think that choosing a show about Aliens with Katy Perry would pretty much guarantee that it's one of a kind for that season but not this time. 

[VinoGirl]

1 hour ago, BandMom75 said:

Is the upper level open to general admission? It was so hard to find a GA seat at the SR BOA this past Saturday. Hoping there are more seats available 

The upper level was open in the 5A competition. It was nice to sit up there!

[HeyBandTX]

Wow Cedar Ridge!

[jmj]

Blown away again by Cedar Ridge! I enjoyed it even more than on Saturday night. Incredible show!

[principalagent]

42 minutes ago, Samuel Culper said:

The draw SHOULD be blind to school distance from San Antonio.  Otherwise, schools farther away would get the more coveted Prelims times, and how is that fair?

Indiana split the difference pretty well for Semi-State, which is effectively their State prelims.

The six closest draw for the first spot. Then for each following spot, you add the next closest group. That way, the closer groups are more likely to go first, but can still pull spots to the end. The furthest groups can at least spare an early performance—which could even potentially save a group thousands of dollars that not every program or school district necessarily has.

[FaultLineBlues]

I'll say it time and time again, Cedar Ridge has made me so proud this season, even through director change after director change, this has been a record breaking year for them. 

[slowbrass]

Timber Creek with some beef. I love Texas bands lol

[FaultLineBlues]

I feel like Timber Creek's uniform would work well with the Cavies style hats rather than shakos. 

[slowbrass]

Watched Hebron on the high cam. I don’t say this lightly, but they were cleaner than clean. I truly didn’t “get” the drill until this run. That was a 2012-esque run for them.

[HeyBandTX]

You know you’re good when you can get away with spelling out your name in the drill.  Wow Hebron!

[PLC137]

3 hours ago, FaultLineBlues said:

I appreciate Box5 turning the volume up to 700% for the interview segments to make sure we don't miss a single word. 

Probably an improvement over FloMarching with the endless Rocket Mortgage ads.

[GRIdpOOL]

Pushing the activity in terms of music, that is for sure.

[slowbrass]

Vandegrift is absolutely unconscious right now. Those elongated sets stretched across the field were so perfect. 

[Marchingbandperson]

Vandy looked a bit exposed going after Hebron, not sure if it’s because of that but they looked uncharacteristically messy visually  

[MoonLite]

Just now, Marchingbandperson said:

Vandy looked a bit exposed going after Hebron, not sure if it’s because of that but they looked uncharacteristically messy visually  

I beg to differ, visually they were outstanding 

[HeartOfTexas]

I thought Vandy did better than Hebron

[MoonLite]

Everyone that has performed so far has been just amazing 0 - 0

[AlsoIntoSpace]

Is anyone recording the performances? I have the livestream but there's some shows I haven't been able to see. I also selfishly want a recording of my alma mater (Carroll) but won't be able to record them with the computer I have. I'm sure someone out there is recording them, so if you'd send that folder (or even just my band once they go) my way I would greatly appreciate it.

[BandFan14]

1 hour ago, HeartOfTexas said:

I thought Vandy did better than Hebron

They were both great! Hard to compare when they have such differing approaches. Hebron has very difficult music and drill, doing both at the same time, and has a lot of incredible solos. Vandy is unmatched visuals and dance with beautifully integrated and performed music, with very few solos. Not sure how the judges even approach such diversity in show style.

[HeartOfTexas]

Great job Southlake! 

[AlsoIntoSpace]

7 minutes ago, HeartOfTexas said:

Great job Southlake! 

That's easily the best performance I've ever seen (or been in) from that program, even through a livestream. They've already had an incredible season and just being at state is an accomplishment, but they took it one step farther and gave *that* performance. I'll admit I'm a very biased alum but I sure hope they get a finalist spot, even though that'll be very difficult given the obvious strength of the competition.

[itsstephenyo]

How crowded does 6A state finals usually get? Curious how early we need to get there to get some good seats. 

[PLC137]

8 minutes ago, itsstephenyo said:

How crowded does 6A state finals usually get? Curious how early we need to get there to get some good seats. 

There will be a line forming before the gates open.  Being on a Tuesday and a smaller competition, I found it is not as insanely crowded like Super Regionals are.  

[Trumpette123]

11 minutes ago, PLC137 said:

There will be a line forming before the gates open.  Being on a Tuesday and a smaller competition, I found it is not as insanely crowded like Super Regionals are.  

What time do 6A Finals start?