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2023 BOA Grand National Championships (Nov. 9-11)

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  On 11/11/2023 at 8:31 PM, packwick said:

yeah not sure what's gonna happen, would be surprised if it's a caption sweep in 4A but ive been surprised many times before. i swear if it's another Carmel sweep.... lol

now Hebron on the other hand...

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I thought Carmel and Avon had nice big sounds, but maybe my expectations were just too high. I thought other bands out played them today and had harder material that showed better musicianship. I'd love to be educated on why these two bands have been on top. I'm pretty critical and thought TW and Hebron were better overall, even Bentonville had moments that put them higher in my opinion. 

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Well, well, well ….look who I passed on my way to work today!! #teamtexas

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Congrats to Avon! They were great! And congrats to Harloff on a very successful first season as head director! My rankings after watching finals on high cam were Carmel, The Woodlands, Hebron, th

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Before scores start, I want to thank, not just the bands that performed these past 3 days, but to all the kids in band this year, not just here in Texas. I think personally, 2019 was my favorite year

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Carmels was a very symphonic performance...like Keller. However Keller's show moved me more, had more GE, and overall felt like a bigger achievement. Granted, I've seen Keller's show more times, and it's hard to not let familiarity come into play.

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After Semis Predictions 

1.Carmel (ge and tie for music)

2.The Woodlands (vis)

3.Hebron (tie for music)

4.Avon

5.William Mason

6.Blue Springs

7.Pearland

8.Round Rock

9.Brownsburg

10.Dripping Springs 

11.Bentonville

12.Keller/CTJ

First Out-CTJ/Keller

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I am so proud of every Texas school. the school I’m most proud of is Keller. I had talked to a few of them at full retreat in Prosper, and they had so much passion for their show. They genuinely wanted to advance to finals in Grand Nationals, and I believe they are a lock for finals. Really really proud of you guys at Keller. 💙

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My dream list for finals is all 8 Texas bands, Avon, Carmel, Blue Springs, and William Mason.

Do I think it'll happen? No. Fishers, Brownsburg, and Bentonville all put up a good fight for finals.

I'm secretly hoping there's a 4 way tie for 12th so we get all 15 of those bands in finals, I don't want to say goodbye to any of them! That's how good this Grand Nationals has been!

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Predictions (I have only been watching High Cams, wish i was there in person to listen more accurately to musicality)

Top Half:

  • Carmel 
  • Hebron 
  • Avon 
  • The Woodlands
  • William Mason
  • Blue Springs

Bottom half:

  • Pearland
  • Brownsburg
  • Round Rock
  • Dripping Springs 
  • CTJ
  • Keller/Bentonville/fishers

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Well everyone, that concludes my semis watching, I've got some stuff I gotta get done before semis-awards, but with that being said, here's my predictions. Doing class awards plus top/bottom half, not gonna even try to do placements for semis but will attempt them for finals, but anyways, here we go: 

 

Class awards: 

A

1st. Marian Catholic (music/GE)

2nd. Beechwood (visual) 

3rd. Bourbon County 

AA

1st. Dartmouth (sweep)

2nd. Kiski Area

3rd. Morton 

AAA

1st. Blue Springs (sweep)

2nd. Homestead 

3rd. Arlington

AAAA 

1st. Hebron (music/GE)

2nd. Avon (visual-tie)

3rd. The Woodlands (visual-tie) 

 

Top Half (random order): Avon, Carmel, Hebron, The Woodlands, William Mason, Blue Springs 

Bottom Half: 

  • Locks: Pearland, Round Rock, Keller, Dripping Springs
  • Last two spots: Brownsburg, Fishers, Bentonville, CTJ, James Bowie 

 

 

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after watching vids of the presumed top 4, here's how I have them-

Music-

1. Hebron

2. Carmel

3. The Woodlands

-gap-

4. Avon

 

Visual-

1. Avon

2. Carmel

3. The Woodlands

-gap-

4. Hebron

 

GE (this one is TOUGH- top 3 are neck and neck)

1. Hebron

2. Carmel 

3. Avon

4. The Woodlands

 

and GE ranking is how I'd have them overall

 

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  On 11/11/2023 at 9:22 PM, Dallas Hobbs said:

It’s incredible that none of us ever get our predictions exactly right lol. Like there’s always a group or two we under/over rank cuz we don’t see things the way the judges see them 

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It's pretty much impossible for one untrained spectator to guess the collective opinion of 7 judges according to specific rubrics. There's also things like individual music where no one watching at home or even in the stadium will have the viewpoint the judge does.

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