Popular Post packwick Posted June 15, 2023 Popular Post Posted June 15, 2023 ya know, back in the day BOA had the regional and nats participants posted on their website by April and ppl wouldn't have to trawl band calendars for dates. wonderin why they don't do that anymore. wgi is able to have the current entries updated as soon as units sign up. but i guess of the 3 major marching arts orgs wgi prob has their s*** together the most. oh wellz. JeremiahW, BandNerd07 and Tubalord11 3 Quote
Bill_Hou Posted June 26, 2023 Posted June 26, 2023 No Cy-Fair at this years BOA San Antonio. Just too expensive so they will stick to their every other year schedule for now. Ranxh1938292 1 Quote
Ranxh1938292 Posted June 26, 2023 Posted June 26, 2023 Dang! I really was excited to see how well they could’ve done. Quote
cjm715 Posted June 26, 2023 Posted June 26, 2023 On 6/26/2023 at 12:30 AM, spacewill said: No Cy-Fair at this years BOA San Antonio. Just too expensive so they will stick to their every other year schedule for now. Expand that is unfortunate. Quote
packwick Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 is it "only" Coppell, Flower Mound, and Keller that will be missing in this yr's finals compared to last? too lazy to check and compare. supposedly Hebron and Marcus are still going. Quote
packwick Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 oh Pearland is missing too. still will be very very competitive tho. Quote
BandNerd07 Posted July 14, 2023 Posted July 14, 2023 Hebron's not going this year as they are going to GNats this year. I dunno about marcus though. Quote
josephbandfan Posted July 14, 2023 Posted July 14, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 12:11 AM, BandNerd07 said: Hebron's not going this year as they are going to GNats this year. I dunno about marcus though. Expand MFA posted today the current participating bands for each event and Hebron and Marcus are on the list for San Antonio. LeanderMomma 1 Quote
BandNerd07 Posted July 14, 2023 Posted July 14, 2023 Really! I just assumed that Hebron was skipping SA because they were going to GN. But that's gonna be a crazy 2 weeks for Hebron as they plan on doing all 3 (State, BOA SA, and BOA GNats). Haven't really seen any program that has dared to do all 3 before. Quote
TWHSPercDad Posted July 14, 2023 Posted July 14, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 2:01 AM, BandNerd07 said: Really! I just assumed that Hebron was skipping SA because they were going to GN. But that's gonna be a crazy 2 weeks for Hebron as they plan on doing all 3 (State, BOA SA, and BOA GNats). Haven't really seen any program that has dared to do all 3 before. Expand Considering they all qualify for UIL State, Claudia Taylor Johnson, Hebron, James Bowie, Round Rock, and The Woodlands will each have a very busy 13 days (Oct. 30 - Nov. 11)!!! …..and it all starts in just two weeks!!!! WoodlandsMom4ever and Hard Core Band Fan 2 Quote
Rubisco Posted July 14, 2023 Posted July 14, 2023 Well, this contest will still be insanely competitive. Honestly, it still would have been, even if Hebron and Marcus weren't attending. That's just the cherry on top. Quote
yayband914 Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 OFFICIAL LINEUP AS OF 07/13/2023Confirmed (71):A&M Consolidated H.S., TXAledo H.S., TXAnderson H.S., TXArgyle H.S., TXBastrop H.S., TXBirdville H.S., TXBridgeland H.S., TXByron P. Steele II H.S., TXCedar Park H.S., TXCedar Ridge H.S., TXClaudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TXClear Creek H.S., TXClear Springs H.S., TXCollege Park H.S., TXCrockett H.S., TXCypress Woods H.S., TXDawson H.S., TXForney H.S., TXFriendswood H.S., TXGrapevine H.S., TXHargrave H.S., TXHebron H.S., TXJack C. Hays H.S., TXJames Bowie H.S., TXJames Earl Rudder H.S., TXJohn B. Alexander H.S., TXJourdanton H.S., TXKeller Central H.S., TXKrum H.S., TXL.D. Bell H.S., TXLake Travis H.S., TXLeander H.S., TXLehman H.S., TXLouis D. Brandeis H.S., TXM.G. Johnson H.S., TXMagnolia H.S., TXManor New Tech H.S., TXMarcus H.S., TXMcCallum H.S., TXMcNeil H.S., TXMeridian H.S., TXMidlothian H.S., TXMission Veterans Memorial H.S., TXOak Ridge H.S., TXPecos H.S., TXPflugerville H.S., TXPieper H.S., TXPioneer H.S., TXRoma H.S., TXRonald Reagan H.S., TXRound Rock H.S., TXRouse H.S., TXSandra Day O’Connor H.S., TXSmithson Valley H.S., TXStephen F. Austin H.S., TXThe Woodlands H.S., TXTimber Creek H.S., TXTom Glenn H.S., TXUnited H.S., TXVandegrift H.S., TXVeterans Memorial H.S., TXVista Ridge H.S., TXW. Charles Akins H.S., TXWakeland H.S., TXWaller H.S., TXWalnut Grove H.S., TXWeiss H.S., TXWestlake H.S., TXWestwood H.S., TXWinston Churchill H.S., TXWylie East H.S., TX Quote
Samuel Culper Posted July 21, 2023 Posted July 21, 2023 Two years in a row with ZERO participation from out of state? LeanderMomma 1 Quote
crunchycookie3 Posted July 22, 2023 Posted July 22, 2023 It actually seems like a FANTASTIC year to be a Texas bubble band at this contest. I only count seven absolute locks for finals, with the last 7 spots being a fight between Leander, Round Rock, Bell, Wakeland, Westlake, Timber Creek, Rouse, Buda Johnson, Bowie, Keller Central, Wylie East, and Bridgeland. It will be nice to see some old faces and some new groups in finals! Quote
yayband914 Posted July 23, 2023 Posted July 23, 2023 On 7/21/2023 at 2:02 PM, Samuel Culper said: Two years in a row with ZERO participation from out of state? Expand San Antonio is very far away from everything else and I would imagine that, other than getting to spectate the best high school band contest in the world, it’s just not worth the trip for most groups to go there and get ~60th place. Quote
BandNerd07 Posted July 23, 2023 Posted July 23, 2023 So I think with Flower Mound, Coppell, Pearland, and Keller not going, bands like James Bowie, Leander, Timber Creek, and Keller Central might benefit from this as they were all runner ups that were the first four out of Finals last year. Quote
LostChoirGuy Posted July 23, 2023 Posted July 23, 2023 I'm hoping one of the other Keller schools can show up strong and keep KISD represented in finals here. Both TC and KC were so good last year and really close to making it in. Quote
BandNerd07 Posted July 23, 2023 Posted July 23, 2023 Yep, and I'm also hoping we'll have two 3A bands in Finals this year. IMO, there's wayyyy too many 4A bands here and actually every 6A band that was in Finals here made State Finals except Waxahachie, which ended up getting 20th place. Quote
APersonFromABand Posted July 23, 2023 Posted July 23, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 1:18 AM, josephbandfan said: MFA posted today the current participating bands for each event and Hebron and Marcus are on the list for San Antonio. Expand Unless Hebron doesn’t have enough members going to Grand Nats and the trip is canceled, Hebron will not be attending BOA SA. Nny14 1 Quote
northtexasbandfan Posted July 25, 2023 Posted July 25, 2023 I’m sure a big reason Flower Mound is not attending is they’re participating in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC. Not going to be an inexpensive trip for sure. Tubalord11 1 Quote
pancake Posted July 25, 2023 Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 12:08 AM, northtexasbandfan said: I’m sure a big reason Flower Mound is not attending is they’re participating in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC. Not going to be an inexpensive trip for sure. Expand it’s very interesting, many of the powerhouse dfw bands have other commitments that are making them avoid boa sa. hebron and keller going to nats, flo mo marching in the Macy’s parade, and coppell heading to chicago in december. people have been saying that the UIL smbc change has “killed” the boa sa super regional, but we will have to wait until 2025 to see if the dfw bands decide to make a weeklong trip down to San Antonio for both contests (because 2024 will have boa sa and uil smbc on the usual 5 day span). Quote
TrenBS Posted July 25, 2023 Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 4:31 AM, pancake said: it’s very interesting, many of the powerhouse dfw bands have other commitments that are making them avoid boa sa. hebron and keller going to nats, flo mo marching in the Macy’s parade, and coppell heading to chicago in december. people have been saying that the UIL smbc change has “killed” the boa sa super regional, but we will have to wait until 2025 to see if the dfw bands decide to make a weeklong trip down to San Antonio for both contests (because 2024 will have boa sa and uil smbc on the usual 5 day span). Expand I think its a good thing honestly to have these spots open, it may make the high level competition smaller, but it give multiple bands the opportunity to make finals at this comp when they couldnt even dream of it previously, so it gives many students the experience they normally wouldnt be able to, and we could see with these spots opening more bands reaching this level of excellence Quote
Samuel Culper Posted July 25, 2023 Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/23/2023 at 2:27 PM, yayband914 said: San Antonio is very far away from everything else and I would imagine that, other than getting to spectate the best high school band contest in the world, it’s just not worth the trip for most groups to go there and get ~60th place. Expand Which is why it was so exciting when Avon came down. I'm disappointed none of the other big hitters make the same choice. LeanderMomma 1 Quote
JMR2022 Posted August 2, 2023 Posted August 2, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 2:01 AM, BandNerd07 said: Really! I just assumed that Hebron was skipping SA because they were going to GN. But that's gonna be a crazy 2 weeks for Hebron as they plan on doing all 3 (State, BOA SA, and BOA GNats). Haven't really seen any program that has dared to do all 3 before. Expand there have been a number that have run the gauntlet of the 3 in the past. Quote
LeanderMomma Posted August 29, 2023 Author Posted August 29, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 2:01 AM, BandNerd07 said: Really! I just assumed that Hebron was skipping SA because they were going to GN. But that's gonna be a crazy 2 weeks for Hebron as they plan on doing all 3 (State, BOA SA, and BOA GNats). Haven't really seen any program that has dared to do all 3 before. Expand Ummm hello. Leander did it in 2016! 😜 gregorydf01 and WoodlandsMom4ever 2 Quote
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