JFNDOWBFAN Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 7:48 AM, TromboneGirl35 said: Lakeview has improved SIGNIFICANTLY! Great for them. Glad to see a new face appear among the area finalists! Expand Really enjoyed their show! Proud of those kids. Not my band but they always made me smile Dallas Hobbs and Lil_band 2 Quote
JFNDOWBFAN Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 2:18 PM, Bbowman615 said: What I’ve heard sachse got into a little trouble with another school which could be the reason why they dropped it so low Expand 👀 🤔 I don’t think that would get to the judges but does make curious minds want to know. Dallas Hobbs 1 Quote
JFNDOWBFAN Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 1:41 AM, Dallas Hobbs said: How am I nervous before watching Hebron perform when I didn’t even go there? Expand Because even they get nervous. Last night Sweet HebronBetty Lou was having an anxiety attack when finals were being announced. After Rockwall was announced she put her hand on my shoulder, congratulated me (she had talked about how much she liked our concept). I told her, I think she will be OK, haha. Glad they were called two bands later. 😂 Dallas Hobbs 1 Quote
Dave609 Posted October 22, 2023 Author Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/21/2023 at 6:40 PM, flute4flight said: @Dave609 Were you here today? Expand I was in Houston and wasn't able to attend the event. Sorry for the late message, bad signal Quote
JFNDOWBFAN Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 Can we also talk about the anxiety with multiple schools that start with Rock…….. or Wylie…. or Flower……(oh wait, they usually both getting good news) 😂 Dallas Hobbs 1 Quote
BandDad11 Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 3:34 PM, E1. said: I still cannot believe that Rockwall Heath was placed in last for three different categories. How do they go from getting grand champs at royce city to getting placed 31st Expand They got 23rd Quote
Popular Post BandDad11 Posted October 22, 2023 Popular Post Posted October 22, 2023 Heath is gonna get a new production team next year though, so hopefully that will help a lot since their show this year didn’t really set them up for success Dallas Hobbs, JFNDOWBFAN and E1. 3 Quote
Tubalord11 Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 Congratulations to Hebron on another Area win! Not surprised at all about the top half, after seeing East's Region run, they were miles ahead of where they were at Conroe, but a very well-deserved state spot for them! Sucks that Boyd is once again being the first out, but it is what it is. HUGE congrats to Byron Nelson, was always very surprised they didn't make finals here after competing with them and them doing and being so well, and to LC, and incredible season for them, and they really killed it in finals apparently! And of course, Mckinney, a program that has so long imo deserved to make finals and finally did, really happy to see them finally in, and really hopes this pushes them forward in the future, should have incredible successes at Boa Waco this upcoming weekend! Rock Hill's placement is a bit confusing, guess they didn't have a great finals run, but it's way more a BOA show than UIL, so I'm not super convinced this will be a good thing to use for Waco predictions. Really only band that didn't make it that I was surprised about was Braswell, seeing how well their season has been, maybe not a great run, but either way still a great season for them. Congrats to all the bands here on an incredible year! DukeDirtfarmer and Luke Hoggins 2 Quote
Popular Post JazzRun Posted October 22, 2023 Popular Post Posted October 22, 2023 For all the talk about Area C being a competitive “bloodbath” -which I completely agree with btw- finals last night felt like such a celebration of all 12 bands. Standing ovations for each program; claps & cheers for soloists & musical/visual impact moments…so much love & support for those kids across the board. And Prosper going last with their all-in Texas extravaganza…the crowd singing & clap-clap-clapping along to ‘Deep in the Heart of Texas’ during their pre-show…was the cherry on top. SO fun & an unforgettable night of phenomenal high school marching bands. Dallas Hobbs, JFNDOWBFAN, Mellow_Mello and 5 others 8 Quote
Jacob2017 Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 Does anyone know what happened to Rowlett's program? Back when I was in school they were one of the the four that were constantly making it to state from Area C, and last night they placed second to last! Quote
Bbowman615 Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 4:13 PM, Jacob2017 said: Does anyone know what happened to Rowlett's program? Back when I was in school they were one of the the four that were constantly making it to state from Area C, and last night they placed second to last! Expand Different directors Karma_Savior 1 Quote
JazzRun Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 I know this site was having issues yesterday, but does anyone have commentary on the Finals bands from last night? Hoping someone saved their thoughts in their notes app or something Quote
Yyz28 Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 I hate to take anything away from any band, so I won’t say anything negative about any band specifically. I have to admit that I’m not seeing what some of the judges see. A couple of the bands in the top 4 had some pretty sloppy marching, and the “jump around and create chaos” style that hides all the sloppiness thing does nothing for me, but I’m not judging. …and musically, Boyd was easily the cleanest and most dynamic sound (maybe not the loudest). Nelson’s drill was very dialed in, I’m not sure why they didn’t land higher. unfortunately, for sports and events that are “subjectively judged”, it ultimately is up to the judges that day. i think area realignment is in order. The top 9 bands in this area could easily be sent to state from most areas in the state. We’re fortunate to have so many well run and supported programs in North Texas. Lots of hard working and talented kids. DukeDirtfarmer 1 Quote
Dallas Hobbs Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 1:30 PM, themarching411 said: The scores from judge to judge are all over the place. Expand That’s UIL for ya!😍 Quote
JFNDOWBFAN Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 5:57 PM, Dallas Hobbs said: That’s UIL for ya!😍 Expand It’s another thing that makes it unpredictable for sure. Dallas Hobbs 1 Quote
itsstephenyo Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 5:21 PM, Yyz28 said: I hate to take anything away from any band, so I won’t say anything negative about any band specifically. I have to admit that I’m not seeing what some of the judges see. A couple of the bands in the top 4 had some pretty sloppy marching, and the “jump around and create chaos” style that hides all the sloppiness thing does nothing for me, but I’m not judging. …and musically, Boyd was easily the cleanest and most dynamic sound (maybe not the loudest). Nelson’s drill was very dialed in, I’m not sure why they didn’t land higher. unfortunately, for sports and events that are “subjectively judged”, it ultimately is up to the judges that day. i think area realignment is in order. The top 9 bands in this area could easily be sent to state from most areas in the state. We’re fortunate to have so many well run and supported programs in North Texas. Lots of hard working and talented kids. Expand That's why Area C is a bloodbath! 6 advancing makes it so cutthroat. Also the visual scores kinda mirror what you say. Visual judge consistency was non existent. The music judges were pretty well in line with one another. Quote
themarching411 Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 5:21 PM, Yyz28 said: I hate to take anything away from any band, so I won’t say anything negative about any band specifically. I have to admit that I’m not seeing what some of the judges see. A couple of the bands in the top 4 had some pretty sloppy marching, and the “jump around and create chaos” style that hides all the sloppiness thing does nothing for me, but I’m not judging. …and musically, Boyd was easily the cleanest and most dynamic sound (maybe not the loudest). Nelson’s drill was very dialed in, I’m not sure why they didn’t land higher. unfortunately, for sports and events that are “subjectively judged”, it ultimately is up to the judges that day. i think area realignment is in order. The top 9 bands in this area could easily be sent to state from most areas in the state. We’re fortunate to have so many well run and supported programs in North Texas. Lots of hard working and talented kids. Expand Agreed. Boyd should have made it. There was no consistency and the region has just so many good bands. Quote
JFNDOWBFAN Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 4:58 PM, 13thPlace said: what happened to plano east? Expand Stole fizzy lifting drink. Ceilings had to be cleaned. Quote
JFNDOWBFAN Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 3:34 PM, E1. said: I still cannot believe that Rockwall Heath was placed in last for three different categories. How do they go from getting grand champs at royce city to getting placed 31st Expand As I’ve mentioned, I feel like Heath’s show was really good this year. Program showed growth despite not seeing the results. A lot of great bands missed finals. As I predicted other day, many bands will he left scratching heads. As for going from RC Grand Champion to down the list…..level of competition. Ive grumbled about Rockwall doing multiple BOA’s but it’s possible the exposure showed them how to push themselves even more Quote
JFNDOWBFAN Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 Time for my forum break! Good luck to the state bound bands! Quote
Dallas Hobbs Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 4:33 PM, JazzRun said: I know this site was having issues yesterday, but does anyone have commentary on the Finals bands from last night? Hoping someone saved their thoughts in their notes app or something Expand I was actually in attendance for finals! Any band(s) you want commentary on, specifically? JazzRun 1 Quote
13thPlace Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 7:13 PM, Dallas Hobbs said: I was actually in attendance for finals! Any band(s) you want commentary on, specifically? Expand plano east, plano senior Quote
JFNDOWBFAN Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 6:24 PM, JFNDOWBFAN said: Time for my forum break! Good luck to the state bound bands! Expand Ok, one more post because heard something interesting. A lot of post about why did band xyz not make finals or why did Zyx make it, etc etc. This forum has been really consistent pointing out how hard this area would be to make finals and state Since 2018, so last 5 years…there are ONLY 5 schools that have made Finals each of those years! Hebron, Flomo, Marcus, Wylie, and Rockwall So, that’s 7 spots that have been up for grabs every year. If this year wasn’t your bands year, maybe next year! Can’t take anything for granted! Dallas Hobbs and E1. 1 1 Quote
JFNDOWBFAN Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 7:16 PM, 13thPlace said: plano east, plano senior Expand I didn’t see Plano, but looking at their scores from Judges for Plano East, wonder if the electric guitar 🎸 just didnt vibe with judges. 🤷♂️ Quote
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