It seems that the band may not be at the Ozen game, or at least may be very late. The Region X Marching Competition is being held on the same day. Kickoff for the Ozen game is at 3 PM, but that's also the earliest time that any 4A band can compete, and the latest time that we might be able to compete at would be around 5:30 or 6 PM, which would be around the time that the game would wrap up.
Ideas have been tossed around. One idea was that the band switch spots with a 1A or 2A band (since both divisions perform in the morning). Unfortunately, UIL rules state that each band must compete with its own division, and, as I mentioned earlier, our division performs during game time.
So, it looks like the band will either be late or absent. The only other idea I can think of is to have Ozen and PN-G play at the Reservation (which I doubt they will agree to) or at a neutral site (such as Babe Zaharias stadium, if it's still standing in October) on Friday night since the only reason we're playing them on Saturday is because West Brook will be using their new stadium on that Friday. BISD might be open to the option of playing at a neutral site since Ozen's band will have the same problem as ours, but you never know; we're talking about BISD here.
Any thoughts?
Ideas have been tossed around. One idea was that the band switch spots with a 1A or 2A band (since both divisions perform in the morning). Unfortunately, UIL rules state that each band must compete with its own division, and, as I mentioned earlier, our division performs during game time.
So, it looks like the band will either be late or absent. The only other idea I can think of is to have Ozen and PN-G play at the Reservation (which I doubt they will agree to) or at a neutral site (such as Babe Zaharias stadium, if it's still standing in October) on Friday night since the only reason we're playing them on Saturday is because West Brook will be using their new stadium on that Friday. BISD might be open to the option of playing at a neutral site since Ozen's band will have the same problem as ours, but you never know; we're talking about BISD here.
Any thoughts?