Texas Sou- alot of growth has shown for the ocean in 2019 they were proving every week they aren't backing down but they need trumpets badly to balance out those arrangements they have I expect them to build on their season also curious to why they haven't hired a director yet.
Grambling- had a very consistent season Dr Roebuck is over there making her mark and it showed. I expect gsu to come stronger hopefully we will hear more shocking arrangements too something that makes you say damn that's what gsu is missing imo. But I expect them to build on last season.
Jackson- by far the cleanest swac band last season. Arrangements were on point but song selection at times can be iffy...however JSU imo was the most consistent sounding SWAC band in 2019. I expect a bigger box this season too.
Alcorn- Alcorn needs consistent numbers and arrangements they sound good those tubas and trumpets held that entire band down last season but the overall sound isn't consistent and you can hear that overall during last season. However Alcorn is stepping back to the alcorn I loved the 00 type of band. I can see SOD growing too this fall.
Uapb- at times they sounded like they just took their horns out and played no warm up or anything then we heard them Sound great. That being said consistent is something they aren't. I love their shows but the overall lack of consistency is hurting the program but I can see uapb improving this spring I hope to hear some of the M4 old classics
PVU- song selections is what killed them last season and arrangements at times. They have the sound and overall band it just at times I questioned their song selection. Their shows aren't what they use to be either I'm bored at times by their shows. However pv has the sound and numbers they just need to use their book and they do have one I can see a bigger storm this fall too.
Southern- 2019 su was missing that flare I'm use to hearing and lacked that energy I loved p too Haymer energy was hype hungry and ready and that is what he carries over to his band and it showed he wasn't there. However hands down no one can touch their arrangements no one and I stand by that. I sometimes also question their song selection. Toward the end of the season it seems to bore down overall the jukes imo will wake back up this fall.
AAMU- CLEAN consistent and you gotta love them aamu is returning to the 1998 style of aamu I loved. That director is really doing a great job over there. I just wish we could see more fifths from them
BAMA ST- this band is getting smaller and the overall sound is so inconsistent. Example that take you down on the field they played Was very nice but then we get to the stands and we hear them and be like wtf idk what is going on at ASU but from everything we read and see Oliver is holding that program back. A controlling director isn't. A good sign at all. I expect asu to improve but number wise I do not see the growing this fall.
MVSU-need numbers and horns and money. The director is doing a good job though toning their sound it's just mvsu needs consistent everything they are however improving
FAMU- is clean they sound great but their song selection will hurt them in the fifth but musically they will be one of the best in the SWAC this fall. I think they will really surprise us in the fall.
BCU- As we seen They had trouble with JSU If they can't handle a top swac band bcu is going to be in trouble. Their song selection will get them bood and killed in any fifth . All that dancing and chants will not work in a fifth most swac bands.will end up out shining them in a fifth they do not have the material. However soundwise they will be one if NOT THE BEST sounding SWAC band this fall and biggest also.
Grambling- had a very consistent season Dr Roebuck is over there making her mark and it showed. I expect gsu to come stronger hopefully we will hear more shocking arrangements too something that makes you say damn that's what gsu is missing imo. But I expect them to build on last season.
Jackson- by far the cleanest swac band last season. Arrangements were on point but song selection at times can be iffy...however JSU imo was the most consistent sounding SWAC band in 2019. I expect a bigger box this season too.
Alcorn- Alcorn needs consistent numbers and arrangements they sound good those tubas and trumpets held that entire band down last season but the overall sound isn't consistent and you can hear that overall during last season. However Alcorn is stepping back to the alcorn I loved the 00 type of band. I can see SOD growing too this fall.
Uapb- at times they sounded like they just took their horns out and played no warm up or anything then we heard them Sound great. That being said consistent is something they aren't. I love their shows but the overall lack of consistency is hurting the program but I can see uapb improving this spring I hope to hear some of the M4 old classics
PVU- song selections is what killed them last season and arrangements at times. They have the sound and overall band it just at times I questioned their song selection. Their shows aren't what they use to be either I'm bored at times by their shows. However pv has the sound and numbers they just need to use their book and they do have one I can see a bigger storm this fall too.
Southern- 2019 su was missing that flare I'm use to hearing and lacked that energy I loved p too Haymer energy was hype hungry and ready and that is what he carries over to his band and it showed he wasn't there. However hands down no one can touch their arrangements no one and I stand by that. I sometimes also question their song selection. Toward the end of the season it seems to bore down overall the jukes imo will wake back up this fall.
AAMU- CLEAN consistent and you gotta love them aamu is returning to the 1998 style of aamu I loved. That director is really doing a great job over there. I just wish we could see more fifths from them
BAMA ST- this band is getting smaller and the overall sound is so inconsistent. Example that take you down on the field they played Was very nice but then we get to the stands and we hear them and be like wtf idk what is going on at ASU but from everything we read and see Oliver is holding that program back. A controlling director isn't. A good sign at all. I expect asu to improve but number wise I do not see the growing this fall.
MVSU-need numbers and horns and money. The director is doing a good job though toning their sound it's just mvsu needs consistent everything they are however improving
FAMU- is clean they sound great but their song selection will hurt them in the fifth but musically they will be one of the best in the SWAC this fall. I think they will really surprise us in the fall.
BCU- As we seen They had trouble with JSU If they can't handle a top swac band bcu is going to be in trouble. Their song selection will get them bood and killed in any fifth . All that dancing and chants will not work in a fifth most swac bands.will end up out shining them in a fifth they do not have the material. However soundwise they will be one if NOT THE BEST sounding SWAC band this fall and biggest also.
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