Last year there was the dueling Golden Fiddle shows. This year features two Back To The Future shows with Noblesville and Oak Mountain. Both have some great special effects/set pieces. NHS Singers seem to draw more on the new BTTF musical, while Oak Mountain Singers show is very similar, a near replica, to the Fairfield Choraliers 2014 show. It's a great theme; so much nostalgia. Good luck Marty & Doc! (and all the other stellar choirs performing this morning!)
Grenada over Center Grove is…a choice!! How did you come by that prediction? Not shaming, just curious and interested in seeing different perspectives - I would personally say CG is the clear favorite
Grenada Is my favorite group going (along with JA and Oak Mt.) call it my southern bias, but I've also seen CG in person! Gonna be such a fun competition to watch.
How dare anyone question my vast knowledge and expertise on all things show choir!?! Just kidding
No, I agree that CG is the favorite. They have been tested this year (arguably like no other choir) and have met every one with flying colors. So maybe I'm seeing Grenada as an underdog that has a chance at taking this. Who says a little March Madness can't extend to the show choir world? Now, I'm using the term "underdog" just in relation to CG's stellar resume. But Grenada has been tested as well this year (splitting with Brandon, second to Clinton Attache). Also, the last time CG was at SCN was 2019, which means none of them have performed on the Opry stage. While Grenada was last here in 2022 so some of them probably have some experience with this event, which might count for something. There was also probably some recency bias in my rankings since I had just watched a video of Grenada's show when I made them.
So maybe I'm just overthinking it and the favorite will win out. But the discussion is fun and I know all these choirs are going to give everything they have, which only makes it fun for those of us who get to witness it.
Early Predictions (Mixed groups):
GC - Center Grove (BV and BC)
1ru - Findlay (BB)
2ru - Brownsburg
3ru - Fairfield
4ru - CR Kennedy
5ru - Jackson Academy
I can see Grenada and Glenwood making finals here. I can also see Fairfield and Brownsburg switching. But then again it is way too early to predict.
Updated (but still early) Predictions:
GC - Center Grove (BV)
1ru - Oak Mountain (BC)
2ru - Grenada
3ru - Jackson Academy
4ru - Brownsburg
5ru - Noblesville/Findlay
Final Predictions:
GC- Center Grove (BV)
1ru- Grenada (BC)
2ru- Oak Mountain
3ru- Brownsburg
4ru- Noblesville
5ru- Jackson Academy
Single Clef:
GC- Center Grove (BV)
1ru- Oak Mountain (BC)
2ru- Fairfield
3ru- Brownsburg
4ru- Noblesville
5ru- Manchester
Another stacked lineup that could go a million different ways. I know all of these groups are going to show up and show out to create a couple of an entertaining days of show choir.
