(GYM) Gymnastics SEC Championship 8pm

It is time for all Gator gymnastics fans to say, "Jenny built this team beautifully from the start!"
1st SEC championship! No one knows what the NCAA=s will bring, but this places us in contention.

 

We are going to Auburn unless they change the policy.

 

I've gotten ripped for this in the past. But, UF always having the smallest squad is a double edged sword. Having four competitors in the AA is great. Unless the pressure gets to one of them, like the newbie Blakely, and she has an off night.

 

Alabama passed both lsu and Auburn. It will be Alabama five, LSU 6, Auburn 7.

 

So Bama leap frogged two of the best teams in the country at what was basically a home meet? What a shock?

 

UF really doesn't have a small squad, although injuries have minimized it. But half the debate on the board this season was some of us defending Jenny using an extensive roster, rather than riding a limited few all season. Manigordo post above was spot on, IMO she has been masterful at keeping people fresh, building depth and getting everyone quality work....while building the team toward a peak at season end.
I think we all know that nationals are always a little bit of a crapshoot, doesn't take much to upset the title run. But this team goes in as solidly as anyone could hope for.

 

We have 18 on the roster and most have seen significant action all year.

 

looks like ou gets the 1 seed over uf by .0050.

 

As Michigan will do to the lesser programs, they blew everyone away on the vault. However, there was a little protect our best going on when it came to Michigan's floor scores which I thought were a couple of tenths overscored. Michigan isn't the best on the beam, and it showed. Their bars were really good and scored right. Overall, I think 198.0000 was a more appropriate score for the Wolverines.

The female analyst was a Michigan grad. Her open rooting for Michigan was disgusting. Bigger things were small for Michigan and smaller things were big for the rest of the field.

Michigan State improved their lot heading into regionals. They finished as B1G runner up.

Minnesota laid an egg, very poor performance on the balance beam that took them from 1st round leader to out of the competition.

Iowa reminds me of Michigan State, young, athletic and talented, but inexperienced.

Ohio State didn't seem to do anything to impress.

 

Alabama likely worked themselves into the 5 seed at the SECs. Of note is that Luisa Blanco was injured in her last performance of the evening executing her beam dismount. From what I could tell, she injured her right knee or ankle, maybe both. The awards were televised by SEC Network+. Blanco was standing in front of her team on crutches. Just guessing at this point, I think Blanco's season is over. If so, Alabama is a bit of a hollow 5 seed without Luisa Blanco performing. The Tide team that pushed the Gators all meet will not be the same.

 

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