****SEC Gymanstics Championships - Official Thead****

The Eight Gymnastics Schools in the SEC compete today at 2pm (Arky, Aub, UK and Mizzou) and 6pm (Bama, UGA, LSU and UF)

#8 - #5 - they're not going to win, they're here because it wouldn't be an SEC Championships without them
quick hits though

-Mizzou - has done really nothing all year but that's to be expected with a first year HC.
-Kentucky - knocked off some good teams this year and have been pretty bi-polar with huge to embarrasing scores all year long. A consistent meet would be a great result.
-Auburn - had NCAAs in their sights and grasps until a DOUBLE Achilles tear (ouch) to their star Bri Guy have the tigers in safe mode. Look for a dangerous tiger team in 2015.
-Arkansas - They don't have the same talent across the board as the SEC powers, but Arky possess both the 2014 SEC FOTY and POTY in Amanda Wellick and Kat Grable. At the very least they should make some noise in individual awards.


Contenders


#4 Georgia -if there's an underdog in session #2 it's the Dawgs. This isn't the 10 time champion caliber team you usually expect from Georgia and they'll be satisfied if they finish top 2. Make no mistake though, they have the talent to win, it will just take a season best effort.

#3 seed Alabama - Host team, always dangerous wouldn't surprise anyone to see the Tide win. Their low seed is due to a slow start to the year messing with their average score which determines the seeds. Sarah Patterson's crew own the second best score in the NCAA this year. Look for a sea of Crimson and White to try to "Roll Tide Roll" Alabama to a victory.

#2 LSU - D.D. Breaux (what a great LSU name) has been in Baton Rouge since the dinosaurs roamed the earth and always had an ok to good squad. This year things have gone into high gear and captured the #1 ranking for several weeks this season. LSU is on a historic run and their first SEC title since the 80s would cap it off nicely

#1 Florida - The defending Natty and SEC Champs are led by Olympians and Worlds Team members. They are legit and in a normal circumstance, if they hit, they'd win. But all season long UF has headaches on the road, falls, bobbles and botched landings have resulted in a loss at Bama and a season low scores in UCLA and Auburn (they did end the regular season with a monster road score so maybe the worst is over). Basically, Florida has had problems when entering the State of Alabama



The SEC Championships are hosted by Alabama in the BJCC Arena in Birmingham. If you're in the area, check it out.... and them send us updates because this damn thing isn't broadcasted or stream live by ESPN, CSS, FSN or Jefferson Pilot or ANYTHING.

ESPN will delay broadcast it next week but that's pretty lame.