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NBC Gymnastics announcer obviously not a big follower of NCAA gymnastics....
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:21 am
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:21 am
Regarding Suni Lee: "After the gold, she went to Auburn and helped put Southeastern Conference gymnastics on the map."
Uhhh, wut?
Team national titles
Georgia- 10
Utah- 9
UCLA-7
Alabama- 6
Oklahoma- 6
Florida- 3
LSU- 1
Michigan- 1
Uhhh, wut?
Team national titles
Georgia- 10
Utah- 9
UCLA-7
Alabama- 6
Oklahoma- 6
Florida- 3
LSU- 1
Michigan- 1
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Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:29 am to koreandawg
An odd statement. But maybe partially true for other reasons. The sport is bigger than it has ever been.
But it is still rare for top gymnasts from international competitions to be on college gymnastics rosters.
But it is still rare for top gymnasts from international competitions to be on college gymnastics rosters.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:30 am to koreandawg
I mean, statistically, who is?
I think they were just trying to show Lee some love because they are always pandering to Simone Biles.
I think they were just trying to show Lee some love because they are always pandering to Simone Biles.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:37 am to koreandawg
Not everything is about titles. Lee became somewhat of a celebrity and brought attention to the sport.
It's about popularity. Not that hard to grasp.
It's about popularity. Not that hard to grasp.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:39 am to CapstoneGrad06
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An odd statement. But maybe partially true for other reasons. The sport is bigger than it has ever been.
But it is still rare for top gymnasts from international competitions to be on college gymnastics rosters.
I don't disagree, but she should have said that she put college gymnastics on the map, not SEC gymnastics.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:44 am to i am dan
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Not everything is about titles. Lee became somewhat of a celebrity and brought attention to the sport.
It's about popularity. Not that hard to grasp.
Then say it's for college gymnastics, not the SEC.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:44 am to koreandawg
I get what he means to an extent. Very few people, even followers of gymnastics, know how good the SEC is at the sport, especially Georgia.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:45 am to koreandawg
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Then say it's for college gymnastics, not the SEC.
Does it matter that much? I'm going to leave this profound discussion on some random thing some person said.
You can worry about it all you want. Have a good one..
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:52 am to koreandawg
Sorry they hurt your feelings...
Posted on 7/31/24 at 9:05 am to koreandawg
She’s no Livvy
Posted on 7/31/24 at 9:05 am to koreandawg
quote:So according to you LSU gymnastics wasn’t “on the map” until this year?
LSU- 1
Also, she won the National championship her first year at Auburn on the beam.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 9:15 am to koreandawg
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Regarding Suni Lee: "After the gold, she went to Auburn and helped put Southeastern Conference gymnastics on the map."
Really bad take by the announcer.
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NBC Gymnastics announcer obviously not a big follower of NCAA gymnastics....
Which real men are?
Posted on 7/31/24 at 9:25 am to koreandawg
She is the only individual medalist in US history to come out of NCAA gymnastics.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 9:31 am to PeleofAnalytics
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She is the only individual medalist in US history to come out of NCAA gymnastics
But she isnt the only olympic medalist to compete at the NCAAs. Its just that usually the girls are past their prime by the time they get halfway through college. They compete at 17 and 18 in the olympics, then go to college and their bodies are already spent. Back pain, knee pain, etc.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 9:40 am to PeleofAnalytics
quote:She didn’t really come out of NCAA gymnastics though. She came through Elite just like everyone else. Hell she had her gold medal before she even stepped foot on Auburns campus.
She is the only individual medalist in US history to come out of NCAA gymnastics.
This post was edited on 7/31/24 at 9:41 am
Posted on 7/31/24 at 12:02 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
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But she isnt the only olympic medalist to compete at the NCAAs. Its just that usually the girls are past their prime by the time they get halfway through college. They compete at 17 and 18 in the olympics, then go to college and their bodies are already spent. Back pain, knee pain, etc.
My bad. I see 3 uneven bar medalist that were on college teams back in the 2000s but that they were all medalist before attending college.
Posted on 8/1/24 at 3:06 pm to WestSideTiger
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She’s no Livvy
Not look wise. Now, talent...
Posted on 8/1/24 at 3:11 pm to koreandawg
If there’s one thing that keeps me up at night it’s women’s gymnastics
Posted on 8/1/24 at 3:15 pm to koreandawg
How about a simple "thank you Auburn for bringing our little sport into the mainstream"
Posted on 8/1/24 at 3:43 pm to koreandawg
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Regarding Suni Lee: "After the gold, she went to Auburn and helped put Southeastern Conference gymnastics on the map."
I remember when Bama gym had some huge winning streak against Auburn and they constantly won championships. Problem is gymnastics still wasn't on the map for the fan. They might watch the championship but throughout the season the gym would be sparsely attended. Suni brought out the fans and the student section and the gym would get full unlike anything before.
So in a way the announcer is right.
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