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Reviving an old topic - why doesn't Tennessee have a gymnastics team?
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:53 am
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:53 am
When Oklahoma's team joins the competition next year, the SEC will be adding the best program in the NCAA. Gymnastics is already gaining in popularity around the conference, and schools that have teams (currently 8) are seeing growing attendance.
LSU averaged 12,075 per meet last year, a lot more than their men's basketball team draws to the PMAC. That's paid admission. What's the attendance at Vol rowing meets?
LSU averaged 12,075 per meet last year, a lot more than their men's basketball team draws to the PMAC. That's paid admission. What's the attendance at Vol rowing meets?
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Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:54 am to TheShmoo
I was up late last night pondering the same question.
Just could not sleep because of it.
Just could not sleep because of it.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:56 am to TheShmoo
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LSU averaged 12,075 perverts to stalk Olivia Dunne
This post was edited on 2/8/24 at 9:58 am
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:59 am to TheShmoo
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LSU averaged 12,075 per meet last year, a lot more than their men's basketball team draws to the PMAC. That's paid admission. What's the attendance at Vol rowing meets?
This is the lamest flex I’ve ever seen before.
You are aware that Tennessee beat the shite out of LSU last night, right?
Posted on 2/8/24 at 10:00 am to TheShmoo
I assume the Lady Vols compete in another sport instead. I don’t know.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 10:24 am to rich4pres
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I assume the Lady Vols compete in another sport instead. I don’t know.
Most likely this. Schools generally pick and choose which women’s programs they have to fulfill Title IX
Posted on 2/8/24 at 10:44 am to TheShmoo
Better yet, why doesn't A&M or Texas have gymnastics?
The state of Texas is the mecca for youth gymnastics.
The state of Texas is the mecca for youth gymnastics.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 10:48 am to bigDgator
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why doesn't A&M or Texas have gymnastics?
Surprised these two don't have male gymnastics teams
Posted on 2/8/24 at 11:12 am to bigDgator
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Better yet, why doesn't A&M or Texas have gymnastics?
The state of Texas is the mecca for youth gymnastics.
THIS is the most legit question.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 11:31 am to lsudave1
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why doesn't A&M or Texas have gymnastics?
Surprised these two don't have male gymnastics teams
We joke about this, but it's an Olympic sport. Until Title 9, LSU had a program, and it was good. I think it was ranked #4 when they shut it down.
I looked it up, and it was varsity for 16 years, finished Top 10 8 times, finished 2nd twice, and had 3 individual national champs. Armando Vega, the coach, was a 2 time National Coach of the Year.
I mentioned in another thread, LSU's wrestling team was highly ranked when it was killed, too. Had won something like 7 of the last 9 SEC titles.
Having grown up through that period (I remember following sports as early as the late 70's), I honestly can't say Title 9 did anything but harm. Women's basketball was already a thing, I remember La Tech (with Mulkey as point guard), I remember her winning Olympic Gold, etc. Women's gymnastics, I can't say that's changed much. Fall of the USSR is bigger than any improvements we made.
But a number of men's sports have declined. We used to know some of the male gymnasts by name (Kurt Thomas), men's volleyball (Karch Kiraly), etc. Now those sports are dead.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 11:39 am to TheShmoo
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LSU averaged 12,075 per meet last year, a lot more than their men's basketball team draws to the PMAC. That's paid admission. What's the attendance at Vol rowing meets?
We can row in our rivers...there aren't any freaking alligators to worry about.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:08 pm to TheShmoo
Gaining in popularity? Dude, we were packing out Coleman Coliseum back in the early 90’s when I was a student. Welcome to the bandwagon.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:12 pm to madmaxvol
"We can row in our rivers...there aren't any freaking alligators to worry about." 
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:12 pm to TheShmoo
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LSU averaged 12,075 per meet last year, a lot more than their men's basketball team draws to the PMAC.
Really makes you wonder what's in the water down there for women's sports to be better supported than the actual sports men play.
Ya'll got some estrogen leaking from one of the plants?
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:13 pm to madmaxvol
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We can row in our rivers...there aren't any freaking alligators to worry about.
I'll bet y'all are probably some rowing motherfrickers once the banjo music starts playing.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:14 pm to bigDgator
bigD! Damn this thread is awesome.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:14 pm to bigDgator
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I'll bet y'all are probably some rowing motherfrickers once the banjo music starts playing.
Yeah, but they're rowing towards the music.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:19 pm to TheShmoo
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Reviving an old topic - why doesn't Tennessee have a gymnastics team?
They don't want to add another sport in which Alabama would kick their asses every competition.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:22 pm to TheShmoo
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What's the attendance at Vol rowing meets?
No excuse. We have rowing, and we've also won multiple national championships in gymnastics.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:24 pm to bigDgator
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I'll bet y'all are probably some rowing motherfrickers once the banjo music starts playing.
Technically, Deliverance was shot in Georgia...but I get the gist.
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