re: #8 LSU at #23 Arkansas Gym Meet Thread/ LSU falls to Arkansas

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So when we lose the last 45 years it’s always the judges???? BS NONONE complained when after 40 YEARS DD won 3 SECs??? Come on…we lost to Bama UF and UGA for literally 40 years…its not the judges…come on…

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We were not a top program for 45 years. But in the past 10 years or so, thanks to DD, we have been. We may not have won a NC, but we have made it to the Super Six several times, finished 2nd in the nation twice that I can remember, and in the top 6 other times. We won the SEC regular season twice that I can remember, and the SEC Championship I believe 3 times in a row. I may have some of those statistics off, but I would hardly call that record “losing”. We became an elite program, consistently in the top 5 in rankings, expected to go far in post season (which we did), and have had several gymnasts win individual titles. Fans of all teams have always complained about judging here and there - mainly the inconsistency.

But what we’ve seen over the past couple of years is a marked decline. Two years ago we didn’t make it past Day 1 of championships, and last year we didn’t make it out of regionals. And we may not even make the evening session of SEC championships. NO ONE is blaming the general decline on judging.