re: Remove

Auburn is finished I wouldn't except Suni to compete again for them. The program is gonna go back to being a Tier 3 SEC gym program.

The SEC is notorious for delaying the announcement of SEC GOTY. They definitely take it into account. With a finish as close as Thomas and Bryant, I can easily see it coming down to who does better at SECs.

I also wonder if we will see Suni again. I don’t think she would abandon them at the end of the season but maybe they just don’t feel like there is another run on the table like last year? Who knows what is really going on with her. I can’t blame her for doing what’s best for herself. I also CAN blame the judges for the insane change in scores other gymnasts (on her team) get when she isn’t competing.

Is there any word on any seniors coming back next year?

Just dropping in to say that I for one do not like the new post season SEC championship. I feel like it is an extreme change for adding just one team to the conference. Are we forgetting how battered up these gymnasts are by post season? How did someone have a brilliant idea to add yet another meet right before regionals? I'm curious if the conference spoke to the coaches in the league to get their input on this before approving this new format.

Also, how will session teams be determined since the winner of each session moves to the final? They certainly can't keep the current format for that.

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Regular season: Each school sponsoring a gymnastics team will meet each other member institution at least once a year on an alternating home and away basis, consistent with the current process. An additional week will be required to accommodate nine teams.
SEC Gymnastics Championships: The championship will move from a one-day event to a two-day format. The semifinals will consist of two sessions of four teams each. The top seed will receive a bye to the championship. The top seed plus the two session winners in the semifinals and the team with the next highest score in the semifinals will advance to a four-team championship.

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And thinking a little further on this, how are they determining the top seed? I assume the same way they do now, which is NQS. If they are going to give a bye to the top seed then I wish seeding for SECs would go by regular season head to head wins first, then NQS as a tie breaker. In other words, the regular season SEC champion team should get the bye regardless of rank. Make it all about the SEC since that’s what is at stake.

This would at least make the regular season title mean a little more. It gets the team an advantage at SECs and not just another banner to hang.

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Is there any word on any seniors coming back next year?

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I know it is Cami's intention to return. Kiya is strongly considering 1 more year, but I don't think she would take 2 even though she theoretically could. Alyona is also strongly considering it. Much of her decisions lye with family concerns as well as cost since the 5th year is not covered by scholarship, but there are some options there. I have no idea what Kam is doing although I get the feeling she's done along with Maddie,and Lexi mostly because their path to the floor is narrow

Does anyone know if the team has already left for the SEC Championships?

I did not see Haleigh in the group picture. I hope all is well for her.

ETA: Aleah just posted this and said KJ and Haleigh were already on the plane and not to worry....LOL

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Well I hope the meet notes are wrong again. He has Alyona in AA. I’d rather see Dunne AND Cowan in the lineup, not OR. And I’d rather see Bryce on beam.

The lineups generally aren't wrong, the routine descriptions have been though

Only thing that seems up in the air is Cowan/Dunne on bars for that last spot. Cowan looked really good during podium training so I'm interested to see how that works out. I just wish she could have gotten a little more experience prior to SEC's but if her number is called I hope she nails it like last weeks routine