re: LSU Gymnastics Team #1 in country after Oklahoma win

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DD will frick it up again come regionals.

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What in the world are you talking about?

A) LSU has done fine at Regionals for years. I can only remember 1 or 2 times in the last 14 years or so that LSU didn't make it out of Regionals.

B) If you are referring to Prelims at Nationals, yes, LSU really stunk it up on beam but that was in NO WAY indicative of what happened all year. As matter of fact, I am pretty sure that was the first time they had to count a fall all season. Also, the year before they never once scored below 49.000 (average of 9.8 per gymnast) on any event at any meet! That is insanely hard to do and I think LSU was the first school to EVER do this.

So what are you basing this idea on that somehow DD will mess it up by putting up the weakest on an event first?

Oh, and while we are at it:

DD has been known for putting up strong gymnasts in the lead-off position to help build scores quickly and get confidence going. Savona was lead-off on floor for years and now she is anchoring. Ewing lead-off beam most of her career and she finished 3rd at Nationals on the event.