Dwight Normile informs there’s still hope for Cal Men’s Gymnastics:
… “No announcement has been made about program cuts here at Cal,” said head coach Barry Weiner (shown here), who just completed his 19th season with the Golden Bears. “However, with the poor economic climate in the state of California, our athletic director, Sandy Barbour, has clearly stated nothing is off the table, including program cuts. Therefore, the Cal men’s gymnastics family is asking for letters of support.”
… The cuts are slated for late July or early August. If you are a supporter of Cal gymnastics—or simply a supporter of gymnastics—log on to calgymnasticsforever.com to see how you can help. It would be a shame to lose a program that enhances both the NCAA and USA Gymnastics. …
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Cal fans or not everyone who wants to see men’s college gymnastics, and USA Gymnastics, survive needs to support the Bears. If they go, ALL NCAA gymnastics will soon follow, and that’s where 3/4 of our national team come from. Losing Cal would be a disaster for USA Gymnastics. What are they going to do about it?
As of now, it looks like USAG is doing nothing. Maybe they are crossing their fingers and hoping they don’t have to do anything.
Lets face it. Even most gym fans don’t give a crap about MAG, let alone the men’s NCAA. So what?
That just means that the people who do care have to stick together and help each other out.
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