It’s here. All scheduled for today.
Big 12 Norman, Okla.
Big Ten Iowa City, Iowa
Eastern Conference Athletic Conference Philadelphia
Mid-American Dekalb, Ill.
Pac-12 Salt Lake City
SEC Duluth, Ga.
Conference Championship Central
College Gym Fans has links for video, audio and RESULTS.
SEC is always the strongest Regional.
Balance Beam Situation:
… We have a great contest shaping up between Florida and Alabama, which I expect to be very close and will probably come down to a few tenths either way. …
Not to be totally overlooked, Georgia is also the “host” team, and it wouldn’t be inconceivable for them to challenge. …
Since Suzanne left Georgia, pretty much every year I predict Florida to win. And underestimate the Tide … who are coming into this one healthy and with momentum.
Click PLAY or watch an Alabama season recap on Gymnastike.
http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/OTU4NjIyMjgy?related=1
Watch more video of 2012 Conference Championships Craze! on gymnastike.org
The Balance Beam Situation:
This year, the Pac-12 will be our guinea pig conference (along with the Big 10) for the eight-team, two-session championship format. I’m very much in favor of this format because it gets rid of those insufferable byes …
As for the AA, I’d like to see it go to either Zamarripa or Mak, both of whom are certainly capable of it, but the safer and more realistic choices are probably Peszek and Lothrop, who can 9.875 the meet all the way to a 49.500-49.550.
In that preview BBS suggests UCLA should win IF they hit.
But if you’re putting money down, place a side bet for me on Utah. 14,000+ screaming fans at home, help.
Utes seek school’s first Pac-12 title
Manual on Handstands points out:
… Utah’s scores at home have been better than UCLA’s scores on the road. …
Leave a comment if you’ve got any strong predictions.
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