Dwight Normile promoting the match play gymnastics meet tonight:
… One guy from Illinois, followed by one from Minnesota. Or vice versa. After both routines are judged the usual way, a flag — orange for Illinois, gold for Minnesota — will be raised to declare the winner.
“Our announcer [will say], ‘Point Minnesota’ or ‘Point Illinois,'” Spring says. “And, you know, the audience gets it. …
The meet will begin with a coin toss, and after that, the team that’s trailing always goes second. Since there is no set line-up, both coaches can compete anyone at any time.
“There’s an opportunity here for an underdog team to win, and I think sports need to have that,” Spring says. …
The Big 10 Network will air the meet on Monday at 8 p.m.
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