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Post by sdacardinal on Jan 7, 2024 13:47:40 GMT -6
Thanks
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Post by cardfan on Jan 7, 2024 19:39:56 GMT -6
Tavion Woodard landed up — Boise state.
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Post by CallingBS on Jan 7, 2024 20:01:44 GMT -6
I don't know how much money gymnastics gets but they just won a meet which included N. Carolina ,Rutgers and Utah State and are picked to win the MAC. Because gymnastics is the most absolutely ridiculous college sport there is. There's no point to having it except Title IX. Think about it, female gymnasts peak in their early teens. It's a very high injury sport, and is thus very costly for us. |
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Post by jdawgbsu on Jan 7, 2024 21:33:33 GMT -6
Tavion Woodard landed up — Boise state. Wonder if TStock had any influence on Woodard landing there. |
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Post by dcat on Jan 8, 2024 2:26:28 GMT -6
I don't know how much money gymnastics gets but they just won a meet which included N. Carolina ,Rutgers and Utah State and are picked to win the MAC. Because gymnastics is the most absolutely ridiculous college sport there is. There's no point to having it except Title IX. Think about it, female gymnasts peak in their early teens. It's a very high injury sport, and is thus very costly for us. Interesting take. I never considered female gymnasts peaking in their early teens, nut I believe you are correct. I think the Olympics, and other high level competitions, have implemented a minimum age restriction because some countries (looking at you China, North Korea, Eastern Europe) were suspected of sending really young kids(10-13) who some believe have some built in natural psychological and physical advantages. But I agree with your point that female gymnasts peak in their early teens. |
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Post by cardfan on Jan 8, 2024 4:17:52 GMT -6
Tavion Woodard landed up — Boise state. Wonder if TStock had any influence on Woodard landing there. Would have to think Stock was the only influence. Hope Woodard does well. Great player for us. |
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Post by rmcalhoun on Jan 8, 2024 14:21:48 GMT -6
Wonder if TStock had any influence on Woodard landing there. Would have to think Stock was the only influence. Hope Woodard does well. Great player for us. No doubt it was a package deal |
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Post by universityjim on Jan 8, 2024 18:39:20 GMT -6
Hunt flipped his commitment from South Carolina to Texas A&M. Patrick Dougherty is the TEs coach at TAMU now. Also, WR Gathings is no longer committed. My guess is that was more of the staff encouraging him to look elsewhere. Hunt changed his mind again and is apparently sticking with South Carolina. I had heard game one from people who should know that he had already taken money from Michigan and he wasn't going to play this year. Then he surprisingly (at least surprising to me) came up injured. Obviously a false rumor or something significantly changed. Shows what the rumor mill is worth sometimes. I also heard Koziol was going to Michigan. Another miss. |
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Post by universityjim on Jan 8, 2024 18:41:28 GMT -6
Because gymnastics is the most absolutely ridiculous college sport there is. There's no point to having it except Title IX. Think about it, female gymnasts peak in their early teens. It's a very high injury sport, and is thus very costly for us. Interesting take. I never considered female gymnasts peaking in their early teens, nut I believe you are correct. I think the Olympics, and other high level competitions, have implemented a minimum age restriction because some countries (looking at you China, North Korea, Eastern Europe) were suspected of sending really young kids(10-13) who some believe have some built in natural psychological and physical advantages. But I agree with your point that female gymnasts peak in their early teens. I had two different ADs tell me the same thing. |
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Post by sdacardinal on Jan 9, 2024 11:53:08 GMT -6
An exception would be Simone Biles and is prepping for Paris She is 27 years old
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Post by villagepub on Jan 9, 2024 15:05:26 GMT -6
Interesting take. I never considered female gymnasts peaking in their early teens, nut I believe you are correct. I think the Olympics, and other high level competitions, have implemented a minimum age restriction because some countries (looking at you China, North Korea, Eastern Europe) were suspected of sending really young kids(10-13) who some believe have some built in natural psychological and physical advantages. But I agree with your point that female gymnasts peak in their early teens. I had two different ADs tell me the same thing. The insurance liability with gymnastics has been an issue. You've noticed a lot of HS programs get eliminated over the past 30 years due to insurance rider costs and problems with coaches who do not know how to properly spot gymnasts during workouts. Cheerleading has some similar issues. Programs have chosen to simplify their cheer routines to mitigate risk. |
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Post by coastalcard on Jan 9, 2024 15:46:50 GMT -6
An exception would be Simone Biles and is prepping for Paris She is 27 years old Didn’t she also prep for the last Olympics?🤔 |
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Post by lmills72 on Jan 9, 2024 21:28:56 GMT -6
I get the insurance/injury/liability argument. Not sure why it matters that most of the best gymnasts peak at a young age.
In what sport do we pretend that college athletes are at the peak of their athletic prowess? Certainly not football ... or basketball ... or baseball ... or any other sport I can think of
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Post by villagepub on Jan 9, 2024 22:06:48 GMT -6
I get the insurance/injury/liability argument. Not sure why it matters that most of the best gymnasts peak at a young age. In what sport do we pretend that college athletes are at the peak of their athletic prowess? Certainly not football ... or basketball ... or baseball ... or any other sport I can think of It matters because the gymnasts are competing on the BSU team, using BSU facilities, being trained by BSU staff. The liability for injury falls on BSU. Whether they peak in their teens is beside the issue because there exists a BSU gymnastics team with members. I do not know if certain sports require an additional insurance rider, but high schools and colleges have dropped the sport over the 30 years due to liability issues. |
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Post by lmills72 on Jan 9, 2024 22:45:48 GMT -6
I get the insurance/injury/liability argument. Not sure why it matters that most of the best gymnasts peak at a young age. In what sport do we pretend that college athletes are at the peak of their athletic prowess? Certainly not football ... or basketball ... or baseball ... or any other sport I can think of It matters because the gymnasts are competing on the BSU team, using BSU facilities, being trained by BSU staff. The liability for injury falls on BSU. Whether they peak in their teens is beside the issue because there exists a BSU gymnastics team with members. I do not know if certain sports require an additional insurance rider, but high schools and colleges have dropped the sport over the 30 years due to liability issues. Right. So age being brought up as an issue is really no issue at all. Got it. |
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