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Saturday Live Blog – March 17, 2017

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Saturday, March 17 Scores Stream
12:00 ET/9:00 PT – Southern Connecticut @ West Chester LINK
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – Pittsburgh @ North Carolina  LINK ACC+
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – Big Five – [11] Nebraska, [24] Ohio State, Illinois, Maryland @ Michigan State LINK BTN
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – Northern Illinois @ Bowling Green
5:00 ET/2:00 PT – Arizona @ [2] LSU LINK SEC+
5:00 ET/2:00 PT – Air Force @ Seattle Pacific LINK FREE
5:30 ET/2:30 PT – Big Five – [7] Michigan, [22] Minnesota, [25] Penn State, Iowa @ Rutgers LINK BTN
6:30 ET/3:30 PT – Brown, Yale, Centenary @ Bridgeport

Before we get to today’s major action—the Big Five meets and Arizona’s regional-urgent visit to LSU—there’s a meet with quite significant postseason implications in Pitt v. UNC. These two are currently 38th and 39th in the in-progress RQS standings, and with all the other bubble teams suddenly getting big 196s this week (OH LOOK HOW THAT WORKED OUT NO PROBLEMS HERE), Pitt and UNC must keep pace to have a chance at getting back into the hunt. Continue reading Saturday Live Blog – March 17, 2017 →

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Friday Live Blog – March 16, 2018

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Friday, March 16 Scores Stream
6:30 ET/3:30 PT – Western Michigan @ Eastern Michigan LINK EMU($)
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – [18] George Washington, Temple @ Kent State LINK FREE
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – Penn @ William & Mary LINK FREE
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – [15] Denver, Iowa State @ [11] Arkansas LINK
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – Lindenwood, SEMO @ [21] Missouri LINK SEC+
8:30 ET/5:30 PT – [1] Oklahoma @ [6] Alabama LINK SEC+
9:00 ET/6:00 PT – Southern Utah @ Utah State LINK FREE
9:30 ET/6:30 PT – [20] Georgia @ [4] Utah LINK ESPNU
10:00 ET/7:00 PT – [13] Oregon State, [17] Arizona State, UC Davis @ Sacramento State LINK FREE

The main events won’t begin until a little later today, but there are some stakes built into the early action, particularly for 35th-ranked Kent State, which is currently on the regionals bubble.

The RQS standards have been updated after Thursday’s action, but to distill things, Kent State is looking for a 195.575 today at minimum. That score would ensure Kent State is in the top 36 on Monday heading into conference championships, the final chance to get a score before regionals are decided. Continue reading Friday Live Blog – March 16, 2018 →

NCAA Schedule

NCAA Week 11 – Schedule and Links

Wednesday, March 14 Scores Stream
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – [9] Kentucky @ Illinois State  LINK  ESPN3
Thursday, March 15 Scores Stream
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – Ball State @ Central Michigan  LINK  ESPN3
9:00 ET/6:00 PT – [16] Boise State, [19] BYU @ [8] Washington  LINK  FREE
Friday, March 16 Scores Stream
6:00 ET/3:00 PT – Western Michigan @ Eastern Michigan  LINK  EMU($)
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – [18] George Washington, Temple @ Kent State  LINK  FREE
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – Penn @ William & Mary LINK  FREE
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – [15] Denver, Iowa State @ [11] Arkansas  LINK
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – Lindenwood, SEMO @ [21] Missouri  LINK  SEC+
8:30 ET/5:30 PT – [1] Oklahoma @ [6] Alabama  LINK  SEC+
9:00 ET/6:00 PT – Southern Utah @ Utah State  LINK  FREE
9:30 ET/6:30 PT – [20] Georgia @ [4] Utah  LINK ESPNU
10:00 ET/7:00 PT – [13] Oregon State, [17] Arizona State, UC Davis @ Sacramento State LINK  FREE
Saturday, March 17 Scores Stream
12:00 ET/9:00 PT – Southern Connecticut @ West Chester
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – Pittsburgh @ North Carolina  ACC+
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – Big Five – [11] Nebraska, [24] Ohio State, Illinois, Maryland @ Michigan State  LINK  BTN
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – Northern Illinois @ Bowling Green
5:00 ET/2:00 PT – Arizona @ [2] LSU LINK  SEC+
5:00 ET/2:00 PT – Air Force @ Seattle Pacific  LINK FREE
5:30 ET/2:30 PT – Big Five – [7] Michigan, [22] Minnesota, [25] Penn State, Iowa @ Rutgers  LINK  BTN
6:30 ET/3:30 PT – Brown, Yale, Centenary @ Bridgeport
Sunday, March 18 Scores Stream
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – [23] NC State, West Virginia, Cornell, William & Mary @ Towson  LINK  FREE
3:00 ET/12:00 PT – [1] Oklahoma @ TWU
3:00 ET/12:00 PT – New Hampshire @ Illinois-Chicago  LINK

*Meets marked BTN or ESPNU will be broadcast live on TV and may also be streamed online for those who have cable-subscriber log-ins or subscriptions to participating Sling, Roku whatnots.

*Meets marked SEC+ or ACC+ may be streamed for those who have cable-subscriber log-ins or subscriptions to participating Sling, Roku whatnots.

*Meets marked ESPN3 may be streamed on the WatchESPN app for those who have a participating ISP.

*Meets marked [School]$ are streamed through school-specific services and require a subscription to that school’s web streaming.

*Meets marked FREE are streamed through school-specific services and require no log-in or subscription fee.

Marquee Meets

[20] Georgia @ [4] Utah
Oh, the old rivalry—renewed with an extra dash of Yoculan. Makes everything spicier. Now we’re going to need Greg Marsden to run out onto the floor (and get a yellow card) just for nostalgia’s sake. Please.

A sense of it all: Both teams have technically won 10 college gymnastics national championships, but Georgia uses the endpoint of the NCAA recognizing women’s sports so that it can say Georgia has 10 NCAA championships and Utah has 9, since one of Utah’s titles came in the AIAW years. Utah, meanwhile, uses both the NCAA and AIAW years so that it can say Utah and Georgia each have 10 college gymnastics national championships. So it’s a whole ordeal. The “number of championships” controversy is one of my favorite things about this rivalry, and you have to pick a side. Continue reading NCAA Week 11 – Schedule and Links →

Stuff and Nonsense

Things Are Happening – March 15, 2018

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A. BUT THEY HAD YOGURT

So here we go. Aly Gonna Getcha, Part 715.

In a Washington Post article, Aly Raisman expanded upon the issues she related in her book about the conditions at that Victorian Slum House known as the ranch. It was dirty, gross, poorly maintained, the food was bad, there was no nutritional assistance or even the smallest hint of appropriate medical facilities, and gymnasts were afraid to question any of it, all of which is corroborated by Melanie Seaman, an athletic trainer with the program during some critical years—and someone from whom I’d like to hear a lot more.

To anyone who read Aly’s book, this is mostly review (like studying for the final—and it will be on the test), but it does serve to reinforce the picture of a wildly antiquated environment with no safety/ behavioral standards or oversight and a training facility woefully inadequate for the medical and nutritional needs of a modern high-level athlete heading toward the Olympics. Continue reading Things Are Happening – March 15, 2018 →

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