The Tigress Giantess! We love 5′ 9″, former elite, current All-American, Sarie Morrison of LSU.
In the news, Uncle Tim, Evan, and Jessica chat about:
- Favorite moments from our John Orozco interview
- Kytra Hunter and Bridget Sloan 10’s versus the Dabrtiz 9.975
- A judge responds: taking .025 deductions
- Michigan’s eight (yes, eight!) E level mounts on floor. Whaaaaa?!
- The Gopher who’s tunneling into our hearts, Minnesota’s Lindsay “Precision” Mable
- Danna Durante speaks out on early recruiting
- LSU’s exquisit gymnastics giantess, 5′ 9″, Sarie Morrison
- The Balance Beam Situation’s post re Georgia vs. Florida.
- Coach Rick’s thoughtful post with illustrated chest positions.
- Mattie Larson’s exit interview with International Gymnast.
- The FIG’s entertaining newsletter,”The FIG Help Desk.”
- Don’t forget to take the Listener Survey!
- 70: The 2014 NCAA Season Has Begun!
- 69: 2009 World Champion Kayla Williams & Alabama’s Sarah Patterson
- Listener Survey
- A Gym Nerd’s Guide to NCAA Bars
- 65: NCAA Judge Dean Ratliff, Early Recruiting & Saving Temple Men’s Gymnastics
- 64: Glasgow World Cup & NCAA 2014 Previews
- A Gym Nerd’s Guide to NCAA Beam
- A Gym Nerd’s Guide to NCAA Floor
Nebraska’s B.I.G. 10 Conference logo
A Day-in-the-Life of 5’9″ tall LSU gymnast, Sarie Morrison
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I think you guys missed a big factor in the Sloan/Hunter 10 debate. Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, judges score on a sliding scale. They judge the gymnasts against each other. I think the biggest influence on the scoring in their routines was the scoring of the routine directly before that. Rachel Spicer scored a 9.975 on a routine that was definitely not a 9.975 routine. Sloan and Hunter had obviously superior routines compared to hers. The only place to go with the scores was up in comparison and the result was a 10. They might not have been perfect routines but after Spicer’s 9.975, they definitely deserved to be scored higher than that.
An excellent point.
YES, I do remember the “I love you, Tasha!” moment.
Later on that broadcast she thanked the fan/stalker for the love, she said it helped her.