Boise State Gymnasts Will Get a Chance to See How It's Done

For years, the Boise State gymnastics team has had the state goal of making it to Nationals.  Blue Through and Through has consistently said that for that to happen, the Broncos have to score a minimum of 196 points per meet.  Tomorrow, Boise State will face a team that does that week in and week out, the Oregon State Beavers.  And, by no coincidence, Oregon State is ranked #8 in the nation.  The Top 12 teams (three in each region) meet in the National Championships.


Boise State fell to #16 this week because they fell short of the 196-point total in their home meet against San Jose State.  Technically, what you do in the season doesn't matter except it gets you into the Regional Tournament.  But it is naive to think that national ranking doesn't matter as Boise State found out last year at Regionals.  Despite executing flawless routines, the Broncos fell short against #1 Florida, failing to top the Gators by as fraction of a point.  The simple truth is that the judges are influenced by what they see and hear and it is next to impossible to top the #1 team in the nation, even if you perform better.  Hopefully what Boise State learned is that if they want to get to Nationals, they'd better be ranked in the Top 12 when Regionals take place.


Action gets underway in Corvallis tomorrow night at 8.