I think the sport is catching on because people are looking at the schools that are successful and are following that blueprint to success from a marketing and promotions standpoint. More and more teams are trying to create an atmosphere of excitement and family entertainment. From a media standpoint, there needs to be more telecasts of live dual meets. I think we need to have a weekly meet televised that pairs up Top 10 teams competing against each other. And I think one of the biggest things we need is live television from CBS for the NCAA Championships.
Television is definitely the key to all sports in terms of fan interest and spectator attendance.
Once again it goes back to that non-traditional disadvantage that gymnastics has. It is not traditionally covered and followed and that's what at times hurts the sport. A lot has been made of Georgia's incoming freshman class and the potential impact they will have in the program. They all have difficult tumbling and they are powerful athletes that are very dynamic to watch. With that will come different challenges like consistency.