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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

Sticks Aren't Contagious, But Upsets Are: Minnesota In, Utah Out

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

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4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Minnesota shocks the field, Utah misses nationals, and Oklahoma reveals its final boss mode. We break down every NCAA Regional—upsets, judging drama, coaching shakeups, and the real reason sticks aren't contagious.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 – Cold Open: Are Sticks Contagious? The Data Says No
00:19 – NCAA Championship Teams Set + Fort Worth Preview
00:50 – Show Intro + Spencer Survives Regionals Weekend
01:10 – GymCastic Live Show Details + Past Guests
02:35 – BREAKING: Auburn Head Coach Out After 16 Seasons
03:38 – Who's Next? Coaching Carousel Speculation (Utah, Kentucky)
05:05 – Equipment Fail: Floor Out-of-Bounds Set Wrong
06:24 – Regionals Results: Who Advanced & Biggest Upsets
07:17 – Minnesota Stuns: Eliminates Alabama & Utah
08:21 – Stanford Survives + Arkansas Over Missouri
09:09 – Judging Controversy Returns + Oversight Debate
11:18 – Iowa State Fallout: Athletes Transfer En Masse
12:16 – Romania Abuse Investigation Stalls
12:41 – Club Gym Nerd + NCAA Bonus Content Preview

13:12 – Deep Dive Begins: Minnesota's Breakthrough Strategy
15:53 – Alabama's Vault Lineup Cost Them Nationals
18:29 – Rotation Strategy + Why Vault Hurt Utah
20:51 – Sticks vs Steps: How Landings Decided Regionals
22:53 – Celebration Chaos + Teams Party Together
24:13 – Sticker Strategy Theory (Yes, Really)
24:49 – Biggest Lesson: Stick Celebrations Causing Deductions
27:06 – Rules Myth Busted: It's NOT a 3-Second Hold

29:36 – Biggest "Almost" Upset: Clemson Nearly Advances
31:48 – Clemson's Rise + Coaching Impact
32:22 – Arkansas vs Missouri: Margins & Landings
34:10 – Most Exciting Semifinal: Ohio State Upsets Kentucky
35:07 – Beam Pressure & Clutch Performances
37:25 – Rutgers Turnaround Story
40:11 – Iowa's "Valiant Loss" + Orally Tran's 10

42:00 – What We Learned: Oklahoma Still Holding Back
44:25 – Routine Construction: Why Leaps Matter More Than Ever

46:08 – Listener Research: Sticks Are NOT Contagious
50:01 – Broadcast Review: What Worked & What Didn't
53:20 – Judging Confusion Exposed On-Air
55:08 – Production Issues: Camera Angles & Coverage Problems
56:42 – Why Regionals NEED to Be on TV
58:01 – Missing Individual Standings Coverage

01:00:21 – Regional 10.0s Breakdown + Controversies
01:02:19 – Standout Skills & Moments (Van Frayen, Beam Work)
01:03:45 – Injury Moment: Chesney Bennett Finishes Routine
01:06:21 – NCAA Rule Advantage: Injury Evaluation Period

01:10:58 – Oregon Regional: Individual Qualifiers Breakdown
01:12:39 – Arizona State Regional: Michigan State Dominates Individuals
01:15:47 – LSU Regional: Clemson, Stanford & Key Storylines
01:19:57 – Kentucky Regional: Ohio State Upset + Qualifiers

01:22:20 – NCAA Championship Predictions
01:24:45 – Final Four Debate: Florida vs Oklahoma vs Field

01:28:13 – Gymternet News: Romania, Canada, Cornell Donation

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0:00.0

We fed all of our data into open source statistical computing software and learned some interesting facts.

0:06.0

First and most importantly, but maybe not surprisingly, sticks are not contagious.

0:11.0

In fact, any number of prior sticks don't meaningly predict the likelihood of another stick.

0:19.0

In order of scores, we have NSA qualifiers.

0:23.7

They are the highest score.

0:26.0

Oklahoma, Florida, LSU, Georgia, UCLA, Minnesota, and Arkansas, and Stanford, have all qualified for the NCAA championships and will be in Fort Worth in two weeks.

0:41.1

And consequences like a real sport, we will tell you which coaches are parting ways with their jobs.

0:47.1

Today is April 6, 2026, and welcome to the number one to NASA's podcast in the Galaxy.

0:52.6

I'm Jessica. I'm here with Spencer from the

0:54.3

balance beam situation, who live blogged every single meet this weekend. I'm so tired. Why do I make

1:00.1

such bad decisions? Why? How is even upright right now is my question. I don't know how you're

1:06.7

doing it. Yeah. I think there's one thing we learned. I make bad decisions. NSA live show tickets are on sale now. All of the VIP tickets are sold out. This show usually

1:17.4

sells out. So get your tickets now. You also can get a streaming ticket. So you can get a,

1:24.5

you don't have to be there in person. You can chat with everybody in the chat, ask questions in the chat.

1:30.4

Can you tell the people who some of our past special guests have been?

1:33.6

Because once again, we will have a special guest.

1:36.3

Okay, we've had Jordan Weber.

1:38.7

Yeah.

1:39.1

Had Morgan Heard.

1:40.8

We've had most recently, Cecilia Landy and Levi Junger Weevar

1:44.8

um

1:46.0

Alicia Sacrimony

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