The collegiate gymnastics season of the New Year began with the Mean Girls Super 16 Gymnastics Championships. This year marks the biggest iteration of the Championships, with 16 NCAA teams and 300 athletes participating for home glory. The excitement has reached its zenith and even attracted former Olympians to compete in the Orleans Arena. However, the jubilations were replaced with disappointment and concern when the final whistle went off after the first day of the event yesterday.

This year, the event organizers partnered with Paramount Pictures to promote the Mean Girls Movie before the release of another installment of the franchise. This was a strategic move to bring in more Gen Z audiences to the event, but the commentators may have taken things too far.

New concept of NCAA Gymnastics Championships takes a sour turn

The Mean Girls Super 16 Gymnastics Championships promised entertainment value with its novel concept of combining gymnastics performances with the movie’s free-spirited essence. For this purpose, the organizers chose two stalwart figures in the realm of the sport to act as commentators for the two-day competition. Auburn’s Jeff Graba, who coached Sunisa Lee, and retired LSU coach DD Breaux were the perfect choices to fit the theme. However, when the duo came to the job, they were totally unprepared and spoiled the viewers’ mood.

Neither Jeff Graba nor DD Breaux fully grasped the new theme. They went on to make small talk about unrelated matters. Subsequently, the fans have left angry comments on social media for both Jeff Graba and DD Breaux, expressing their disappointment in their lack of understanding and engagement with the event.

Fans vent their disappointment on social media

Almost everyone on social media unanimously condemned Graba and DD for their commentary. An irate summarized the cause of everyone’s frustrations, saying,

One fan clapped back at them while highlighting another major problem, stating,

Another fan simply quipped his frustration, writing,

Another fan accused DD Breaux of insulting the participants, remarking,

One fan came to a hilarious conclusion about the nature of the commentary, saying,

Lastly, one fan could not believe her eyes and ears, commenting,

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Jeff Graba and DD Breaux had both stated their excitement for the new flavor introduced to the NCAA Championships. However, their Mean Girls avatars have fallen short of the fans’ expectations of them. Let’s hope they can rise to the challenge for the second day of the competition, which starts today.

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