Coach Bev Plocki Appreciation Thread
Next edition of the Funk and Wagnall's Dictionary might want to use a picture of Coach Plocki to illustrate the word "perseverance".
https://mgoblue.com/staff-directory/bev-plocki/440
After 31 years as Michigan Women's Gymnastics head coach, a National Championship.
Congratulations to you and your National Championship Team, Coach Plocki!
Fire Bev Plocki!
She is in Hutch's class. Softball gets more run on here.But Plocki is on par with Hutch.
She may have just passed Hutch, with the 24 B1G championships (Hutch has 21). They both have one national championship. Plocki also has two national runner-ups.
I'd say close enough to call it even.
They're BOTH all-time Michigan greats in their respective sports.
Amen - both living legends!
Definitely, both are of the variety that you shrug at how/who the hell to replace them (with). Your only step is pretty much a lateral move. That’s kind of how I felt when Beilein left, and then Juwan ended up being the next best thing. Here’s to all those who go blue...?...GO BLUE!
Coach Plocki is an excellent coach (an all-time great at UofM) and deserves all the praise anyone can send in her direction but...no, she has not passed Hutch. The first championship East of the Mississippi, at a cold weather school in a warm weather sport, each season starting with a 412 game road trip, etc. When you’re the first to do something in the history of your sport, it simply means more.
Just my opinion (which doesn’t mean jack shit) and others will certainly disagree. I respect that and can enjoy having two coaches good enough to start such a discussion. If only we could have a similar discussion about Howard/Harbaugh (or replacement)
Congrats to coach Plocki and the UofM Women’s Gymnastics team on their 2021 National Championship!!
April 17th, 2021 at 11:28 PM ^
Michigan just became the first Big Ten team to win a championship in women's gymnastics. The only teams to win prior are alabama, ucla, utah, georgia, florida, and oklahoma. All are multiple time winners. That's it. Just those 6 schools. Michigan is also the only big ten team to finish as high as second before tonight.
This is just as big a deal as the softball championship.
Softball was the national runner up in 2015, FWIW. Agree both are legends— and don’t forget these two:
Marcia Pankratz, field hockey: 10 B1G Titles, Michigan’s first women’s national title in 2001.
Ronni Bernstein, tennis: 8 B1G Titles in 13 seasons (I believe they will add to that this season), 8 NCAA Sweet 16’s.
Big +1 to this post and Andrew's above for the recognition of the success of the Michigan women's coaches. It ain't just Hutch...
I appreciate Bev Mo....re!!!!!
Bang me!
Way to go, Coach! Enjoy it! :)
24 B1G championships - a living legend, officially, now with the national championship!
She's only 56! She was hired at 23 straight from a grad assistant position at West Virginia. What a remarkable career.
She has a handfuls on B1G rings, really happy she finally has a national championship.
Congrats to the entire team! Incredible accomplishment. Go Blue!
Can she coach the football team?
April 18th, 2021 at 12:10 AM ^
Nice
April 18th, 2021 at 12:53 AM ^
Plocki has led the Wolverines to 24 Big Ten championships, the most by any coach, in any sport, in Big Ten history.
A partial bio from the M GO BLUE Athletic website:
Bev Plocki has completed her 31st season as head coach of the University of Michigan women's gymnastics program. During her tenure, Plocki has transformed the program into a consistent national powerhouse. She has led the Wolverines to 24 Big Ten championships, the most by any coach, in any sport, in Big Ten history. She also has guided the squad to six Big Ten regular season titles, 24 NCAA Championship appearances and 10 NCAA Super Six berths.
Please add a National Championship to her resume.
CONGRATULATIONS to Coach Bev, your assistants and the players.
Here is the final performance that wins it for Michigan.
GO BLUE!!!
IT'S GREAT TO BE A MICHIGAN WOLVERINE!!!
Mgoblue had a write up about her husband Jim's fight with Leukemia. I did not know just how woven her family is in with the University.
Fucking love this university
Well deserved and EARNED National Championmship..Consistently a WINNER Finally got the Title...Congratulations Coach Plocki for staying at it and bringing a National Chjampionship Banner to Ann Arbor
Congrats to Coach Plocki! May you have continued success in the years to come. You deserve a nice bonus from the AD.
I’m sure she gets incentivized bonuses annually by finishing well in the tournaments and what not, but I’m curious what a bonus for someone like this looks like. We all know a lot about the football and basketball bonuses but I’m wondering what a bonus would look like for someone like the gymnastics coach to perform to this level. I’m sure it’s out there if I looked, but the thought just came up
I never realized how few schools had won championships in women's gymnastics and that no one in the B1G before last night.
Absolutely yes. A true Michigan Woman.
Great job Coach Plocki & ladies!!!
Everyone is proud of you.