Good Charlotte would be proud. Proud of the men's gymnastics team that is, for holding on. The team suffered a minor setback last weekend falling to Illinois by less than half a point, but hopes to come back strong against Michigan this weekend.

The Maize and Blue is ranked fourth nationally and brings in a team based solely on how well it works together. Two weeks ago at the Winter Cup in Las Vegas, the team had four gymnasts placing in the top 20 in the all-around. While the team depends on cohesion of all the gymnasts, senior co-captain Geoff Corrigan and junior Justin Laury lead the team with credentials. Corrigan placed sixth on the parallel bars in Vegas and Laury took the all-around against No. 7 Oklahoma earlier in the year.

Even though Michigan is a strong team, the Wolverines have yet to prove whether they have what it takes to win against other top teams. Earlier in the season, they beat the Sooners and No. 8 Iowa, but fell to No. 9 Minnesota last week. Now in facing Penn State, Michigan will try to prove that its top-five ranking isn't just hype.

"[Michigan] is very strong," Penn State coach Randy Jepson said. "They rested some of their best last weekend, so they'll be fresh."

The Nittany Lions have been in constant competition since the beginning of the season, with the exception of a few team members who had a break at the Winter Cup at few weeks back. The team has struggled with inconsistency and last weekend was no different.

"We hit about 58 percent of our routines last week, we should be at least 80 percent," Jepson said.

The inability to compete strongly at the end of the meet may be plaguing the Lions, but their individual events have certainly improved.

"The parallel bars were decent," Jepson said. "The floor and the vault were not so good. We will have better performances this week; we are more determined."

Unfortunately, Penn State will have much more to deal with than their consistency and winning against Michigan.

Due to the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, the meet will be held at the Bryce Jordan Center instead of the usual venue, Rec Hall.

"It will level the playing field," Jepson said. "[The Jordan Center] is a good atmosphere. It isn't really intimate."

The team will also have to compete alongside the women as they take on George Washington.

"There's more going on, three to four [events will be] going on at the same time," Jepson said. "It will be good preparation for the Big Ten and NCAA championships."