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Tigerbait357....what are your feelings on the new coaching staff?

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I'm very excited. It has been a very smooth transitioning because everything was built towards this moment. DD retired with such class. No country wide farewell tour or taking away from her athletes. She made a person choice in light of what was going on and did everything to make this coaching shift effortless. Retaining Bob was a no brainer, he is one of the best vaulting coaches in the country.

I like adding Gnat. They brought Gnat on because she was a giant face for LSU's program as it exploded onto the national stage the last 5-6 years. She was a big asset as grad assistant coach while at LSU. Her being so young, creative, energetic and can relate to young athletes will be a big plus from a recruiting perspective. If she can make small adjustments to routine construction and work on polishing up the choreography, she will do more than fine for us coaching beam. She will have her pick of the liter talent wise to work with.

Jay is taking over a great situation. The super sophomore class with that freshmen class will lay a strong foundation these next few years. Plus there isn't massive attrition like he experienced after Suzanne stepped down. I think LSU could take the next step if they work on addressing overall routine construction and get back to keeping kids healthy. The freshmen class is in great shape and should provide a big boost to the team this year. We have not had a healthy freshmen class in years.

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will ACK be back in her same capacity or taking time off with her new baby?

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She will still be involved in the same capacity. She did take some time off since she just had a baby. I can't comment on choreography quite yet but Ashleigh Gnat would be able to help some on that end for more creative ideas. She did so at PSU.