re: LSU Gymnastics Recruiting Thread (2024 and 2025 Recruiting Classes)

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KJ is a big question at this point in the season. She is stellar on floor but has an issue with her ankle/foot that has been hard to heal this season.

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I heard they were going to let KJ debut her floor routine this weekend on podium before she tweaked her ankle again since landing on podium are easier than the regular floor. Now it’s TBD on if/when we’ll see her this season. As for Konnor, she’s been doing full tumbling and floor sets and it’s likely they’ll let her go his week. if that’s the case, I hope Jay rests Aleah from floor this weekend and puts Konnor in her place instead so she can be ready to go for the last 2 SEC regular season meets (including senior night)

I am not arguing with you on the whatsoever. My statement was more so about the fact that she went from winning us a national championship straight into training for the olympics and right back into the ncaa pre season training regimen. Aleah has basically been non stop competing since January 2023.

Like you said, that girl has given her all for this program time and time again and proven herself, BUT at the same time, she’s TIRED.

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and that is not said as a blame game thing, either. Aleah needs support and needs to feel it is ok to make mistakes it is not always on her, and that is what she has been given this team is there for eachother from all accounts. When a girl is struggling, others are there to pick her up. Aleah hard carried the team the first like 3 weeks she was incredible. She is a legend to this program.

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At the same time, I can’t help but thinking that outside voices and opinions have been impacting her and having an affect on her performances on floor so far, trying to prove them wrong. Yes, Jay talks about focusing on the 5 minutes in front of their face but I can’t help but think that him and her always getting asked about her floor struggles this season and people constantly talking about it all over social media in her comments section, the team’s comments section, and clips of the team’s meets on YouTube have had a slight impact on her mentality at times. Yes she probably knows by now how to block out the outside noise and only listen to those within the program who know what’s been going on with her but still it can be hard to do when it’s literally EVERYWHERE she looks

Mike posted the line ups for today:
VAULT: Zeiss, Finnegan, Drayton, Chio, Bryant, Leah Miller (making her competitive debut)
BARS: Zeiss (over Jeffrey like I said), Cowan, Finnegan, Chio, McClain, Bryant
BEAM: no change
FLOOR: Ballard, Chio, Drayton, Coen (over Finnegan), Bryant, Leah Miller

FINALLY got our long awaited road 198. If we can do it again next week at UGA and away at Auburn, We’ll have 5 on the season before SECs (3 home, 2 away plus the 197.65 from the sprouts position meet). The highest home 198 will get dropped bumping our teams NQS to over a 198

so is it

198.125 (A) (Drop)
198.050
198.000
197.650 (A)
197.550
197.300 (A)

NQS: 197.71?
god I will never understand NQS lol

Our road scores that we can count .

197.65 Sprouts Meet @ Utah
197.20 Kentucky Meet
197.30 Alabama Meet
198.125 Podium xxx

198.00
198.05

I am not sure at this point. I have been keeping up with the NQS and have been right on in calculating it each time matching the standings when they come out. There is an average score where all scores are counted and the 198.125 would be factored in for sure. If the 198.125 is our highest score then it will be dropped. I guess we will see on Monday when the standings are posted.

Pippa, You posted the scores that should be the correct formula. I failed to drop the 197.2 from Kentucky to replace it with the 197.55. I believe the 197.710 is the NQS for this week.

I know we’re not supposed to comment on the girls’ bodies but man Lily Smith looks thin. I hope she just has a super high metabolism. I know this sport is a breeding ground for eating disorders but I hope it’s not that. She looks like she’s thinner than last year.