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I also watched Friday, and the team looks really strong. If they stay healthy, they should definitely compete for a title this year. There is a lot of depth, and I’m not quite sure how you choose a lineup on beam and floor. Bryant and Dunne get most of the chatter of the freshman, but don’t sleep on Elena. I can see her sneaking into the AA this year. Also, Ryan’s 1.5 looks good to go to me. Alyona is still competing the full.

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Beam will be difficult to choose a lineup. I think some of the freshmen and sophomores have higher ceilings than some of the upperclassmen but its gonna come down to consistency. I do like some of the easier leap series we have put in. The depth and competition on some of these events will push them to be better.

Alyona is still training a. 1.5 but a clean full from her would be doable. I was kinda expecting 1 or 2 fulls with the rest being 10.0's. The quality of our 10.0 vaults is scary good so I think that event would be fine. K. Ryan has come a long way since last year, I look forward to some big vaults from her. Her 1.5 has gotten better each week this fall.

I honestly haven't slept on Elena because she's gonna be competing on many events for us and definitely know what she's capable of. She looks great, as do Haleigh and Olivia. its nice to see a freshmen class who came in healthy, its night and day from many of our classes over the last 3-4 years. I think coming in healthy is gonna show in their gymnastics early this year.

I am concerned with are college sports going to happen period this winter with the way the US has been trending. I believe Ivy League including gymnastics has been canceled. Are the coaches/athletic department optimistic?

On a positive note, there is still suppose to still be a gym 101 but the details haven't been finalized quite yet. Should know pretty soon.

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Interesting that LSU is ranked 6th in CGN’s preseason poll.

Top 5 (in order)
Florida
Oklahoma
Michigan
Utah
UCLA

I would say LSU maybe should have been no less than 4th or 5th with the talent and depth they have. Not sure how UCLA is fifth.

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OU at #2 is a bit surprising given the losses. I know OU will be good.... but they sure have. A lot of faith in Kindler manufacturing those scores lost..... You simply just don't replace Nichols. UCLA will go through the same thing losing Ross and those other high scoring seniors.

In the grand scheme of things, none of it matters. If LSU takes the routines they are putting on in the gym right now, and put it in the PMAC, they will be in the top 4 by the end of the year if they stay healthy.

Seniors will provide a lot of leadership and help support many of the events. Jay said they will be heavily relying on the freshmen and sophomore classes for big scores. In particular, we are looking at the freshmen occupying a lot of lineup spots which is why Jay is saying there could be some bumps in the road early. Since there are 8 meets in our schedule, probably only 4 scores will be used for RQS this year.

I think theres gonna be a season but there will likely be an interruption or two given what we are seeing right now from football and basketball. Contact tracing alone is what is causing a significant amount of shut downs. In some cases, teams not getting test results in on time could cause a meet to be postponed.

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In the grand scheme of things, none of it matters. If LSU takes the routines they are putting on in the gym right now, and put it in the PMAC, they will be in the top 4 by the end of the year if they stay healthy. Since there are 8 meets in our schedule, probably only 4 scores will be used for RQS this year.

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I just want to address a couple things you said as/in a general statement/singular response. Knowing that the girls only have 8 meets this season before SEC champs could either help or hurt us, depending on how Jay continues to push and pace them with their training once season starts. With that being said, in years past we saw that by the first or second meet, girls were already heavily taped up and dealing with many nagging injuries, some still recovering from previous injuries from the summer and others dealing with newer more recent nagging pains, which could’ve been attributed to the way DD was pushing them so hard for a national championship. I noticed that some years it wasn’t until mid February that the team finally got their stride and started getting the scores they deserves and began to reach their full potential. I think having significantly less meets will most likely do wonders for our girls bodies in terms of wear and tear, especially for the seniors, and could potentially end up being the reason we come out on top this year, especially with the talent and depth this team has.

I am hearing some rumblings with Sophie Butler

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thought she was going to Florida?

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Late to the party here, but I always take anything College Gym News posts with a grain of salt. I mean, what else can you expect from a gymnastic's website that has a full series devoted to the analysis of a FreeForm TV show and considers that as important as analysis of college teams?

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I'm in the same boat. I guess its nice that there are people out there that try to cover the sport but quite a bit of their analysis and pieces they put out make no sense. That recruiting class ranking was laughable.

Btw I brought up Sophia butler because there is legit interest in LSU. Something to continue to watch....