re: Remove

Fair on Desiderio. Desiderio has risen to the occasion and delivered when called upon. Edwards and Dean have done what has been asked of them, too.

Durante now has one job, and she has imploded on bars the last 2 seasons when we needed her most. Unfortunately, she is unreliable. At this stage, I would rather Finnegan or AJ get bar reps and regionals experience under their belt than a 5th year senior who is going to give a fall at worst or a 9.85 at best

I really do think it’s lineup selections. Sami did so much better and was more consistent at lead off. I would swap her and Johnson for sure. They need their toughness to come back. They are a talented group

That may be true, with regards to grouping. But I also see better output with respect to those groups as a whole (despite, say, that some of the juniors for example (nibs, and Rau are unlikely to ever compete, or
Compete again) - and maybe it’s because haleigh and kiya carry those groups and KJ and Aleah have been standouts as freshmen (though I think
If hah had let them they could have done more)

I wasn’t at the meet so didn’t see a program. So I am curious - do you think LSU purposely didn’t submit a team picture? Is there something going on internally that is causing this? I don’t have any inside info, but you seem like you might, so please share!

Leadership, mental toughness and that dominance factor has been missing since Finnegan/ Kelley/Cannamela/Priessman graduated

This team has talent but for some reason there is a void and it’s not matching up what we should be seeing on paper

Absolutely agree. But leadership on the team has to be backed up by the coaches and that’s what I think is missing. Just my opinion.

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Very sad performance today, but this is the result we deserved.

Seems to me this team has a lack of leadership, which says a lot because all year this "Super" Senior leadership group has been championed and all that.
How many big meets can happen when they show up and are not focused?

It's also on the coaching staff. However, you can't fire Jay no matter how stubborn he is, how mediocre of a coach he is, and how poor of a line-up manager he is. If you fire Jay, we risk losing commits. If we lose the commits, we risk going back to being what we were before he got here and started getting us talent. While we have the best facilities and all of that, I don't think we are quite at that level where LSU Gym recruits itself. He is one hell of a recruiter and the truth is that most girls are coming to play for him.

If you fire him, you risk losing Konnor and she could very well be an Olympic Gold Medalist by the time she gets on campus.

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Don’t like results. Fire coach!!!!!! Can this board be more predictabl?. Nevermind that you contradicted yourself the entire post. Yes getting good players is a huge part of coaching. Every coach in every sport will tell you that

And I said all that to say, yes it’s disappointing to see the teams struggle, but I’ve been a supporter since the 90’s when LSU only had 2000 people at meets, not the top recruits and DD giving out tickets at the local Winn-Dixie. I’ll always want the best for the program born and raised in Baton Rouge and loving the sport of gymnastics will never change my support for LSU gymnastics. But as a fan and supporter, a lot of groups on fb, forums, etc are critical of most teams in NCAA. If we can’t be honest and voice concerns, we can’t get mad when we see post about LSU in regards to the gymnastics. Now the personal things said about the athletes are not right.I’ve always believed if your not being discussed your not relevant.

The raw talent is 100% there in this team. They definitely have the ability to win although they are taking a more difficult path this season with the regionals they have seeded into.

Looking at their early season performances they were more focused as a team and on track to take the trophy.

Honestly, I think the biggest mistake in the season was taking Alexis Jeffrey as a transfer. It was right after that the team seemed to lose focus and it cascaded. It definitely took the teams attention off where they need to be and added unecessary drama for a team member that has done only one exhibition and has yet to contribute to the scores. I worry that despite the team vote, her walking on the team has lowered morale and lead to a less cohesive team. The second and third biggest mistakes were not pushing for more event exhibitions/ depth testing through out the year and pursuing with Durante on beam.

Focus, mental resilience and team cohesiveness is hopefully what they can focus on over the next 4 weeks. I believe that they can turn it around by then.

As for Jay, it's early days. He is definitely a great recruiter and bars/vault coach. He is still growing into the head coach role and that may take time. I definitely don't see Tigers current situation to be anything like Georgia's Courtney Kupets head coach conundrum that they have right now.

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NC State

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Are the girls at NC State or UNC for regionals?

To showcase the issues with consistency and injuries, we only have All Americans on vault and bars. No one on beam, floor or in the all around.