re: Remove

Anyone know what mike smith Twitter post is about talking about jay being 1-0 already for the upcoming season? Does he have a new recruit ?

that is my guess as well. it seems to be the most likely bet with everything that’s going on with ncaa gym and the coaching changes/new hires right now. Chris Bogantes (lsu alum) tweeted something similar to that

Isn't it amazing though, that the toxic, terrible environment that that the gymnternet claimed was LSU may actually be the twitter darlings of UCLA

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For those on TD that have not seen CGN's article on Jay Clark.

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Its technically not wrong and it raises a fair point, but we only have two season's worth of body of work so far.

His first year was solid, they did finish second at SEC's and barely fell short to get to four on the floor. This past season was a bit of a disappointment considering all the returning routines and addition of a nice freshmen class. 5th at SEC's and got knocked out the opening round of regionals left a pretty bad taste.




Next year is his chance to make a statement, getting back to nationals/four on the floor would make a statement that maybe this past year was a fluke. If we don't at least get back to nationals next season (top 8) there is a major problem somewhere considering the talent LSU has.

Hooten And potentially Victoria Nguyen from Georgia to Florida too… i honestly don’t get how they recruit so many big names when despite how stacked their roster is they can never seem to hit up to their level of talent to reach that elusive next natty for them… yes Lsu has struggled at times to do the same but we do not have half the level of stacked talent that Florida does

Well I have not seen a ton of LSU fans clamoring for Gnat for net to be fired so so I love how they just make things up along the way

No.

I don’t think Gnat should be fired either. I just question the thought process of lineups and progression. Aleah, Haleigh and Kiya will be in the lineup. But after that who goes in? On a roster for next year no one has experience other than Kai and Elena and both have built in deductions. Again Jay should utilize exhibitions. He said something about not liking exhibitions, but something is broken and that mindset needs changing. We haven’t seen Dunne compete and Alyona is 50/50. It all goes back to preparation, coaching and skill selection. That’s totally on the staff. I think just getting to nationals next year would be a huge step for a program that has come so close to winning in the past. I wanna have faith in the coaching staff, I just wish DD was still there and Jay stay as a associate or assistant. The article was not far off about his record as a head coach in the post season. I’ve said in many post it’s a different beast when your the head coach. U can recruit your butt off, get the talent on the rosters but when it matters on the floor it’s not showing. I give him like two more seasons to start really getting worried. Let Garret and Courtney settle in, maybe not have covid and injuries be a factor like this season. We really can’t get any worse so the future is bright as long as the coaches take accountability, and show change that is necessary and needed to get back on top.

With all the beam chatter, They got to make significant changes and improvement on bars.

Bar's (statistically) has gotten worse each year since 2019. They were ranked #10 in the country this year (our worst event). Just hasn't been the same quality of routines since Hambrick/Finnegan/Priessman/Edney in terms of handstands and just good overall form. Our bars in general seem rushed and half the dismounts are chaotic whether its the form on the dismount or landing it.