Pippa

Don't be too worried. LSU just beat their main threats to the Natty last night with Sierra and Kylie on floor.

The ideal floor lineup for Finals if they get there is Lincoln, Konnor, Chio, Drayton, Aleah and Bryant.

If Konnor really is ready, I hope we are in a position in regionals for Bryant to be subbed out because the meet is won, and Konnor get get an easy rep that way. He removed Kiya from floor last minute last year, so I think it would be a good chance to see what Konnor is like.

Im not worried about beam. Beam has been carrying us on meets other events let us down on.

Speaking of, what was wrong with Coen's beam? did she miss a connection or something? It didn't look like a 9.725 to me but I don't know the intricacies of BB and all of that so my untrained eye probably missed it.

Yeah I think calling Jade's run at Oregon State "historic" is straight hyperbole (baring a nationals run for them this year. you never know and the book isn't finished being written)

Compare her to Suni Lee. Suni Lee took a middle of the pack program to a final four her first year on campus. She elevated everybody in that lineup.
Only competed a little bit her second year and without her they fell right back to the middle of the pack and they still have not recovered from her being gone.

Personally? I would pick Jordan Bowers to win AAI. She is the all around ace of that team that never gets the proper shine she should. Half the time the commentators are too busy glazzing Audrey Davis and wondering why her wonky dismounts never get 10s. Thru her career, IMO Bowers been the best AA player on 2 national championship winning teams. Jade is also very worthy of the award. I think Leanne hasn't done all that much to warrant it if I'm being honest outside of phantom 10s. Leanne typically comes up short in big moments (Bryant got the AA title because Leanne shrank just a little bit enough on her beam dismount. lack of focus, but focus in moments like that it separates the goods from the greats)

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

floor rank is entirely because we have the literal NCAA Floor Champion slumping.

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.

Remove the best floor routine for 6 weeks from every team in the nation, and see what their rank is. that is essentially what LSU has been operating at.

we have dropped Aleah's floor score each of the last 5 or 6 weeks (Arkansas we had to count her 9.5, but that is 4 tenths lower than her normal). He poor scores have possibly impacted Bryant who has followed her because that is how stupid judging mindset is where it's about score building (when why can't it just be about the merit of each singular routine? I know that is how it should be, but on floor especially it is not how it is). Bryant might've gotten a 10 vs. OU if Aleah hits her routine, her 9.0 last week becomes a 9.95+ if Aleah hits etc you know how it is.

also I hope Jay shuffles the floor order.
I think I would swap Aleah and Chio just give it a different look.

I am all for keeping Aleah in she has earned her place god knows she is a program legend, but she is really hurting the score building potential right now. Just marching out the same back end of the order and making no adjustments is a little frustrating at the moment.

that would be a bummer.
what are red shirt rules? would it be too late for KJ?

Outside of that, vault was a letdown tonight, but bars was solid and I thought the floor scores were way under scored. Same with some of the beams what am I missing with Konors beam I thought it looked pretty dang good. Productive meet.

Kentucky is away next week and we need that win and a big score 197.5+ that is a trap meet that should not be taken lightly. Kentucky are pests and always give us fits.

Aleah is just mental focus with the oob. she would have put up a big 9.95-maybe even a 10 if she stayed in she was popping off her floor looked great otherwise. Bryant stays on beam now and forever.

I think the move is to flip Bryant and Aleah on floor for 1 week, and have the intention of resting Aleah if they can count the 5 scores that come before her or sub her out. Or hope that Alyona has a floor or KJ can come back. There is a Finnegan crisis on floor at this point, but we ride or we die with Aleah she means so much.

Bars is the weakest event this year. Konnor is still working towards finding her landing on the dismount. She'll get it, give her time. Maybe move her up in the lineup and put either Chio or Cowan (I know he won't) as the anchor? Jay is probably set in his ways with bars.

tough win on the road and they fought hard.
this had all the makings of being another trap meet, but they got it done.

kaliya's floor debut was very nice. i think once kj is back, kaliya is the new leadoff. hopefully kj is back on floor next week. sierra thrived last year doing only one event, so i think her off of floor will help get her beam back where we know she can get it.

man even gym reddit is laughing at how overscored Florida is.
Gators are gonna get a reality check once post season starts. They are not on LSU or Oklahoma's level.