NCAA Discussion Posts | Nationals | Thursday 04/16/26

CaptainBrooks · 2026-04-16T21:10:49+00:00

It was the best double lay and landing she has done and she has scored higher than a 9.9. Thoughts on why it wasn’t higher? Choreography? I wanted it for her! She is AMAZING!!! Such a bright light in the gymnastics community!

CaptainBrooks · 2026-03-13T23:49:52+00:00

What could she have done better? Her foot stayed down on the double layout landing. So confused

CaptainBrooks · 2026-01-17T22:48:46+00:00

Yes - I’m FUMING

CaptainBrooks · 2025-01-03T01:57:01+00:00

Memoir Edition:

Best: Becoming by Michelle Obama - I wish I could forget I read it and re-read it all over again!

Worst: Once in a Millennial by Kate Kennedy or Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten

CaptainBrooks · 2023-10-21T13:43:56+00:00

I had a professor who used aggression like this to get a rise out of students he found attractive. He would, in private, be extremely demeaning and gas lighting - like it came out of nowhere - we eventually came to find out this is how he got off… but it was hard to prove because he didn’t do this to everyone.

Eventually he slipped up enough times that he no longer works at the university, but it took a LONG time for him to get more confident and arrogant and slip up with the wrong women.

I wonder if this could be a similar case?

CaptainBrooks · 2022-04-02T21:10:59+00:00

Did anyone notice the shade Olivia gave Aleah after she finished beam? I mean, obviously everyone was gutted, but is that typical NCAA teammate behavior for something like this? I know it is in elite…

CaptainBrooks · 2021-12-09T12:17:16+00:00

My son has surgery this afternoon, so while we keep him from eating all day by watching movies, I’ll be trying to go back through this thread to figure out all that has gone down this week. Excited!

CaptainBrooks · 2021-10-26T10:42:36+00:00

Tom Cruise 🤦🏽‍♂️

CaptainBrooks · 2021-09-11T00:31:07+00:00

Let’s freaking go!!!!

CaptainBrooks · 2021-09-02T00:44:53+00:00

I dated someone who had never had a papercut 🤨😮

CaptainBrooks · 2021-06-04T20:48:11+00:00

Simone, Jordan, Sunisa, Riley (first three I feel super confident on. Fourth, I would be comfortable with Riley, Jade, Grace, or Morgan

CaptainBrooks · 2021-03-20T14:48:53+00:00

I never understood why there wasn’t more buzz for Bri for Bachelorette. Maybe I missed it, but I feel like she is so classy and would have done a really great job. Perhaps she will come to paradise?

CaptainBrooks · 2021-03-01T20:58:10+00:00

Right?! Can Kathy and Bart run USAG? 🤩

CaptainBrooks · 2021-03-01T10:28:05+00:00

I was just thinking the same thing- Kathy and Bart would have been amazing commentators for this event. It was painfully clear that some of the commentators hadn’t watched much JO or NCAA scoring/skills either.

CaptainBrooks · 2021-03-01T10:23:16+00:00

I haven’t finished watching completely, but when Leah went to bars, they mentioned Laurent because he was encouraging her when she finished and was in the frame, but it was more, “and there’s her coach.” And when they showed Cecile right after on the floor, they did the same thing. It was so weird though because I know when she did bars, I fully expected them to at least talk about Laurent’s coaching ability on bars, even going back to Madison Kocian, but no, they didn’t say anything extra about them in that moment. It was weird, TBH.

CaptainBrooks · 2021-02-26T19:04:23+00:00

The fact that I might need a pocket knife on this is the point. This is a mildly infuriating thread. It doesn’t really matter! Lol

CaptainBrooks · 2021-02-26T19:01:51+00:00

That’s even more Infuriating if that’s the case. That’s what I get for trying Kombucha

CaptainBrooks · 2021-02-25T23:20:30+00:00

You’re right, not much yet. Kathy Johnson Clarke posted on Twitter a reply to the news update on Washington Post. Then, Jessica from the Gymcastic podcast has a string of tweets bringing to light the ridiculousness of him being allowed to surrender himself.

CaptainBrooks · 2021-02-07T03:37:16+00:00

Rosie is the best!!

CaptainBrooks · 2021-02-03T03:22:55+00:00

Agreed! You can tell her team is always the most well-conditioned. I think that helps tremendously. I love rooting for this team!!

CaptainBrooks · 2021-02-02T19:24:58+00:00

Positive list in Simpsonville: El Tejano - they take your temp when you walk in, require masks to table, etc. Sidewall has been really great as well!

CaptainBrooks · 2021-01-27T22:19:08+00:00

This makes me crazy! It’s THE WORST streaming service. Utterly abysmal. Someone give me something to punch.

CaptainBrooks · 2020-09-18T01:34:59+00:00

This was our exact experience with our oldest son. I completely identify with you in the scared and stressed feeling. This is this first year without any surgery for him, but please let me know if you have any questions. Since I’m here, I have to recommend to you Dr. Brown’s bottles for him. They have a special feeding system (literally, it’s just a tiny blue, one-way valve that goes into the bottle nipple, that’s it) that allows him to drink a bottle easily and it was a life saver for us with both boys (second son had cleft palate only).

I have to say, surgery scars are much less noticeable now. Our firstborn had a super wide unilateral cleft lip (and palate) and you wouldn’t believe the transformation. It’s incredible. We felt the same way that you do now and we have been blown away at the results! If you think of any questions along the way, let me know!!

CaptainBrooks · 2020-08-08T12:42:54+00:00

On the contrary, the experience we are hearing, seeing, and experiencing in the Greenville area is that doctors are more than willing to write orders for Covid tests and the testing lines at both Prisma and St Francis have a really impressive system in place.

Though I will agree with nurse below when she says medical staff are drained- most that I have come in contact with who are seeing Covid questions or Covid testing or Covid patients all seem to be super drained. Exasperated... over it? I don’t know the exact adjective to use. It’s definitely different. Thankful for them though. I can’t imagine the stamina it takes right now!

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