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College & Cocktails: Oklahoma LSU tie breaker inquiry drama explained

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

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4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to College & Cocktails!

The Original College Gymnastics Post-Meet Show

This is our weekly Behind The Scenes Q&A episode. This week we are watching number Sprouts Quad Session One: Oklahoma, UCLA, Utah, LSU (scores, watch on ABC)

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CHAPTERS

00:00 – Welcome to College & Cocktails: January Nationals
01:11 – Meet Overview: Oklahoma 197.5 tie with LSU, UCLA, Utah
01:29 – Tonight's Drink: "If the Judges See It"
01:41 – The Tie-Breaker Nobody Needed (Why Oklahoma Won)
02:35 – Konnor McClain Beam Confusion Explained
03:26 – Lexi Zeiss Start Value Review & Score Change
04:03 – Can Coaches Talk to Judges? NCAA Rules Breakdown
06:17 – Why Konnor's Beam Was Never the Issue
07:09 – First 10 of the Season: Avery Neff Vault
07:43 – Why Utah Should Have a Gymnastics-Specific Arena
08:21 – The Legendary Flip-Off Tie-Breaker Explained
10:27 – Event Judging Breakdown Begins (Vault & Beam)
12:18 – Podium Seating, Fan Experience & Ticket Sales
13:47 – Where Florida Would Have Finished in This Meet
15:08 – Comparing Florida vs Oklahoma vs LSU
16:41 – Utah's Lowest Beam Score in 26 Years
17:39 – January Floor Syndrome (No One Is Ready)
18:30 – Jordan Chiles: Scoring Without Being at 100%
19:59 – Jordan's Conditioning, Fatigue & Schedule Reality
21:35 – Best Routines of the Meet (Caitlin, Avery, Execution)
23:12 – Avery Neff Beam Series: Will Judges Take It Away?
24:37 – Utah's Choreography Renaissance (Despite Falls)
25:16 – Faith Torrez Vault & Oklahoma Lineup Choices
26:06 – Oklahoma Freshman Spotlight: Ella Murphy Bars
26:40 – Hannah Burleson Return & Turn Technique
27:34 – UCLA Beam Improvements & Coaching Impact
30:19 – Why Faith Torrez Didn't Do Floor
30:29 – Injury Update: Macy McGowan
31:18 – "Most Decorated Gymnast" Claims & Broadcast Caveats
32:35 – Florida Commentary Problems Explained
34:11 – Florida Documentary First Impressions
35:14 – Heated Rivalry, Hockey & Why It Works
36:24 – Fantasy Gymnastics, Live Shows & Merch
37:40 – Fan Q&A Begins: Quad Format & Broadcast Structure
38:30 – West Virginia Finger Guns Debate
39:43 – Sports Bras, Leotards & Athlete Health
41:30 – Music Copyright, NCAA vs Elite Rules
43:19 – International vs NCAA Leotard Regulations
45:57 – Breast Injuries & Why Support Matters
46:50 – Sibling Gymnasts Competing at the Same Time
48:21 – Bent-Arm Catches on Bars Controversy
49:19 – Extreme Taping: Injury or Aesthetic?
51:25 – Weekly Awards: Meet Assassin & Artist
55:58 – Most Controversial Score of the Meet
57:42 – Salutes, Control & NCAA Finish Rules
58:10 – Commentators vs The Code of Points
59:09 – Yellow Cards: Still Not Being Enforced
01:02:07 – Minnesota Violence Statement, Resistance Resources

Tonight's Cocktail Mocktail: If The Judges See It. Full season menu here 

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What is College & Cocktails?

Every week we pick a college meet to watch, then go live, right here on this page to discuss our immediate thoughts about the meet. Our superstar, bar tender Linzers, creates a bespoke themed mocktail and cocktail recipe for each meet.

College & Cocktails combines our weekly Behind The Scenes Q&A live podcast with a college meet of the week. It's all part of the bonus content for our Club Members who support our work year around. For more info on how to watch your favorite elites, Olympic and World medalists in college and all year long, check out The Balance Beam Situation's schedule with links.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to College and Cocktails, the original college gymnastics post-meat show.

0:08.0

Here we are.

0:09.0

This is our live behind-the-scenes Q&A show that we pick a meet and we watch it live and

0:13.0

today was the January Nationals.

0:17.0

And we have so much to discuss about it.

0:19.0

Today's show is brought you by the most awkward.

0:23.6

I'm going to try to hug you, even though you don't want to talk to me, moment ever between Jay Clark and Connor McLean, where she just stood there awkwardly while he tried to talk to her and hug her after her beam routine, which led to extreme drama at the end of the meet, which we're going to talk about.

0:40.1

You can listen to this show anytime on your favorite podcast play. You don't have to join us live.

0:44.3

But if you do join us live, we can answer your questions live.

0:47.4

And you can chat during the whole meet on here.

0:50.6

You can get on early and talk to your fellow Jim Nerd members. Today is January 10th.

0:56.5

We just watched the Sprout Squad session one with... You could hear the Jessica's love of corporate

1:05.2

sponsorship in your voice, as you called that, the Sprout Squad.

1:17.0

This is the first session, which was Oklahoma, our winner by Tiebreaker, LSU.

1:20.2

LA and Utah were the other two teams.

1:21.5

But who placed last?

1:22.2

Utah?

1:22.6

Utah. Because they had three falls.

1:24.0

They had a nine million falls on B.

1:25.9

Yeah.

1:26.1

Yeah.

1:26.8

And today's drink is the, if the judges see it.

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