I cant wait for the NCAA season. I think it is going to be the most talented group of teams probably in a long long time. Honestly, between the incoming crops of elite/olympians AND the returning 5th year seniors for their extra COVID year, there is going to be a ton of talent bouncing around in the NCAA. On paper Michigan is definitely in the mix, my concern with them is that they really didn't get better through addition/subtraction. They still have the same team from last year, although a mighty strong team, versus many of the other teams who not only have the same team but added some real talent. I am a huge Gator fan, so I am hopeful that Morgan does join the team (I am skeptical that she is). Still, between Riley, Leanne and Sloane, they have added much depth and even higher scoring potential across the board. The concern is Jenny still has to get the poor postseason coaching monkey off her back. The team I really like this year is Utah, between the returning 5th years, the incoming freshman and the solid mix of under/upper classpersons I can see them walking away with the title. I am still not sold on UCLA and Waller. It would also be a lot to expect all those super talented freshman to suddenly flip the switch for UCLA but who knows? The sleeper team for me is LSU. They are very talented and under performed last year, idk if that was injury, covid or what but they are under the radar right now, and all 4 (or 5?) of their seniors are coming back for their 5th year. If Michigan finally broke through last year, I can see LSU doing it this year. Its going to be a fun year for college gymnastics.
