Wasn't all that long ago when we could have been considered to have one of the worst combos in the Pac 10 with Toledo & Lavin.  Now, with the hiring of Neuheisel, I think we are near the top.  Some random thoughts on the Pac 10 pairings:

Arizona:  Rates high with Olson, but very low with Stoops.

Arizona State:  With Sendek as their new hoops coach, coupled with Erickson in football, they are a strong contender for best coaching in the Pac.  Both coaches are bringing back teams that were horrible last year to being contenders this year.

Cal:  After this year, might have one of the most over-rated combos with Tedford's season imploding, largely because he stubbornly went with seriously dinged Longshore over the other QB that forgot the game clock when they were ranked #2. He still has to get some credit for even getting Cal football to be somewhere on the map. Braun to me has always been vastly over-rated.

Stanford:  Could be an up in comer in football with Harbaugh doing considerably better than the previous coach, but hoops is still well below the level set by Montgomery.

Oregon:  Belotti is a top tier football coach, but Kent is very inconsistent.

Oregon State:  Riley gets a lot out of his players but the hoop side is still a mess.

Washington:  In Willingham & Romar, another very over-rated duo.  Similar to Cal in that aspect.

Washington State:  Bennett I would put in the top three for hoop coaches, but hard to know how successful the new football guy will be.

USC: Without some of his previous outstanding support staff, Carroll's star has waned some, but he is still has to be considered the #1 guy on the football side (with Erickson as #2).  Floyd to me is a middle of the Pac guy at best on the hoop side.

Finally UCLA, with Howland we have the #1 hoop coach (I put him slightly ahead of Lute based on the most recent success he has had).  

As for Neuheisel, it remains to be seen, but I think he definately has the potential to be one of the top 4 guys right out of the gate.