From Ted Miller's Pac 10 mailbag on WWL:

"Nick from the Bay Area writes: Why are people paying so much to the recruiting class from ucla? who cares? they're not going bowling or winning more than 5 games, ucla is just an awful awful program! GO BEARS! best4heisman!

Ted Miller: Hmm. My guess is people are paying attention for a handful of reasons.

1. It was a great class
2. The class addressed specific needs, most particularly on the offensive line
3. Coach Rick Neuheisel was under a lot of pressure to produce after telling folks he wanted to go head-to-head with USC
4. Many are anticipating a lot more entertaining hijinks between Neuheisel and Pete Carroll in the LA rivalry.

As for UCLA next season, we shall see. I'm leaning toward the Bruins showing a lot of improvement.

And, Nick, I'm sure your irritation doesn't have anything to do with a certain offensive lineman who chose UCLA over Cal does it?"

LOL i guess SC fans aren't the only ones worried about CRN and co...