So far they have 4 Four stars and 1 three-star despite their lack of athletic facilities and poor performance on the field last season.

Begs the question that most Negabears love to ask -

Why not us?

P.S. before anyone starts flaming me, I understand it is still early in the season. Im just curious as to how UCLA is able to recruit so many top-quality players so early on in the process - and why we can't do it ourselves.

Maybe in the end, we finish with a better class than they do.

Adrian The Cal Bear;729930 said:

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So far they have 4 Four stars and 1 three-star despite their lack of athletic facilities and poor performance on the field last season.

Begs the question that most Negabears love to ask -

Why not us?

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A small concern at this point, sure, but we know as well as anybody that there is a looooong time left in the recruiting cycle.

EDIT
You beat me to it.

Also, it seems that our recruiting strategy is based on a low-pressure approach.

Adrian The Cal Bear;729930 said:

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So far they have 4 Four stars and 1 three-star despite their lack of athletic facilities and poor performance on the field last season.

Begs the question that most Negabears love to ask -

Why not us?

P.S. before anyone starts flaming me, I understand it is still early in the season. Im just curious as to how UCLA is able to recruit so many top-quality players so early on in the process - and why we can't do it ourselves.

Maybe in the end, we finish with a better class than they do.

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UCLA has been to a Rose Bowl in the last 50 years?

UCLA has always recruited well. They're in LA, after all.

It's what they do with that talent that matters (which for the last decade has been close to nothing).

Interesting note - 3/5 of the players are out-of-state

Oct 29, 2011, Pasadena, CA UCLA 31, California 14

Just sayin'.

Same story everytime.

UCLA hires a new coach. He comes in with a lot of buzz and recruits well. Then they start losing and that coach is on the hot seat. And then he's fired. Repeat.

Adrian The Cal Bear;729930 said:

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So far they have 4 Four stars and 1 three-star despite their lack of athletic facilities and poor performance on the field last season.

Begs the question that most Negabears love to ask -

Why not us?

P.S. before anyone starts flaming me, I understand it is still early in the season. Im just curious as to how UCLA is able to recruit so many top-quality players so early on in the process - and why we can't do it ourselves.

Maybe in the end, we finish with a better class than they do.

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hanky1;730004 said:

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Same story everytime.

UCLA hires a new coach. He comes in with a lot of buzz and recruits well. Then they start losing and that coach is on the hot seat. And then he's fired. Repeat.

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Yup.....Slick Rick put together some pretty good classes but it was wasted on a coach that wasn't all that great when he couldn't cheat....it also didn't help that he had multiple QB's injured and about 2-3 years ago, his #1 and #2 went out with season ending injuries one day apart.....

It's all about being in southern california IMHO

edit: And right now $C is a liability for a recruit because of the sanctions and the tendancy to dump them off the program after a year or two. That makes UCLA the logical option for many.

heartofthebear;730019 said:

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It's all about being in southern california IMHO

edit: And right now $C is a liability for a recruit because of the sanctions and the tendancy to dump them off the program after a year or two. That makes UCLA the logical option for many.

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What's Oregon's excuse?

Adrian The Cal Bear;729930 said:

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So far they have 4 Four stars and 1 three-star despite their lack of athletic facilities and poor performance on the field last season.

Begs the question that most Negabears love to ask -

Why not us?

P.S. before anyone starts flaming me, I understand it is still early in the season. Im just curious as to how UCLA is able to recruit so many top-quality players so early on in the process - and why we can't do it ourselves.

Maybe in the end, we finish with a better class than they do.

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That shows what I know. I thought that the recruits were not "locked in" until LOI day.

After what happened last year, I expected more people to appreciate the fact that oral commits were not worth the paper they were written on until LOI Day.

Adrian The Cal Bear;729930 said:

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poor performance on the field last season.

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They DID play in the 1st P-12 Conference Championship Game (obviously that was not good enough to keep their coach employed).

LessMilesMoreTedford;729954 said:

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UCLA has always recruited well. They're in LA, after all.

It's what they do with that talent that matters (which for the last decade has been close to nothing).

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Plus they play in the Rose Bowl, the crown jewel of college football, hardly a bad facility.

GivemTheAxe;730025 said:

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oral commits were not worth the paper they were written on...

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Huh???? :p

GivemTheAxe;730025 said:

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That shows what I know. I thought that the recruits were not "locked in" until LOI day.

After what happened last year, I expected more people to appreciate the fact that oral commits were not worth the paper they were not written on until LOI Day.

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Fixed it for you...

I am getting old. Radio in his early years had a huge number of early commits, and did the Weasel. Remember UCLA starts off with a major program where they pressure players to commit early. Remember how the UCLA classes then would crumble (or at least go down hill).

GivemTheAxe;730025 said:

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That shows what I know. I thought that the recruits were not "locked in" until LOI day.

After what happened last year, I expected more people to appreciate the fact that oral commits were not worth the paper they were written on until LOI Day.

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And even then: Tee Shepard and Amir Carlisle come to mind?

heartofthebear;730019 said:

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being in southern california

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Adrian The Cal Bear;729930 said:

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So far they have 4 Four stars and 1 three-star despite their lack of athletic facilities and poor performance on the field last season.

Begs the question that most Negabears love to ask -

Why not us?

P.S. before anyone starts flaming me, I understand it is still early in the season. Im just curious as to how UCLA is able to recruit so many top-quality players so early on in the process - and why we can't do it ourselves.

Maybe in the end, we finish with a better class than they do.

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After Tosh-Gate, it is hard for me to get excited about recruiting until after the "Fat Lady Sings".

Players seem to flock to schools where they see getting early playing-time. When a prominent school has an off-year, kids see it as an opportunity for them. They don't flock to WSU or OSU or ASU, Cal or UCLA are the highest quality schools.

Cue the sun, blondes and beaches post.