UCLA is the best team in college basketball, and nobody can convince me otherwise. Now, they may not win the national title at the end of the year because of how much luck and match-ups play a role in winning six straight games in a tournament setting, but having seen Memphis, UNC, and Kansas play I am very confident in my declaration.

The Bruins have it all. With the addition of freshman big man Kevin Love, UCLA now has a legitimate player to go to in the post and to get points when the offense gets bogged down. He is opening up the perimeter for his teammates

Devastated. Shocked. Dismayed. I ran the complete gamut of emotions Saturday night as UCLA incredibly lost to a terrible 0-5 Notre Dame team at home in the Rose Bowl. Instead of staying angry and riled up though the one overriding feeling that stayed with me, and I think most Bruin fans would share the same sentiment, was this: resignation. Plain and simple, UCLA football will never have sustained success under Karl Dorrell.

Yes, I know he was forced to play MacLeod Bethel-Thompson at quarterback. Injuries are part of the game of course, but being forced

You know its a crazy week when Duke gets a win (20-14 over Northwestern). Here's just a quick rundown of thoughts from a wild Saturday in college football. More to come later in the week.

- Florida is for real. Tebow and the Gators have proven that yes, Urban Meyer's spread offense will work anywhere, even in the SEC.

- USC isn't going anywhere. Several voters dropped the Trojans out of the top spot (which I was actually ok with) but they pounded Nebraska in what was supposed to be a tough road contest. Stafon Johnson was walking through

This weekend might be the best set of early season games in years.  ESPN predictably hasn't been able to resist their strange need to name every weekend/day/year and is thus dubbing it "Measuring Stick Saturday."  Certainly nothing will be proved tonight by Louisville taking on another patsy in Middle Tennesse St. but there are a ton of other intriguing games going on in week two.  Here's a rundown of a few games that caught my eye:

South Florida vs. Auburn - The Bulls are the trendy sleeper pick in the Big East among experts this year. 

College football might be kicking off this weekend but in my mind, there's always time for a little college basketball. Lindy's preview magazine came out today and tabbed UCLA its preseason #1. The Bruins are also the favorite as listed by several Vegas sportsbooks.

What does this mean in real world terms? Absolutely nothing really. Rankings don't get you wins in March. It does however, mean that the Bruins are back big-time, both on the court and in the minds and perceptions of the nation. As much as Ben Howland's defense-first