https://simplecast.com Bunch Formation: A College Football Show Your new favorite college football show. The Athletic senior reporters Chris Vannini and David Ubben take you inside the biggest stories in the game in a fun and engaging show. With exclusive insight, interviews and banter, you'll learn to appreciate the most important and the dumbest parts of America's true favorite sport. en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:57:14 +0000 https://bunchformation.simplecast.com Bunch Formation: A College Football Show https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9f3bd649-b2bc-445c-8eff-c829abcb9609/c6ccc519-ee76-4e59-85ab-724b82d204a8/3000x3000/bunch-20formation-20logo-20blue-20faces.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://bunchformation.simplecast.com episodic Your new favorite college football show. The Athletic senior reporters Chris Vannini and David Ubben take you inside the biggest stories in the game in a fun and engaging show. With exclusive insight, interviews and banter, you'll learn to appreciate the most important and the dumbest parts of America's true favorite sport. Blue Wire, Chris Vannini, David Ubben false https://feeds.simplecast.com/Uf_4u4q_ college football, football, college sport Blue Wire BunchFormationPod@gmail.com f92917c0-ec3f-11f0-99f1-8b0a87d616dc b6fee9f6-26aa-41fc-97f2-357d628a1da6 WWE's Trick Williams: From South Carolina Football to WrestleMania WWE superstar Trick Williams joins Chris Vannini to recount his journey from South Carolina football player to his first appearance on the WrestleMania stage this weekend. 

Story in The Athletic

0:00 Trick's quick rise in WWE
2:48 Getting into football and going to Hampton
4:26 Transferring to South Carolina to walk on
8:17 Playing for Steve Spurrier
11:50 The end of his football career
19:22 Transitioning to pro wrestling
23:02 Working side jobs in LA while training as a wrestler
25:50 What he learned from Carmelo Hayes
27:20 Moving into a singles run
28:07 Winning the NXT championship 
29:14 Moving up to the WWE main roster
30:48 College athletes moving into pro wrestling
32:22 SEC rivalry with Oba Femi
33:00 His goals in WWE
33:45 Facing Sami Zayn
34:56 Remember Some Guys 

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]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, Trick Williams) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/trick-williams-wwe-south-carolina-wrestlemania-yQTquYfu WWE superstar Trick Williams joins Chris Vannini to recount his journey from South Carolina football player to his first appearance on the WrestleMania stage this weekend. 

Story in The Athletic

0:00 Trick's quick rise in WWE
2:48 Getting into football and going to Hampton
4:26 Transferring to South Carolina to walk on
8:17 Playing for Steve Spurrier
11:50 The end of his football career
19:22 Transitioning to pro wrestling
23:02 Working side jobs in LA while training as a wrestler
25:50 What he learned from Carmelo Hayes
27:20 Moving into a singles run
28:07 Winning the NXT championship 
29:14 Moving up to the WWE main roster
30:48 College athletes moving into pro wrestling
32:22 SEC rivalry with Oba Femi
33:00 His goals in WWE
33:45 Facing Sami Zayn
34:56 Remember Some Guys 

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]]> WWE's Trick Williams: From South Carolina Football to WrestleMania Chris Vannini, Trick Williams 00:37:58 wwe, college football, south carolina gamecocks, south carolina football, trick williams false full 96 fd4b0519-5769-4f3e-b80c-4ae5394b6174 10 Spring Questions: Indiana, Alabama, SMU, New Coaches + More Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk spring practice and what we're seeing and hearing across the country. 

0:00 Intro
4:45 Spring practice will probably change next year
8:34 Alabama's QB battle gets interesting
12:41 New head coaches moving up to the SEC
16:03 The Lane Kiffin honeymoon
18:57 Is Indiana going to start a dynasty?
23:23 Is SMU the biggest threat to Miami?
27:03 Who is the next Vanderbilt or Texas Tech?
30:01 Oregon replacing both coordinators
33:17 Better upside: Deion's Colorado or Belichick's UNC?
40:00 Will there really be no spring portal?
42:55 Michigan's overhaul
45:50 Remember Some Guys: SMU, Texas, Miami

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]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/spring-questions-indiana-alabama-smu-new-coaches-more-4P3n_lTL Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk spring practice and what we're seeing and hearing across the country. 

0:00 Intro
4:45 Spring practice will probably change next year
8:34 Alabama's QB battle gets interesting
12:41 New head coaches moving up to the SEC
16:03 The Lane Kiffin honeymoon
18:57 Is Indiana going to start a dynasty?
23:23 Is SMU the biggest threat to Miami?
27:03 Who is the next Vanderbilt or Texas Tech?
30:01 Oregon replacing both coordinators
33:17 Better upside: Deion's Colorado or Belichick's UNC?
40:00 Will there really be no spring portal?
42:55 Michigan's overhaul
45:50 Remember Some Guys: SMU, Texas, Miami

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]]> 10 Spring Questions: Indiana, Alabama, SMU, New Coaches + More Chris Vannini, David Ubben 00:53:41 colorado football, college football, alabama football, deion sanders, football, college sports false full 95 05a1bce8-21bc-40fe-b5a7-da285d1d7890 Should Conference Title Games Go Away? + How The Big Ten Became King Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back, and David's on edge after a strange neighborhood situation. The guys get into the future of conference championship games, the Big Ten overlords, Big 12 infighting and more. 

0:00 Intro
8:38 The end of the SEC championship game?
22:15 Why the Big Ten is REALLY so dominant now
29:15 Final Fours in football stadiums
37:04 Cody Campbell vs. Brett Yormark
45:34 Executive orders and possible eligibility changes
50:54 Remember Some Guys: Michigan, Wake Forest, Ohio State

Restaurant Gap Relationships story

SEC championship game story

Big 12 bickering story

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]]> Thu, 9 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/conference-title-games-might-go-away-how-the-big-ten-became-king-nYZ1ReQd Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back, and David's on edge after a strange neighborhood situation. The guys get into the future of conference championship games, the Big Ten overlords, Big 12 infighting and more. 

0:00 Intro
8:38 The end of the SEC championship game?
22:15 Why the Big Ten is REALLY so dominant now
29:15 Final Fours in football stadiums
37:04 Cody Campbell vs. Brett Yormark
45:34 Executive orders and possible eligibility changes
50:54 Remember Some Guys: Michigan, Wake Forest, Ohio State

Restaurant Gap Relationships story

SEC championship game story

Big 12 bickering story

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]]> Should Conference Title Games Go Away? + How The Big Ten Became King Chris Vannini, David Ubben 00:57:33 sec, american football, college football, big ten, sec football, big 12 football, football, college sports false full 94 4c72b992-7c69-4678-8745-06722eeb9a9e New Mexico's Jason Eck On Winning, Kibbie Dome and Perseverance Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by New Mexico coach Jason Eck to talk about his unbelievable turnaround at New Mexico, playing at Wisconsin, the legend of the Kibbie Dome and more. 

0:00 Intro
1:45 Eck's dance move
2:48 Being forced to move from football coach to golf course assistant
5:17 Pushing through the low points
9:30 Walking on at Wisconsin
12:34 Playing in a Rose Bowl
14:12 Barry Alvarez lessons at Wisconsin
15:47 Informing his wife he was fired while she was going into labor
17:15 Not knowing your future as an assistant
20:05 Kibbie Dome memories
24:55 Should move schools drop down to FCS like Idaho?
28:10 Why he took the New Mexico job
32:30 How he turned New Mexico around in one year
38:03 Mountain West computer tiebreaker
40:02 Appreciating the offensive line
41:39 Rapid Fire
47:03 Remember Some Guys 

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]]> Mon, 6 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben, Jason Eck) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/new-mexicos-jason-eck-on-winning-kibbie-dome-and-perseverance-7vNO38QC Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by New Mexico coach Jason Eck to talk about his unbelievable turnaround at New Mexico, playing at Wisconsin, the legend of the Kibbie Dome and more. 

0:00 Intro
1:45 Eck's dance move
2:48 Being forced to move from football coach to golf course assistant
5:17 Pushing through the low points
9:30 Walking on at Wisconsin
12:34 Playing in a Rose Bowl
14:12 Barry Alvarez lessons at Wisconsin
15:47 Informing his wife he was fired while she was going into labor
17:15 Not knowing your future as an assistant
20:05 Kibbie Dome memories
24:55 Should move schools drop down to FCS like Idaho?
28:10 Why he took the New Mexico job
32:30 How he turned New Mexico around in one year
38:03 Mountain West computer tiebreaker
40:02 Appreciating the offensive line
41:39 Rapid Fire
47:03 Remember Some Guys 

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]]> New Mexico's Jason Eck On Winning, Kibbie Dome and Perseverance Chris Vannini, David Ubben, Jason Eck 00:49:50 new mexico, jason eck, college football, lobos, new mexico football, football, college sports false full 93 6c03981e-4d29-4fca-b407-32b5bfc899e5 Pete Golding Responds To Dabo, New Transfer Penalties, CFP Members + More Chris Vannini is back from vacation, so he joins David Ubben to dive back into a slew of college football topics, from Pete Golding's response to tampering allegations, new transfer rules, new targeting rules, new CFP committee members and more. 

Chris' story on Duke becoming less hateable

New spring transfer penalties

New on-field rules for 2026

0:00 Intro, vacation and bar TVs
7:15 Pete Golding responds to Dabo's tamper allegations
12:46 New spring transfer penalties
17:50 New on-field rules for 2026
24:02 Trump executive order on Army-Navy
27:30 The 2027 season could move up to Week 0
29:58 Three new CFP selection committee members
34:35 Chandler Morris and Owen Heineke sue NCAA for extra years
39:29 Ubben's visits to South Carolina and NC State
44:34 CFB needs NFL owner meetings
48:48 Chris addresses the Duke hate story response
57:30 Final Four picks
59:59 Remember Some Guys: WKU, South Carolina, Alabama

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]]> Thu, 2 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/pete-golding-responds-to-dabo-new-transfer-penalties-cfp-members-more-l24KvsmT Chris Vannini is back from vacation, so he joins David Ubben to dive back into a slew of college football topics, from Pete Golding's response to tampering allegations, new transfer rules, new targeting rules, new CFP committee members and more. 

Chris' story on Duke becoming less hateable

New spring transfer penalties

New on-field rules for 2026

0:00 Intro, vacation and bar TVs
7:15 Pete Golding responds to Dabo's tamper allegations
12:46 New spring transfer penalties
17:50 New on-field rules for 2026
24:02 Trump executive order on Army-Navy
27:30 The 2027 season could move up to Week 0
29:58 Three new CFP selection committee members
34:35 Chandler Morris and Owen Heineke sue NCAA for extra years
39:29 Ubben's visits to South Carolina and NC State
44:34 CFB needs NFL owner meetings
48:48 Chris addresses the Duke hate story response
57:30 Final Four picks
59:59 Remember Some Guys: WKU, South Carolina, Alabama

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]]> Pete Golding Responds To Dabo, New Transfer Penalties, CFP Members + More Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:04:09 american football, college football, cfb, ole miss, football false full 92 d6344adf-f08d-404b-bbfd-1b80d81b8eae Nicole Auerbach Talks Tournament Reactions, Picks + More Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Nicole Auerbach to discuss our favorite parts of the NCAA Tournament so far and preview the second weekend

Nicole's NBC story on Cinderellas

0:00 Intro
2:10 Favorite moments from the first weekend
9:35 Bracket check-in
12:35 Why there are fewer Cinderellas and why it's not just NIL/portal
23:07 Sweet 16 and Elite 8 picks
34:35 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Blue Wire) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/ncaa-tournament-march-madness-reactions-picks-more-w-nicole-auerbach-541KPivn Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Nicole Auerbach to discuss our favorite parts of the NCAA Tournament so far and preview the second weekend

Nicole's NBC story on Cinderellas

0:00 Intro
2:10 Favorite moments from the first weekend
9:35 Bracket check-in
12:35 Why there are fewer Cinderellas and why it's not just NIL/portal
23:07 Sweet 16 and Elite 8 picks
34:35 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Nicole Auerbach Talks Tournament Reactions, Picks + More Blue Wire 00:38:56 false full 91 f40fa8cd-0ded-4445-bf5e-3bbd5fc205c4 March Madness Picks, Cinderellas + Teams To Know (w/ Brendan Marks) Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by The Athletic's Brendan Marks to preview everything in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, from the best teams to upsets and trends to keep an eye on.

What to know about all 68 teams

Are Cinderellas doomed?

0:00 Intro
4:03 Final Four picks
8:05 Should we be concerned about Duke/Michigan injuries?
11:32 Are Cinderellas going away?
16:25 The Miami (Ohio) Discourse
23:15 The role of metrics
25:39 Should the tournament expand?
30:48 Who could make a big run outside of Duke/Michigan/Arizona?
37:42 Teams we don't trust
43:50 First-round upset picks
50:03 National title picks
53:09 Remember Some Basketball Guys: Northern Iowa, Gonzaga, Villanova, Michigan State

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]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:07:20 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben, Brendan Marks) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/march-madness-picks-cinderellas-teams-to-know-w-brendan-marks-gJu8P1_B Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by The Athletic's Brendan Marks to preview everything in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, from the best teams to upsets and trends to keep an eye on.

What to know about all 68 teams

Are Cinderellas doomed?

0:00 Intro
4:03 Final Four picks
8:05 Should we be concerned about Duke/Michigan injuries?
11:32 Are Cinderellas going away?
16:25 The Miami (Ohio) Discourse
23:15 The role of metrics
25:39 Should the tournament expand?
30:48 Who could make a big run outside of Duke/Michigan/Arizona?
37:42 Teams we don't trust
43:50 First-round upset picks
50:03 National title picks
53:09 Remember Some Basketball Guys: Northern Iowa, Gonzaga, Villanova, Michigan State

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]]> March Madness Picks, Cinderellas + Teams To Know (w/ Brendan Marks) Chris Vannini, David Ubben, Brendan Marks 01:01:08 brackets, ncaa tournament, march madness, college basketball false full 90 ed71098e-277e-4fcb-9681-20fa231027f1 Will The SEC Makes Its Own Rules? + Oklahoma and Duke-UNC Visits Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a news episode. Can the SEC make its own rules? Was the White House roundtable a waste of time? And what did the guys learn about Duke basketball and Oklahoma football from their visits? Plus they remember Lou Holtz. 

0:00 Intro + Bunch Formation Bowl IV
3:23 David's trip to Duke-UNC
12:47 Greg Sankey says the SEC might make its own rules?
23:15 Trump roundtable fallout, did this matter?
36:50 Chris' takeaways from visiting Oklahoma
48:46 Louisiana Tech suing Conference USA to leave early
53:26 Remember Some Guys: Lou Holtz, Muggsy Bogues, Penn State

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]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/will-the-sec-makes-its-own-rules-oklahoma-and-duke-unc-visits-C6wpvCWS Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a news episode. Can the SEC make its own rules? Was the White House roundtable a waste of time? And what did the guys learn about Duke basketball and Oklahoma football from their visits? Plus they remember Lou Holtz. 

0:00 Intro + Bunch Formation Bowl IV
3:23 David's trip to Duke-UNC
12:47 Greg Sankey says the SEC might make its own rules?
23:15 Trump roundtable fallout, did this matter?
36:50 Chris' takeaways from visiting Oklahoma
48:46 Louisiana Tech suing Conference USA to leave early
53:26 Remember Some Guys: Lou Holtz, Muggsy Bogues, Penn State

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]]> Will The SEC Makes Its Own Rules? + Oklahoma and Duke-UNC Visits Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:03:48 duke basketball, college football, sec football, oklahoma football, lou holtz, college sports false full 89 0008b773-f49f-40f8-8e9c-ab372b618155 Jim Mora On Colorado State, PLAYOFFS!? Backstory + Josh Rosen's Hot Tub Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by new Colorado State coach Jim Mora. The guys talk about Mora growing up the son of a famous coach, the PLAYOFFS?? family tie, how he turned UConn around, stories from UCLA (like the Josh Rosen hot tub) and his plans at Colorado State. 

0:00 Mora reacts to David's CFB26 disaster
1:11 Mora plans to scale 54 mountains in Colorado
3:45 No longer being called "Jim Mora Jr."
5:20 How Mora's dad is doing (leg-pressing 220 pounds at 90 years old)
7:20 How Jim was involved in his dad's "PLAYOFFS!" press conference
8:45 Moving around a lot as a coach's kid
9:58 Wanting to become a coach
12:00 Most impressive thing he saw Mike Vick do
14:48 Why take the UConn job?
19:30 How he turned around UConn
21:00 He doesn't think UCLA should've fired him
22:28 The limitations at UCLA
24:28 What it's like to get fired
25:55 The Josh Rosen dorm hot tub
27:48 How his NFL experience has helped in college football
29:57 Why take the Colorado State job
32:22 The new Pac-12
34:22 Why Colorado State is viewed as a sleeping giant
37:40: Rapid fire: TV binge, favorite food, last book, pet peeve, vacation spot, best football player, David's defensive calls
 

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]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/jim-mora-colorado-state-uconn-ucla-josh-rosen-Fn01yra1 Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by new Colorado State coach Jim Mora. The guys talk about Mora growing up the son of a famous coach, the PLAYOFFS?? family tie, how he turned UConn around, stories from UCLA (like the Josh Rosen hot tub) and his plans at Colorado State. 

0:00 Mora reacts to David's CFB26 disaster
1:11 Mora plans to scale 54 mountains in Colorado
3:45 No longer being called "Jim Mora Jr."
5:20 How Mora's dad is doing (leg-pressing 220 pounds at 90 years old)
7:20 How Jim was involved in his dad's "PLAYOFFS!" press conference
8:45 Moving around a lot as a coach's kid
9:58 Wanting to become a coach
12:00 Most impressive thing he saw Mike Vick do
14:48 Why take the UConn job?
19:30 How he turned around UConn
21:00 He doesn't think UCLA should've fired him
22:28 The limitations at UCLA
24:28 What it's like to get fired
25:55 The Josh Rosen dorm hot tub
27:48 How his NFL experience has helped in college football
29:57 Why take the Colorado State job
32:22 The new Pac-12
34:22 Why Colorado State is viewed as a sleeping giant
37:40: Rapid fire: TV binge, favorite food, last book, pet peeve, vacation spot, best football player, David's defensive calls
 

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]]> Jim Mora On Colorado State, PLAYOFFS!? Backstory + Josh Rosen's Hot Tub Chris Vannini, David Ubben 00:40:53 jim mora, colorado state football, american football, college football, uconn football, football, college sports false full 88 bff6daf6-afaf-418e-a7d4-76b3e6182bd0 These Meetings Are Not Going To Save College Sports Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a news episode. An SEC coach wants a 24-team playoff, some meetings hope to reshape college sports, and David must handle his CFB26 loss.

Bunch Formation Bowl III

Chris' story explaining the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961

0:00 Intro and David's CFB26 disaster
8:49 Arkansas has a chicken jersey sponsor
12:44 Josh Heupel likes the 24-team playoff
21:08 The secret meeting to pool CFB rights + Trump's White House roundtable
47:10 The guys get off track and talk about the JFK Jr. show, the new Scrubs and other TV shows
54:45 Remember Some Guys: Memphis, Minnesota, Texas A&M

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]]> Thu, 5 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/these-meetings-are-not-going-to-save-college-sports-h2Goo_t1 Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a news episode. An SEC coach wants a 24-team playoff, some meetings hope to reshape college sports, and David must handle his CFB26 loss.

Bunch Formation Bowl III

Chris' story explaining the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961

0:00 Intro and David's CFB26 disaster
8:49 Arkansas has a chicken jersey sponsor
12:44 Josh Heupel likes the 24-team playoff
21:08 The secret meeting to pool CFB rights + Trump's White House roundtable
47:10 The guys get off track and talk about the JFK Jr. show, the new Scrubs and other TV shows
54:45 Remember Some Guys: Memphis, Minnesota, Texas A&M

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]]> These Meetings Are Not Going To Save College Sports Chris Vannini, David Ubben 00:58:19 college football, college sports false full 87 cfa7d659-b298-45e5-939d-08f3ac2663e2 Charles Huff On Coaching Saquon, Saban Stories + Memphis Plans Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by new Memphis head coach Charles Huff. They talk about how to move up in coaching, what it was like coaching Saquon Barkley, what a Nick Saban job interview is like and taking over a strong Memphis program. 

0:00 Intro + Memphis BBQ
2:35 Huff's unique timeout philosophy 
5:33 Why he walked on at Hampton
7:40 The future of walk-ons
9:50 Wanting to be a coach at 5 years old + why he purposely held off marriage
14:48 Recruiting and coaching Saquon Barkley
19:13 Craziest thing he saw Saquon do
23:30 Lessons from James Franklin
25:30 Interviewing with Nick Saban
29:20 What it's like working for Nick Saban
30:50 What it takes to get a head coaching job
35:10 Why he took the Memphis job
37:00 Getting Memphis over the hump
39:07 Can Memphis get into a Power 4 conference?

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]]> Mon, 2 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben, Charles Huff) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/charles-huff-on-coaching-saquon-saban-stories-memphis-plans-_H0n5fxe Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by new Memphis head coach Charles Huff. They talk about how to move up in coaching, what it was like coaching Saquon Barkley, what a Nick Saban job interview is like and taking over a strong Memphis program. 

0:00 Intro + Memphis BBQ
2:35 Huff's unique timeout philosophy 
5:33 Why he walked on at Hampton
7:40 The future of walk-ons
9:50 Wanting to be a coach at 5 years old + why he purposely held off marriage
14:48 Recruiting and coaching Saquon Barkley
19:13 Craziest thing he saw Saquon do
23:30 Lessons from James Franklin
25:30 Interviewing with Nick Saban
29:20 What it's like working for Nick Saban
30:50 What it takes to get a head coaching job
35:10 Why he took the Memphis job
37:00 Getting Memphis over the hump
39:07 Can Memphis get into a Power 4 conference?

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]]> Charles Huff On Coaching Saquon, Saban Stories + Memphis Plans Chris Vannini, David Ubben, Charles Huff 00:42:06 college football, memphis tigers, football, memphis football, college sports false full 86 dd4d9405-8312-422c-ac69-ecf1321b1e1a Grading Every Head Coach Hire + Kirby/Cristobal Roast Winner Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for an unexpectedly long but deep dive into the coaching carousel. They grade every new head coach from the last cycle, share some gossip and also declare a winner in the Kirby Smart vs. Mario Cristobal roast battle.

Dawg Nation video of Kirby Smart's roast 

Dawg Nation video of Mario Cristobal's response

Story on Army-Navy

Chris' story on Virginia Tech

0:00 Intro
4:20 Kirby Smart vs. Mario Cristobal roast battle
15:02 Could Army-Navy move?
19:16 Tennessee's future without Joey Aguilar
22:00 Chandler Morris wants a 7th year
24:35 Coaching Grades
25:14 Michigan - Kyle Whittingham
27:46 Ohio - John Hauser
28:59 Missouri State - Casey Woods
30:15 Utah - Morgan Scalley 
33:09 Washington State - Kirby Moore
34:54 Coastal Carolina - Ryan Beard
36:32 Southern Miss - Blake Anderson
38:42 Toledo - Mike Jacobs
40:56 Iowa State - Jimmy Rogers
43:30 Tulane - Will Hall
46:57 Memphis - Charles Huff
49:16 UConn - Jason Candle
52:30 UAB - Alex Mortensen
56:47 Penn State - Matt Campbell
1:00:11 Kansas State - Collin Klein
1:03:01 Cal - Tosh Lupoi
1:05:19 James Madison - Billy Napier
1:07:15 USF - Brian Hartline
1:08:37 North Texas - Neal Brown
1:10:16 Kentucky - Will Stein
1:12:37 UCLA - Bob Chesney
1:15:32 Michigan State - Pat Fitzgerald
1:19:12 LSU - Lane Kiffin
1:22:40 Ole Miss - Pete Golding
1:24:20 Florida - Jon Sumrall 
1:27:52 Auburn - Alex Golesh
1:29:46 Colorado State - Jim Mora
1:31:06 Oklahoma State - Eric Morris
1:33:38 Arkansas - Ryan Silverfield
1:35:45 Stanford - Tavita Pritchard
1:37:02 Oregon State - JaMarcus Shephard
1:38:46 Virginia Tech - James Franklin
1:42:03 Kent State - Mark Carney
1:43:00 Remember Some Guys: Florida, Western Michigan, Michigan State

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]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/grading-every-head-coach-hire-kirby-cristobal-roast-winner-PHZenRz6 Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for an unexpectedly long but deep dive into the coaching carousel. They grade every new head coach from the last cycle, share some gossip and also declare a winner in the Kirby Smart vs. Mario Cristobal roast battle.

Dawg Nation video of Kirby Smart's roast 

Dawg Nation video of Mario Cristobal's response

Story on Army-Navy

Chris' story on Virginia Tech

0:00 Intro
4:20 Kirby Smart vs. Mario Cristobal roast battle
15:02 Could Army-Navy move?
19:16 Tennessee's future without Joey Aguilar
22:00 Chandler Morris wants a 7th year
24:35 Coaching Grades
25:14 Michigan - Kyle Whittingham
27:46 Ohio - John Hauser
28:59 Missouri State - Casey Woods
30:15 Utah - Morgan Scalley 
33:09 Washington State - Kirby Moore
34:54 Coastal Carolina - Ryan Beard
36:32 Southern Miss - Blake Anderson
38:42 Toledo - Mike Jacobs
40:56 Iowa State - Jimmy Rogers
43:30 Tulane - Will Hall
46:57 Memphis - Charles Huff
49:16 UConn - Jason Candle
52:30 UAB - Alex Mortensen
56:47 Penn State - Matt Campbell
1:00:11 Kansas State - Collin Klein
1:03:01 Cal - Tosh Lupoi
1:05:19 James Madison - Billy Napier
1:07:15 USF - Brian Hartline
1:08:37 North Texas - Neal Brown
1:10:16 Kentucky - Will Stein
1:12:37 UCLA - Bob Chesney
1:15:32 Michigan State - Pat Fitzgerald
1:19:12 LSU - Lane Kiffin
1:22:40 Ole Miss - Pete Golding
1:24:20 Florida - Jon Sumrall 
1:27:52 Auburn - Alex Golesh
1:29:46 Colorado State - Jim Mora
1:31:06 Oklahoma State - Eric Morris
1:33:38 Arkansas - Ryan Silverfield
1:35:45 Stanford - Tavita Pritchard
1:37:02 Oregon State - JaMarcus Shephard
1:38:46 Virginia Tech - James Franklin
1:42:03 Kent State - Mark Carney
1:43:00 Remember Some Guys: Florida, Western Michigan, Michigan State

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]]> Grading Every Head Coach Hire + Kirby/Cristobal Roast Winner Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:46:17 college football, georgia football, football, miami football, college sports false full 85 fa1206e0-6de1-4dc8-82a7-8fc107a1d1d8 EA Sports CFB26 Long-Term Review (w/ Jason Kirk) Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Jason Kirk for a long conversation about College Football 26. Seven months later, what do they like? What don't they like? Plus, they talk college basketball video game news, and David has another controversial food take.

GoFundMe for Wes Rucker's family

0:00 Intro
3:43 NBA2K26 begins college basketball rollout
12:48 CFB26 review
14:43 Gameplay
25:48 Dynasty mode
47:45 Online mode
54:43 Road to Glory
58:54 Ultimate Team
1:01:22 Teambuilder
1:12:05 David's salad dressing situation
1:16:23 Remember Some Guys


 

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]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben, Jason Kirk) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/ea-sports-cfb26-long-term-review-w-jason-kirk-qi55jyUa Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Jason Kirk for a long conversation about College Football 26. Seven months later, what do they like? What don't they like? Plus, they talk college basketball video game news, and David has another controversial food take.

GoFundMe for Wes Rucker's family

0:00 Intro
3:43 NBA2K26 begins college basketball rollout
12:48 CFB26 review
14:43 Gameplay
25:48 Dynasty mode
47:45 Online mode
54:43 Road to Glory
58:54 Ultimate Team
1:01:22 Teambuilder
1:12:05 David's salad dressing situation
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]]> EA Sports CFB26 Long-Term Review (w/ Jason Kirk) Chris Vannini, David Ubben, Jason Kirk 01:22:15 video games, college football, ea sports, football, college football 26, cfb26, college sports false full 84 b569bcbf-c2dc-4543-ab5f-2cbcf0e5e364 Transfer Portal Winners, Losers + Gossip (w/ Sam Khan Jr.) Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Friend of the Show Sam Khan Jr. for a deep dive into the portal. Who did well? Who didn't? Who are we not talking about enough?

Sam's Top 25 Portal Classes

The Athletic's Portal Superlatives

0:00 Intro
4:32 Big picture trends on QBs, costs and more
13:31 Why LSU's class is ranked No. 1
17:57 How Indiana landed the No. 2 class
20:48 Texas Tech does it again
24:19 Why Kentucky surprised people
26:59 Under-the-radar classes
32:12 Favorite classes
38:53 Biggest individual addition
42:43 Biggest losers of the portal
50:34 Other portal thoughts
57:14 Where is the money coming from?
1:00:05 Remember Some Guys: Sac State, Washington, Oregon
 

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]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben, Sam Khan Jr.) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/transfer-portal-winners-losers-gossip-w-sam-khan-jr-cHI1XVHs Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Friend of the Show Sam Khan Jr. for a deep dive into the portal. Who did well? Who didn't? Who are we not talking about enough?

Sam's Top 25 Portal Classes

The Athletic's Portal Superlatives

0:00 Intro
4:32 Big picture trends on QBs, costs and more
13:31 Why LSU's class is ranked No. 1
17:57 How Indiana landed the No. 2 class
20:48 Texas Tech does it again
24:19 Why Kentucky surprised people
26:59 Under-the-radar classes
32:12 Favorite classes
38:53 Biggest individual addition
42:43 Biggest losers of the portal
50:34 Other portal thoughts
57:14 Where is the money coming from?
1:00:05 Remember Some Guys: Sac State, Washington, Oregon
 

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]]> Transfer Portal Winners, Losers + Gossip (w/ Sam Khan Jr.) Chris Vannini, David Ubben, Sam Khan Jr. 01:08:08 oklahoma state football, indiana football, transfer portal, college football, lsu football, football, texas football false full 83 5bc6d7e6-953f-464c-9ec9-7e31a76f7494 Realignment Regrets + Cowardly Scheduling Coming Back Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk more conference realignment, more eligibility lawsuit wins and the idea that schools are getting scared of big nonconference games.

Story explaining Trinidad Chambliss situation

Chris' story on Sac State to the MAC

David's story on the Pac-16

0:00 Intro
6:10 Olympic thoughts
7:52 Trinidad Chambliss sues his way to a another year, do we like this?
14:34 Pac-12 makes a Flex schedule
17:30 A 24-team playoff is stupid
19:54 Sacramento State is joining the MAC for some reason
24:57 Former Nebraska AD wanted to leave the Big Ten and not hire Scott Frost???
39:02 Alabama might back out of Ohio State series, which is bad for college football
49:21 Remember Some Guys: Ole Miss, Michigan/Rice, LSU
 

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]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/realignment-regrets-bluebloods-getting-scared-Z4e38q_3 Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk more conference realignment, more eligibility lawsuit wins and the idea that schools are getting scared of big nonconference games.

Story explaining Trinidad Chambliss situation

Chris' story on Sac State to the MAC

David's story on the Pac-16

0:00 Intro
6:10 Olympic thoughts
7:52 Trinidad Chambliss sues his way to a another year, do we like this?
14:34 Pac-12 makes a Flex schedule
17:30 A 24-team playoff is stupid
19:54 Sacramento State is joining the MAC for some reason
24:57 Former Nebraska AD wanted to leave the Big Ten and not hire Scott Frost???
39:02 Alabama might back out of Ohio State series, which is bad for college football
49:21 Remember Some Guys: Ole Miss, Michigan/Rice, LSU
 

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]]> Realignment Regrets + Cowardly Scheduling Coming Back David Ubben, Chris Vannini 00:59:08 college football, football, college sports, nebraska football false full 82 ae9d77b3-549a-40af-a7f0-fc52b8c61baf Why NDSU Is Finally Moving Up to FBS + Super Bowl Reactions Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to react to the Super Bowl and talk about some college football news

0:00 Intro + Super Bowl
13:03 Will the season move back to Week 0?
17:50 North Dakota State moving to the Mountain West this year
40:07 Big Ten Trifecta shirt sells out
42:33 LA Bowl will not return
44:30 Remember Some Guys: NDSU, Boston College

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]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/why-ndsu-is-finally-moving-up-to-fbs-super-bowl-reactions-S3__b90V Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to react to the Super Bowl and talk about some college football news

0:00 Intro + Super Bowl
13:03 Will the season move back to Week 0?
17:50 North Dakota State moving to the Mountain West this year
40:07 Big Ten Trifecta shirt sells out
42:33 LA Bowl will not return
44:30 Remember Some Guys: NDSU, Boston College

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]]> Why NDSU Is Finally Moving Up to FBS + Super Bowl Reactions Chris Vannini, David Ubben 00:49:50 college football, ndsu, football, ndsu football, super bowl, college sports false full 81 daeb79ba-bfa8-48f4-b774-d7f5fd74100f Early 2026 Picks: National Champ, Conferences, Heisman + More Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back after David made it through a family trip. The guys share their early 2026 predictions on the national championship, Heisman Trophy and more. But first, they explain why the next CFP semifinals are so late, why Gus Malzahn retired now and how Joey Aguilar will probably get an eighth year of college football.

Early 2026 predictions story

David's story on lessons from Indiana

0:00 Intro and Super Bowl thoughts
7:30 Rose Bowl change and why the CFP goes so long
19:07 Gus Malzahn's legacy and what this says about Florida State
27:44 Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar is probably getting another year
Early 2026 predictions
37:42 National champion
48:22 Heisman Trophy
51:33 Big Ten champion
52:40 SEC champion
54:38 ACC champion
57:10 Big 12 champion
58:03 Top Group of 6 team
1:00:57 Other bold predictions
1:02:58 Remember Some Guys: Oregon State, Tennessee, West Virginia

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]]> Thu, 5 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/early-2026-picks-national-champ-conferences-heisman-more-8VRQV4TO Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back after David made it through a family trip. The guys share their early 2026 predictions on the national championship, Heisman Trophy and more. But first, they explain why the next CFP semifinals are so late, why Gus Malzahn retired now and how Joey Aguilar will probably get an eighth year of college football.

Early 2026 predictions story

David's story on lessons from Indiana

0:00 Intro and Super Bowl thoughts
7:30 Rose Bowl change and why the CFP goes so long
19:07 Gus Malzahn's legacy and what this says about Florida State
27:44 Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar is probably getting another year
Early 2026 predictions
37:42 National champion
48:22 Heisman Trophy
51:33 Big Ten champion
52:40 SEC champion
54:38 ACC champion
57:10 Big 12 champion
58:03 Top Group of 6 team
1:00:57 Other bold predictions
1:02:58 Remember Some Guys: Oregon State, Tennessee, West Virginia

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]]> Early 2026 Picks: National Champ, Conferences, Heisman + More David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:10:47 oregon ducks, college football, florida state football, oregon football, texas tech, college sports false full 80 c370eebe-6792-451f-a90a-8fe15bb188d6 Our Favorite College Football TV Announcers Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a fun conversation about their favorite parts of college football TV, including best announcers, College GameDay and more. But first, they get into some news. 

Chris' story on CFP change

CFB TV survey results

0:00 Intro, CFB26 dynasty update
5:28 CFP playoff change update for the Group of 6
11:02 Duke lets Darian Mensah go (after recording, he committed to Miami)
13:40 Favorite network for games
18:24 Favorite announce teams
26:09 Favorite TV analyst
33:33 College GameDay, Pat McAfee and Nick Saban
44:15 How we watch college football
48:38 Increase in Friday night games
50:20 Favorite CFB announcer of all time
52:55 Remember Some Guys: Illinois, Nebraska, Mizzou
 

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]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (david ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/our-favorite-college-football-tv-announcers-PaglOeuy Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a fun conversation about their favorite parts of college football TV, including best announcers, College GameDay and more. But first, they get into some news. 

Chris' story on CFP change

CFB TV survey results

0:00 Intro, CFB26 dynasty update
5:28 CFP playoff change update for the Group of 6
11:02 Duke lets Darian Mensah go (after recording, he committed to Miami)
13:40 Favorite network for games
18:24 Favorite announce teams
26:09 Favorite TV analyst
33:33 College GameDay, Pat McAfee and Nick Saban
44:15 How we watch college football
48:38 Increase in Friday night games
50:20 Favorite CFB announcer of all time
52:55 Remember Some Guys: Illinois, Nebraska, Mizzou
 

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]]> Our Favorite College Football TV Announcers david ubben, Chris Vannini 00:56:59 college football, pat mcafee, espn, college gameday, college sports false full 79 4a5fc770-7e9d-47d5-b3a8-322a04e75dbf Dabo CALLS OUT Ole Miss, The CFP Is Changing + Jersey Patches Are Coming Chris Vannini and David Ubben are BACK to talk about all sorts of offseason drama, and it's only just begun. The playoff is adjusting again, Dabo Swinney calls out Ole Miss for tampering, Duke is suing its QB for leaving and a lot more. 

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Chris' story on CFP changes

Dabo calls out Ole Miss story

0:00 Intro
2:45 Why the title game got massive TV viewership
11:46 Picks winner revealed
18:20 Poney!
21:03 How the CFP will be different next year
30:20 Dabo Swinney calls out Ole Miss for tampering
39:45 Duke is suing QB Darian Mensah from leaving
46:41 How the Alabama basketball case could impact football
58:30 Jersey patches are coming to CFB
1:00:50 Info from the coaches convention
1:08:23 Remember Some Guys: Auburn, Clemson, Stanford

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]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/dabo-calls-out-ole-miss-the-cfp-is-changing-jersey-patches-are-coming-JZr0nqGn Chris Vannini and David Ubben are BACK to talk about all sorts of offseason drama, and it's only just begun. The playoff is adjusting again, Dabo Swinney calls out Ole Miss for tampering, Duke is suing its QB for leaving and a lot more. 

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Chris' story on CFP changes

Dabo calls out Ole Miss story

0:00 Intro
2:45 Why the title game got massive TV viewership
11:46 Picks winner revealed
18:20 Poney!
21:03 How the CFP will be different next year
30:20 Dabo Swinney calls out Ole Miss for tampering
39:45 Duke is suing QB Darian Mensah from leaving
46:41 How the Alabama basketball case could impact football
58:30 Jersey patches are coming to CFB
1:00:50 Info from the coaches convention
1:08:23 Remember Some Guys: Auburn, Clemson, Stanford

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]]> Dabo CALLS OUT Ole Miss, The CFP Is Changing + Jersey Patches Are Coming Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:14:45 college football, college sports false full 78 0c00bc99-8d8a-4969-9dc2-407b2a57dba8 Indiana Won The National Championship, Anything Is Possible Chris Vannini (from Miami) and David Ubben (from home) chat the morning after Indiana beat Miami to win the national championship. How did the Hoosiers do this? What does it say about the future of the sport?

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]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:57:07 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/indiana-won-the-national-championship-anything-is-possible-OOoNvBNN Chris Vannini (from Miami) and David Ubben (from home) chat the morning after Indiana beat Miami to win the national championship. How did the Hoosiers do this? What does it say about the future of the sport?

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]]> Indiana Won The National Championship, Anything Is Possible Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:09:09 indiana football, college football, indiana hoosiers, miami football, college sports false full 77 7e876c52-8474-42c8-bb0b-da465bfa2008 The National Championship Preview: Indiana vs. Miami (w/ Manny Navarro) It's finally here. Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Manny Navarro, The Athletic's King of Miami, to dig into all things national championship. What this game says about college football, what it means for Indiana and Miami, the matchups we're watching and, of course, game picks and guys to remember.

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5:17 Indiana vs. Miami (Chris and Manny Navarro will be there)
1:00:06 Remember Some Guys: Indiana and Miami

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Manny Navarro, David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/the-national-championship-preview-indiana-vs-miami-w-manny-navarro-c4XcBC8k It's finally here. Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Manny Navarro, The Athletic's King of Miami, to dig into all things national championship. What this game says about college football, what it means for Indiana and Miami, the matchups we're watching and, of course, game picks and guys to remember.

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]]> The National Championship Preview: Indiana vs. Miami (w/ Manny Navarro) Manny Navarro, David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:06:05 indiana football, college football, miami hurricanes, indiana hoosiers, miami football, college sports false full 76 94127abd-7389-445b-a2ac-b860e160ffea Semifinals Second Thoughts, Big Transfer Portal Moves + Chris' Father-in-Law Joins Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back with their second thoughts on Indiana's win over Oregon and Miami's win over Ole Miss. They share their thoughts on Dan Lanning and have a couple early thoughts on the national title game. Then they discuss the biggest transfer portal moves of the last few days. Finally, Chris' father-in-law joins the show to share his memories of being an Indiana student when the program was terrible. 

0:00 Intro
4:50 Indiana-Oregon lookback and David's experience
18:24 Miami-Ole Miss second thoughts
27:25 NCAA denies Trinidad Chambliss another year
32:15 Transfer portal latest: Ole Miss, Texas, Baylor, Washington, LSU, Oregon, Florida and more
49:48: Chris' father-in-law explains what Indiana football used to be like (audio only)
1:01:37 Remember Some Guys: Michigan, Purdue, Auburn

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/semifinals-second-thoughts-big-transfer-portal-moves-chris-father-in-law-joins-M8TzsUJi Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back with their second thoughts on Indiana's win over Oregon and Miami's win over Ole Miss. They share their thoughts on Dan Lanning and have a couple early thoughts on the national title game. Then they discuss the biggest transfer portal moves of the last few days. Finally, Chris' father-in-law joins the show to share his memories of being an Indiana student when the program was terrible. 

0:00 Intro
4:50 Indiana-Oregon lookback and David's experience
18:24 Miami-Ole Miss second thoughts
27:25 NCAA denies Trinidad Chambliss another year
32:15 Transfer portal latest: Ole Miss, Texas, Baylor, Washington, LSU, Oregon, Florida and more
49:48: Chris' father-in-law explains what Indiana football used to be like (audio only)
1:01:37 Remember Some Guys: Michigan, Purdue, Auburn

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]]> Semifinals Second Thoughts, Big Transfer Portal Moves + Chris' Father-in-Law Joins Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:05:39 indiana football, college football, ole miss football, oregon football, football, miami football, college sports false full 75 aafa1c11-0d69-4f94-bd42-c7b18d51a6e7 Instant Reaction: Indiana STEAMROLLS Oregon (w/ Scott Dochterman) Chris Vannini is joined live by The Athletic's Scott Dochterman to react to Indiana's blowout win over Oregon in the Peach Bowl. INDIANA is playing for the national championship and we still can't believe it.

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]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Scott Dochterman, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/instant-reaction-indiana-steamrolls-oregon-w-scott-dochterman-ZqTssaxm Chris Vannini is joined live by The Athletic's Scott Dochterman to react to Indiana's blowout win over Oregon in the Peach Bowl. INDIANA is playing for the national championship and we still can't believe it.

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]]> Instant Reaction: Indiana STEAMROLLS Oregon (w/ Scott Dochterman) Scott Dochterman, Chris Vannini 00:47:18 indiana football, oregon, college football, college sports false full 74 d0c47b36-39c8-4573-ac03-a17a1042ff29 Instant Reaction: Miami beats Ole Miss in a CRAZY semifinal (+ Demond Williams Jr. talk)) Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live as soon as Miami beat Ole Miss in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal. How impressive was Miami? Or did they almost blow it? How good was Ole Miss' comeback? The guys also talk about the decline of the SEC, and what it means that Demond Williams Jr. is coming back to Washington after a dramatic week. 

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]]> Fri, 9 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/instant-reaction-miami-beats-ole-miss-in-a-crazy-semifinal-demond-williams-jr-talk-Xnr8ODU3 Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live as soon as Miami beat Ole Miss in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal. How impressive was Miami? Or did they almost blow it? How good was Ole Miss' comeback? The guys also talk about the decline of the SEC, and what it means that Demond Williams Jr. is coming back to Washington after a dramatic week. 

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]]> Instant Reaction: Miami beats Ole Miss in a CRAZY semifinal (+ Demond Williams Jr. talk)) David Ubben, Chris Vannini 00:57:38 college football playoff, college football, ole miss football, miami football, college sports false full 73 35ea7e43-5729-4a74-b07d-a58030d547e0 CFP Semifinal Picks + Transfer QB Grades Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to preview the two College Football Playoff semifinals. Who wins between Indiana-Oregon and Ole Miss-Miami? They also talk about CFP byes and grade some of the biggest early transfer portal additions. 

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0:00 Intro
10:19 Poney!
12:47 Fiesta Bowl Semifinal: Ole Miss vs. Miami (Thursday)
31:43 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl Semifinal: Indiana vs. Oregon (Friday)
49:20 Which national title matchups would be the most interesting?
51:50 FCS national championship: Montana State vs. Illinois State (Monday)
53:42 Do the first-round CFP byes matter?
59:37 Why there is so much pressure in this transfer portal window
1:02:46 Grading the biggest QB portal additions: OK State, Penn State, Indiana, Arizona State, UCF, Nebraska, Missouri
1:14:58 Mailbag
1:18:15 Remember Some Guys: Oregon, Ole Miss, Northwestern

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]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/indiana-oregon-and-ole-miss-miami-picks-transfer-qb-grades-dIcq_7hH Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to preview the two College Football Playoff semifinals. Who wins between Indiana-Oregon and Ole Miss-Miami? They also talk about CFP byes and grade some of the biggest early transfer portal additions. 

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0:00 Intro
10:19 Poney!
12:47 Fiesta Bowl Semifinal: Ole Miss vs. Miami (Thursday)
31:43 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl Semifinal: Indiana vs. Oregon (Friday)
49:20 Which national title matchups would be the most interesting?
51:50 FCS national championship: Montana State vs. Illinois State (Monday)
53:42 Do the first-round CFP byes matter?
59:37 Why there is so much pressure in this transfer portal window
1:02:46 Grading the biggest QB portal additions: OK State, Penn State, Indiana, Arizona State, UCF, Nebraska, Missouri
1:14:58 Mailbag
1:18:15 Remember Some Guys: Oregon, Ole Miss, Northwestern

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]]> CFP Semifinal Picks + Transfer QB Grades David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:25:38 oregon ducks, college football, miami hurricanes, ole miss rebels, indiana hoosiers, football, miami football, college sports false full 72 0795f267-b9e1-436c-b9f8-496f955cce29 Ole Miss, Miami, Indiana + Oregon = The New Era of CFB Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live right after Ole Miss beat Georgia. The guys break down all four playoff quarterfinal games and what it says about the sport that we have a semifinals with Indiana, Oregon, Miami and Ole Miss. They also give thoughts on the SEC, blowouts, expansion and the semifinal matchups. 

0:00 Intro
3:38 Ole Miss upsets Georgia in the Sugar Bowl
27:31 Indiana curbstomps Alabama in the Rose Bowl
44:45 Oregon shuts out Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl
58:57 Miami upsets Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl (Chris was there)
1:17:22 Early semifinal thoughts: Ole Miss vs. Miami, Indiana vs. Oregon
1:28:58 Remember Some Guys: Ohio State, Indiana

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]]> Fri, 2 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (david ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/ole-miss-miami-indiana-oregon-the-new-era-of-cfb-tovoYafZ Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live right after Ole Miss beat Georgia. The guys break down all four playoff quarterfinal games and what it says about the sport that we have a semifinals with Indiana, Oregon, Miami and Ole Miss. They also give thoughts on the SEC, blowouts, expansion and the semifinal matchups. 

0:00 Intro
3:38 Ole Miss upsets Georgia in the Sugar Bowl
27:31 Indiana curbstomps Alabama in the Rose Bowl
44:45 Oregon shuts out Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl
58:57 Miami upsets Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl (Chris was there)
1:17:22 Early semifinal thoughts: Ole Miss vs. Miami, Indiana vs. Oregon
1:28:58 Remember Some Guys: Ohio State, Indiana

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]]> Ole Miss, Miami, Indiana + Oregon = The New Era of CFB david ubben, Chris Vannini 01:33:18 indiana football, college football, ole miss football, oregon football, football, miami football, college sports false full 71 ff83791f-372d-493b-b2f6-7afdf7275c1c CFP Quarterfinal Picks, Will Kyle Whittingham Win At Michigan? + Bowl Picks Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back from Christmas for a mega quarterfinal preview. They break down and pick each game. They also get into Kyle Whittingham and Michigan and if that'll work. Plus, the final stretch of bowl games and wondering what their sponsors are. 

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0:00 Intro
4:44 Should quarterfinals be on campus?
12:38 Poney!
14:55 Michigan hires Kyle Whittingham
25:33 Ohio promotes John Hauser to head coach
CFP Quarterfinals
27:05 Cotton Bowl: Ohio State vs. Miami
40:17 Orange Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Oregon
54:43 Rose Bowl: Indiana vs. Alabama
1:07:46 Sugar Bowl: Georgia vs. Ole Miss
Other bowls
1:16:42 JLab Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State
1:18:17 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. Coastal Carolina
1:19:50 Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl: Tennessee vs. Illinois
1:20:28 Valero Alamo Bowl: USC vs. TCU
1:21:51 Reliaquest Bowl: Iowa vs. Vanderbilt
1:24:42 Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl: Arizona State vs. Duke
1:25:45 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: Michigan vs. Texas
1:28:03 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Nebraska
1:30:28 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Texas State vs. Rice
1:32:00 Autozone Liberty Bowl: Navy vs. Cincinnati
1:33:15 Trust & Will Holiday Bowl: Arizona vs. SMU
1:35:06 Duke's Mayo Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State
1:36:20 Remember Some Guys: Fresno State, Houston, Minnesota

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]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (david ubben, chris vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/cfp-quarterfinal-picks-will-kyle-whittingham-win-at-michigan-bowl-picks-QulOsU_t Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back from Christmas for a mega quarterfinal preview. They break down and pick each game. They also get into Kyle Whittingham and Michigan and if that'll work. Plus, the final stretch of bowl games and wondering what their sponsors are. 

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4:44 Should quarterfinals be on campus?
12:38 Poney!
14:55 Michigan hires Kyle Whittingham
25:33 Ohio promotes John Hauser to head coach
CFP Quarterfinals
27:05 Cotton Bowl: Ohio State vs. Miami
40:17 Orange Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Oregon
54:43 Rose Bowl: Indiana vs. Alabama
1:07:46 Sugar Bowl: Georgia vs. Ole Miss
Other bowls
1:16:42 JLab Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State
1:18:17 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. Coastal Carolina
1:19:50 Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl: Tennessee vs. Illinois
1:20:28 Valero Alamo Bowl: USC vs. TCU
1:21:51 Reliaquest Bowl: Iowa vs. Vanderbilt
1:24:42 Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl: Arizona State vs. Duke
1:25:45 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: Michigan vs. Texas
1:28:03 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Nebraska
1:30:28 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Texas State vs. Rice
1:32:00 Autozone Liberty Bowl: Navy vs. Cincinnati
1:33:15 Trust & Will Holiday Bowl: Arizona vs. SMU
1:35:06 Duke's Mayo Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State
1:36:20 Remember Some Guys: Fresno State, Houston, Minnesota

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]]> CFP Quarterfinal Picks, Will Kyle Whittingham Win At Michigan? + Bowl Picks david ubben, chris vannini 01:40:20 indiana football, texas tech football, college football, alabama football, ohio state football, oregon football, georgia football, football, miami football, bowl games, college sports false full 70 dcfc4481-832c-49c7-a845-751f533e5f50 The End Of Notre Dame-USC Is Bad, Best Christmas Movies + Bowl Picks Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a pre-holiday news and mailbag episode. The guys talk about their CFB26 game, the Notre Dame-USC divorce, Michigan's coaching search and Bobby Petrino potentially at USC, followed by your mailbag questions, Christmas movies and more bowl picks. 

0:00 Intro + Bunch Formation Bowl II
8:54 Who's at fault for ND-USC ending their series?
24:55 Latest at Michigan
29:45 UNC working to hire Bobby Petrino as OC
33:00 Mailbag: PNW air conditioning, players going back to previous schools, Jimbo Fisher and Ed Orgeron
44:41 Favorite Christmas movies
Bowl Picks
52:07 Game Above Sports Bowl: Northwestern vs. Central Michigan
54:46 Rate Bowl: Minnesota vs. New Mexico
58:09 Servpro First Responder Bowl: UTSA vs. FIU
1:00:16 Go Bowling Military Bowl: Pitt vs East Carolina
1:02:08 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Penn State vs. Clemson
1:04:47 Wasabi Fenway Bowl: Army vs. UConn
1:06:45 Pop-Tarts Bowl: BYU vs. Georgia Tech
1:08:16 Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl: Fresno State vs. Miami (Ohio)
1:10:06 Isleta New Mexico Bowl: North Texas vs. San Diego State
1:11:56 Taxslayer Gator Bowl: Missouri vs. Virginia
1:13:18 Kinder's Texas Bowl: LSU vs. Houston
1:14:28 Remember Some Guys: Toledo, Louisville, Michigan State

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]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/the-end-of-notre-dame-usc-is-bad-best-christmas-movies-bowl-picks-HPo0KPmi Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a pre-holiday news and mailbag episode. The guys talk about their CFB26 game, the Notre Dame-USC divorce, Michigan's coaching search and Bobby Petrino potentially at USC, followed by your mailbag questions, Christmas movies and more bowl picks. 

0:00 Intro + Bunch Formation Bowl II
8:54 Who's at fault for ND-USC ending their series?
24:55 Latest at Michigan
29:45 UNC working to hire Bobby Petrino as OC
33:00 Mailbag: PNW air conditioning, players going back to previous schools, Jimbo Fisher and Ed Orgeron
44:41 Favorite Christmas movies
Bowl Picks
52:07 Game Above Sports Bowl: Northwestern vs. Central Michigan
54:46 Rate Bowl: Minnesota vs. New Mexico
58:09 Servpro First Responder Bowl: UTSA vs. FIU
1:00:16 Go Bowling Military Bowl: Pitt vs East Carolina
1:02:08 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Penn State vs. Clemson
1:04:47 Wasabi Fenway Bowl: Army vs. UConn
1:06:45 Pop-Tarts Bowl: BYU vs. Georgia Tech
1:08:16 Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl: Fresno State vs. Miami (Ohio)
1:10:06 Isleta New Mexico Bowl: North Texas vs. San Diego State
1:11:56 Taxslayer Gator Bowl: Missouri vs. Virginia
1:13:18 Kinder's Texas Bowl: LSU vs. Houston
1:14:28 Remember Some Guys: Toledo, Louisville, Michigan State

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]]> The End Of Notre Dame-USC Is Bad, Best Christmas Movies + Bowl Picks chris vannini, david ubben 01:19:23 college football, football, college sports false full 69 15130ad5-6636-465b-a05d-9d82af752b83 CFP 1st Round Reactions, G5 Debate + David's Cold Sports Bar Story Chris Vannini and David Ubben have plenty of reactions from the first round of the College Football Playoff, and David is live from the Denver airport for this one. The guys also talk Group of 5, Kenny Dillingham, Michigan, bowl previews and David's weird experience at a Eugene sports bar. 

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0:00 Intro
2:47 Poney
4:55 Alabama comes back to beat Oklahoma
27:54 Miami outlasts Texas A&M
46:05 Ole Miss takes care of Tulane
53:56 Oregon handles James Madison
1:00:10 The G5 conversation and what should (or shouldn't) change
1:10:30 FCS, Division II and Division III scores
1:12:48 Kenny Dillingham staying at Arizona State
1:15:37 Where Michigan goes from here
1:17:11 Why Ohio fired Brian Smith
1:18:12 Rocco Becht, Josh Hoover, Beau Pribula enter the portal
Bowl previews
1:22:33 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Washington State vs. Utah State
1:25:15 Bush's Boca Raton Bowl: Louisville vs. Toledo
1:25:46 New Orleans Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss
1:27:57 Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl: UNLV vs. Ohio
1:29:10 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Cal vs. Hawaii
1:32:24 David's Eugene sports bar rant
1:39:20 Remember Some Guys: Michigan, Oregon, Arkansas

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]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/cfp-1st-round-reactions-g5-debate-davids-cold-sports-bar-story-M3_R9U6U Chris Vannini and David Ubben have plenty of reactions from the first round of the College Football Playoff, and David is live from the Denver airport for this one. The guys also talk Group of 5, Kenny Dillingham, Michigan, bowl previews and David's weird experience at a Eugene sports bar. 

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0:00 Intro
2:47 Poney
4:55 Alabama comes back to beat Oklahoma
27:54 Miami outlasts Texas A&M
46:05 Ole Miss takes care of Tulane
53:56 Oregon handles James Madison
1:00:10 The G5 conversation and what should (or shouldn't) change
1:10:30 FCS, Division II and Division III scores
1:12:48 Kenny Dillingham staying at Arizona State
1:15:37 Where Michigan goes from here
1:17:11 Why Ohio fired Brian Smith
1:18:12 Rocco Becht, Josh Hoover, Beau Pribula enter the portal
Bowl previews
1:22:33 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Washington State vs. Utah State
1:25:15 Bush's Boca Raton Bowl: Louisville vs. Toledo
1:25:46 New Orleans Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss
1:27:57 Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl: UNLV vs. Ohio
1:29:10 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Cal vs. Hawaii
1:32:24 David's Eugene sports bar rant
1:39:20 Remember Some Guys: Michigan, Oregon, Arkansas

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]]> CFP 1st Round Reactions, G5 Debate + David's Cold Sports Bar Story Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:45:03 texas a&m football, college football playoff, college football, alabama football, ole miss, oregon football, football, oklahoma football, miami football, college sports false full 68 a6b995d6-b041-4d32-95c1-ef6cb3fe37f0 Grading Transfer QBs, The ACC Gets Weirder + Coaching Latest Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about transfer quarterbacks, the ACC's weird schedule, coaching news, Cinderellas, more bowls and your mailbag questions. 

0:00 Intro
8:27 Evaluating transfer quarterbacks (Sam Leavitt, DJ Lagway, Dylan Raiola and more)
37:14 How do we feel about players "re-signing"?
40:45 The ACC is splitting 8/9 conference games
45:14 Michigan coaching search latest
50:15 Ohio fires Brian Smith for cause
53:55 Joel Klatt hates Cinderellas?
59:40 Missouri State vs. Arkansas State - Xbox Bowl (Thursday)
1:03:18 Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan - Myrtle Beach Bowl (Friday)
1:06:41 NC State vs. Memphis - Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (Friday)
1:09:00 Mailbag: On coach buyouts and the ideal CFP format
1:18:10 Remember Some Guys: James Madison, Big 12, Michigan State

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]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/grading-transfer-qbs-the-acc-gets-weirder-coaching-latest-iDDmqW9j Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about transfer quarterbacks, the ACC's weird schedule, coaching news, Cinderellas, more bowls and your mailbag questions. 

0:00 Intro
8:27 Evaluating transfer quarterbacks (Sam Leavitt, DJ Lagway, Dylan Raiola and more)
37:14 How do we feel about players "re-signing"?
40:45 The ACC is splitting 8/9 conference games
45:14 Michigan coaching search latest
50:15 Ohio fires Brian Smith for cause
53:55 Joel Klatt hates Cinderellas?
59:40 Missouri State vs. Arkansas State - Xbox Bowl (Thursday)
1:03:18 Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan - Myrtle Beach Bowl (Friday)
1:06:41 NC State vs. Memphis - Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (Friday)
1:09:00 Mailbag: On coach buyouts and the ideal CFP format
1:18:10 Remember Some Guys: James Madison, Big 12, Michigan State

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]]> Grading Transfer QBs, The ACC Gets Weirder + Coaching Latest David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:26:11 college football playoff, college football, michigan football, college sports, nebraska football false full 67 89bac89b-e17c-4c01-a8d1-84264a82386e The Big Playoff Preview + Bowl Picks, New Coaches and More Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for the big College Football Playoff preview. They also talk Army-Navy, bowl games, new coach hires and more.

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0:00 Intro
6:56 Poney!
10:30 Navy beats Army
13:42 Picks record update
14:55 Alabama at Oklahoma (Friday)
26:25 Miami at Texas A&M (Saturday)
35:05 Tulane at Ole Miss (Saturday)
45:48 James Madison at Oregon (Saturday)
53:30 The G5 conversation
59:45 Our bracket picks
1:07:55 Troy vs. Jacksonville State IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (Tuesday)
1:10:17 South Florida vs. Old Dominion StaffDNA Cure Bowl (Wednesday)
1:13:22 Louisiana vs. Delaware 68 Ventures Bowl
1:16:26 Sherrone Moore latest
1:19:09 Michigan's coaching search (DeBoer and Dillingham updates)
1:22:55 Kyle Whittingham steps down at Utah, Morgan Scalley promoted
1:25:00 Washington State hires Kirby Moore
1:26:20 Coastal Carolina hires Ryan Beard
1:27:30 Diego Pavia has fun at the club and apologizes 
1:32:55 Remember Some Guys: NC State, Arizona, Michigan

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]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/the-big-playoff-preview-bowl-picks-new-coaches-and-more-qKzhFzGL Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for the big College Football Playoff preview. They also talk Army-Navy, bowl games, new coach hires and more.

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0:00 Intro
6:56 Poney!
10:30 Navy beats Army
13:42 Picks record update
14:55 Alabama at Oklahoma (Friday)
26:25 Miami at Texas A&M (Saturday)
35:05 Tulane at Ole Miss (Saturday)
45:48 James Madison at Oregon (Saturday)
53:30 The G5 conversation
59:45 Our bracket picks
1:07:55 Troy vs. Jacksonville State IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (Tuesday)
1:10:17 South Florida vs. Old Dominion StaffDNA Cure Bowl (Wednesday)
1:13:22 Louisiana vs. Delaware 68 Ventures Bowl
1:16:26 Sherrone Moore latest
1:19:09 Michigan's coaching search (DeBoer and Dillingham updates)
1:22:55 Kyle Whittingham steps down at Utah, Morgan Scalley promoted
1:25:00 Washington State hires Kirby Moore
1:26:20 Coastal Carolina hires Ryan Beard
1:27:30 Diego Pavia has fun at the club and apologizes 
1:32:55 Remember Some Guys: NC State, Arizona, Michigan

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]]> The Big Playoff Preview + Bowl Picks, New Coaches and More David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:38:06 texas a&m football, tulane football, college football, alabama football, ole miss football, oregon football, jmu football, oklahoma football, miami football, college sports false full 66 da90c938-4955-4565-81a7-3ce868ebda2e We Reveal Our Heisman Ballots Chris Vannini and David Ubben react to Fernando Mendoza's Heisman win, reveal their Heisman ballots, talk about their strategies on voting and the parts they'd like to change. 

0:00 Fernando Mendoza wins the Heisman
5:15 Our voting philosophies
13:08 Our ballots 
25:45 Thoughts on the process and changes

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]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2025 01:05:24 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (david ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/we-reveal-our-heisman-ballots-EN7R7KUk Chris Vannini and David Ubben react to Fernando Mendoza's Heisman win, reveal their Heisman ballots, talk about their strategies on voting and the parts they'd like to change. 

0:00 Fernando Mendoza wins the Heisman
5:15 Our voting philosophies
13:08 Our ballots 
25:45 Thoughts on the process and changes

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]]> We Reveal Our Heisman Ballots david ubben, Chris Vannini 00:38:24 heisman trophy, indiana football, diego pavia, college football, fernando mendoza, college sports false full 65 b301c4a8-21c4-493d-a994-d3df318c2dae Michigan Latest, New Coach Hires, Army-Navy, Irish Complaints Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about a wild week of news at Michigan, preview Army-Navy, the last LA Bowl and answer your mailbag questions. 

Story on Sherrone Moore and Michigan latest

0:00 Intro
3:17 What we know about Sherrone Moore, fired at Michigan, detailed by police
10:47 What this means for Michigan
18:25 Notre Dame keeps complaining about the CFP and ACC
27:14 Why 5-7 teams declined bowl games
30:19 David explains the South Bend bookstore drama
33:39 Major injury at Indiana
New coach hires
38:40 Penn State hires Matt Campbell (and why Kalani Sitake stayed)
46:03 Iowa State hires Jimmy Rogers
47:51 James Madison hires Billy Napier
51:10 UConn hires Jason Candle (and what it means for the MAC)
53:43 Memphis hires Charles Huff
54:45 Tulane promotes Will Hall
57:40 Southern Miss promotes Blake Anderson
58:48 Toledo hires Mike Jacobs 
1:00:30 Navy vs. Army
1:04:25 Boise State vs. Washington (Bucked Up LA Bowl w/ Gronk)
1:09:45 Mailbag: Would conferences boot schools? Flex Weeks. Helmet stickers
1:19:08 Remember Some Guys: Toledo, Navy and Texas A&M

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]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:38:17 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/michigan-latest-irish-complaints-new-coach-hires-army-navy-more-d3HFcNEV Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about a wild week of news at Michigan, preview Army-Navy, the last LA Bowl and answer your mailbag questions. 

Story on Sherrone Moore and Michigan latest

0:00 Intro
3:17 What we know about Sherrone Moore, fired at Michigan, detailed by police
10:47 What this means for Michigan
18:25 Notre Dame keeps complaining about the CFP and ACC
27:14 Why 5-7 teams declined bowl games
30:19 David explains the South Bend bookstore drama
33:39 Major injury at Indiana
New coach hires
38:40 Penn State hires Matt Campbell (and why Kalani Sitake stayed)
46:03 Iowa State hires Jimmy Rogers
47:51 James Madison hires Billy Napier
51:10 UConn hires Jason Candle (and what it means for the MAC)
53:43 Memphis hires Charles Huff
54:45 Tulane promotes Will Hall
57:40 Southern Miss promotes Blake Anderson
58:48 Toledo hires Mike Jacobs 
1:00:30 Navy vs. Army
1:04:25 Boise State vs. Washington (Bucked Up LA Bowl w/ Gronk)
1:09:45 Mailbag: Would conferences boot schools? Flex Weeks. Helmet stickers
1:19:08 Remember Some Guys: Toledo, Navy and Texas A&M

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]]> Michigan Latest, New Coach Hires, Army-Navy, Irish Complaints Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:24:52 army navy, navy football, college football, notre dame football, michigan football, college sports false full 64 9da2a6a7-bf5a-4f03-8de6-c596f98d53b0 Did The Playoff Committee Get It Right? Matchup Thoughts + More Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a DRAMATIC episode. The playoff rankings are in and Notre Dame is out. Was the committee wrong? What do we think of the matchups? Plus a look back at the conference championship games and some funny stories at the end. 

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Chris' column on Notre Dame declining a bowl

0:00 Intro
5:38 Poney!
9:39 Reaction to the playoff rankings
30:10 Initial thoughts on the CFP matchups
50:50 Notre Dame, Iowa State and Kansas State decline bowls
58:03 Indiana shocks Ohio State
1:06:33 Duke beats Virginia in OT (David was there)
1:10:55 Georgia dominates Alabama
1:12:10 Texas Tech pounds BYU (Chris was there)
1:14:20 Tulane beats North Texas
1:17:14 James Madison beats Troy
1:18:52 Kennesaw State rallies to beat Jacksonville State
1:24:38 Boise State beats UNLV again
1:25:13 Western Michigan beats Miami (Ohio)
1:25:42 Helmet stickers: WMU, JMU
1:26:30 Our favorite Wayne Knight TV/movie roles for some reason
1:28:34 Remember Some Guys: Kennesaw State, Miami and Nebraska
1:32:20 A Cody Campbell story
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]]> Mon, 8 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/did-the-playoff-committee-get-it-right-matchup-thoughts-more-z1JmjZdo Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a DRAMATIC episode. The playoff rankings are in and Notre Dame is out. Was the committee wrong? What do we think of the matchups? Plus a look back at the conference championship games and some funny stories at the end. 

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Chris' column on Notre Dame declining a bowl

0:00 Intro
5:38 Poney!
9:39 Reaction to the playoff rankings
30:10 Initial thoughts on the CFP matchups
50:50 Notre Dame, Iowa State and Kansas State decline bowls
58:03 Indiana shocks Ohio State
1:06:33 Duke beats Virginia in OT (David was there)
1:10:55 Georgia dominates Alabama
1:12:10 Texas Tech pounds BYU (Chris was there)
1:14:20 Tulane beats North Texas
1:17:14 James Madison beats Troy
1:18:52 Kennesaw State rallies to beat Jacksonville State
1:24:38 Boise State beats UNLV again
1:25:13 Western Michigan beats Miami (Ohio)
1:25:42 Helmet stickers: WMU, JMU
1:26:30 Our favorite Wayne Knight TV/movie roles for some reason
1:28:34 Remember Some Guys: Kennesaw State, Miami and Nebraska
1:32:20 A Cody Campbell story
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]]> Did The Playoff Committee Get It Right? Matchup Thoughts + More Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:41:25 indiana football, college football, ohio state football, notre dame football, playoff, college sports false full 63 f0ecd730-ba8e-4a56-b104-7eb2ac4c38e5 Conference Championship Picks! New Coach Hires + Penn State??? Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk conference championship games, more coaching hires and your mailbag questions. 

Chris' Wednesday update story on coaching searches

0:00 Intro
7:55 Leftover CFP ranking thoughts on BYU, Notre Dame/Miami and the ACC
16:52 Steve Sarkisian threatens to stop playing big nonconference games
New coaches
20:38 UCLA hires Bob Chesney
23:40 Kentucky hires Will Stein
26:17 Stanford hires Tavita Pritchard
28:31 Cal expected to hire Tosh Lupoi
32:00 Chris Klieman retires at Kansas State, Collin Klein expected to replace
38:36 North Texas hires Neal Brown
42:42 USF hires Brian Hartline
46:36 Oregon State hires JaMarcus Shephard
48:33 Open job latest: Penn State, Tulane, JMU, Memphis, UAB, Coastal Carolina, UConn
59:55 Mailbag: How we travel to games, Notre Dame's independence advantage?
1:08:38 Ohio State vs. Indiana
1:14:04 Our picks records
1:14:50 Georgia vs. Alabama
1:17:12 Texas Tech vs. BYU
1:20:43 Virginia vs. Duke
1:23:58 North Texas at Tulane
1:26:02 Troy at James Madison
1:28:08 UNLV at Boise State
1:30:08 Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State
1:31:39 Miami (Ohio) vs. Western Michigan
1:34:50 Remember Some Guys: Indiana, Duke and Florida

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]]> Thu, 4 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/conference-championship-picks-new-coach-hires-penn-state-41azQpdO Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk conference championship games, more coaching hires and your mailbag questions. 

Chris' Wednesday update story on coaching searches

0:00 Intro
7:55 Leftover CFP ranking thoughts on BYU, Notre Dame/Miami and the ACC
16:52 Steve Sarkisian threatens to stop playing big nonconference games
New coaches
20:38 UCLA hires Bob Chesney
23:40 Kentucky hires Will Stein
26:17 Stanford hires Tavita Pritchard
28:31 Cal expected to hire Tosh Lupoi
32:00 Chris Klieman retires at Kansas State, Collin Klein expected to replace
38:36 North Texas hires Neal Brown
42:42 USF hires Brian Hartline
46:36 Oregon State hires JaMarcus Shephard
48:33 Open job latest: Penn State, Tulane, JMU, Memphis, UAB, Coastal Carolina, UConn
59:55 Mailbag: How we travel to games, Notre Dame's independence advantage?
1:08:38 Ohio State vs. Indiana
1:14:04 Our picks records
1:14:50 Georgia vs. Alabama
1:17:12 Texas Tech vs. BYU
1:20:43 Virginia vs. Duke
1:23:58 North Texas at Tulane
1:26:02 Troy at James Madison
1:28:08 UNLV at Boise State
1:30:08 Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State
1:31:39 Miami (Ohio) vs. Western Michigan
1:34:50 Remember Some Guys: Indiana, Duke and Florida

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]]> Conference Championship Picks! New Coach Hires + Penn State??? Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:38:51 penn state football, indiana football, kentucky football, college football, alabama football, ucla football, ohio state football, college sports false full 62 2ec7e0f2-9801-46be-a92a-379df5b864a3 CFP Reaction: Alabama Safe, Miami's One Shot, Two G5s?? Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live during Tuesday night's penultimate CFP reaction show. They discuss Alabama's strange jump over Notre Dame, the one narrow path Miami might still have, if Oklahoma will host a home game and how the Group of 5 suddenly has a good shot at two spots with James Madison.

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]]> Wed, 3 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/cfp-reaction-alabama-safe-miamis-one-shot-two-g5s-KQNCm4Tn Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live during Tuesday night's penultimate CFP reaction show. They discuss Alabama's strange jump over Notre Dame, the one narrow path Miami might still have, if Oklahoma will host a home game and how the Group of 5 suddenly has a good shot at two spots with James Madison.

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]]> CFP Reaction: Alabama Safe, Miami's One Shot, Two G5s?? David Ubben, Chris Vannini 00:29:40 college football, alabama football, notre dame football, playoff, college sports false full 61 ac85b21b-fee7-4f9b-831a-baa06c9e7486 Major Coaching Changes! Rivalry Week Reactions! Lane Kiffin + CFP Fallout Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a LOADED show. We've got coaching changes galore and rivalry games and CFP fallout to measure. (Apologies for a brief choppy audio issue from around 1:19:00 to 1:21:30)

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Chris' story with Jon Sumrall

Chris' column from Texas

David's column from Vanderbilt

Chris' preseason story on New Mexico

0:00 Intro and David as Charles Barkley
3:27 Poney
6:26 Lane Kiffin goes to LSU and angers everyone
15:38 The calendar problems
19:11 Ole Miss promotes Pete Golding
25:51 Florida hires Jon Sumrall
31:45 Auburn hires Alex Golesh
38:00 Arkansas hires Ryan Silverfield
40:25 David's take on Arkansas' SEC problem
45:34 Michigan State fires Jonathan Smith and hires Pat Fitzgerald
50:50 Coastal Carolina fires Tim Beck
54:12 Texas beats Texas A&M (Chris was there)
1:01:25 Georgia beat Georgia Tech
1:02:18 Alabama holds on against Auburn
1:05:14 Oklahoma escapes LSU
1:07:22 Vanderbilt wins at Tennessee (David was there and met Nate Bargatze)
1:12:40 Kentucky gets demolished by Louisville (and Mark Stoops is fired during recording)
1:14:25 ACC Madness: Virginia, SMU-Cal and Duke (poor Miami and woof FSU)
1:17:46 Big Ten chalk: Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon, plus November Nebraska
1:19:00 Apologies for a couple minutes of choppy audio here
1:21:07 Big 12: Arizona, Texas Tech, BYU (again, sorry for some bad audio, it resolves at 1:21:30)
1:22:00 Group of 5 corner
American: Tulane and North Texas
Mountain West; Boise State and UNLV, plus an awesome scene at New Mexico
Sun Belt: Troy wins to face James Madison, who now has a CFP shot
Conference USA: Jax State and Kennesaw State
MAC: Western Michigan and Miami (Ohio)
1:27:30 Helmet Stickers: Yale and Auburn
1:29:46 Remember Some Guys: Texas and Vanderbilt
David's Tyrone Swoopes video

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]]> Mon, 1 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/major-coaching-changes-rivalry-week-reactions-lane-kiffin-cfp-fallout-10Ut4S2o Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a LOADED show. We've got coaching changes galore and rivalry games and CFP fallout to measure. (Apologies for a brief choppy audio issue from around 1:19:00 to 1:21:30)

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Chris' story with Jon Sumrall

Chris' column from Texas

David's column from Vanderbilt

Chris' preseason story on New Mexico

0:00 Intro and David as Charles Barkley
3:27 Poney
6:26 Lane Kiffin goes to LSU and angers everyone
15:38 The calendar problems
19:11 Ole Miss promotes Pete Golding
25:51 Florida hires Jon Sumrall
31:45 Auburn hires Alex Golesh
38:00 Arkansas hires Ryan Silverfield
40:25 David's take on Arkansas' SEC problem
45:34 Michigan State fires Jonathan Smith and hires Pat Fitzgerald
50:50 Coastal Carolina fires Tim Beck
54:12 Texas beats Texas A&M (Chris was there)
1:01:25 Georgia beat Georgia Tech
1:02:18 Alabama holds on against Auburn
1:05:14 Oklahoma escapes LSU
1:07:22 Vanderbilt wins at Tennessee (David was there and met Nate Bargatze)
1:12:40 Kentucky gets demolished by Louisville (and Mark Stoops is fired during recording)
1:14:25 ACC Madness: Virginia, SMU-Cal and Duke (poor Miami and woof FSU)
1:17:46 Big Ten chalk: Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon, plus November Nebraska
1:19:00 Apologies for a couple minutes of choppy audio here
1:21:07 Big 12: Arizona, Texas Tech, BYU (again, sorry for some bad audio, it resolves at 1:21:30)
1:22:00 Group of 5 corner
American: Tulane and North Texas
Mountain West; Boise State and UNLV, plus an awesome scene at New Mexico
Sun Belt: Troy wins to face James Madison, who now has a CFP shot
Conference USA: Jax State and Kennesaw State
MAC: Western Michigan and Miami (Ohio)
1:27:30 Helmet Stickers: Yale and Auburn
1:29:46 Remember Some Guys: Texas and Vanderbilt
David's Tyrone Swoopes video

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]]> Major Coaching Changes! Rivalry Week Reactions! Lane Kiffin + CFP Fallout Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:36:52 florida football, lane kiffin, college football, ole miss football, arkansas football, lsu football, auburn football, college sports false full 60 1e586991-1fff-48bb-b88c-23f523d2723e Rivalry Week Picks, Coaching Search Latest, CFP Controversy + More! Chris Vannini is joined by special guest host Sam Khan for a LOADED episode. CFP ranking controversy! New coaches hired! Rivalry games and seasons on the line!

Chris' latest update on coaching searches

Story on Georgia Tech giving away the rivalry home game

0:00 Intro
2:44 CFP drama with Miami/ND and Vanderbilt/Texas
11:54 Why Oklahoma State hired Eric Morris from North Texas
16:56 Why Colorado State hired Jim Mora from UConn
19:44 Latest on Lane Kiffin, LSU, Florida, Auburn, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Cal and everything else
35:30 Game picks, record updates
SEC
36:42 Texas A&M at Texas (Friday)
44:48 Alabama at Auburn
47:52 Georgia vs. Georgia Tech (Friday)
51:00 Ole Miss at Mississippi State (Friday)
53:10 LSU at Oklahoma
54:45 Vanderbilt at Tennessee
Big Ten
57:29 Ohio State at Michigan
1:02:46 Oregon at Washington
1:05:19 Iowa at Nebraska (Friday)
ACC
1:07:30: SMU at Cal
1:10:00 Virginia Tech at Virginia
1:11:56 Miami at Pitt
1:14:50 Notre Dame at Stanford
Big 12
1:15:45 Arizona at Arizona State (Friday)
1:17:35 Texas Tech at West Virginia, BYU at UCF, Utah at Kansas
Group of 5 Corner
1:20:30 American: Tulane, North Texas and Navy
Sun Belt
1:24:23 Troy vs. Southern Miss (winner plays JMU)
Mountain West
1:26:17 San Diego State vs. New Mexico (and the many other scenarios)
MAC
1:27:34 Four teams compete to face Western Michigan
Conference USA
1:29:00 Western Kentucky vs. Jax State, plus Kennesaw vs. Liberty
FCS
1:31:41 Harvard at Villanova, Yale at Youngstown State, Tennessee Tech vs. North Dakota
1:33:39 Highest over/unders
1:34:58 Remember Some Guys: Michigan, Houston, Colorado

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]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:22:48 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Sam Khan Jr., Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/rivalry-week-picks-coaching-search-latest-cfp-controversy-more-WmU9aglK Chris Vannini is joined by special guest host Sam Khan for a LOADED episode. CFP ranking controversy! New coaches hired! Rivalry games and seasons on the line!

Chris' latest update on coaching searches

Story on Georgia Tech giving away the rivalry home game

0:00 Intro
2:44 CFP drama with Miami/ND and Vanderbilt/Texas
11:54 Why Oklahoma State hired Eric Morris from North Texas
16:56 Why Colorado State hired Jim Mora from UConn
19:44 Latest on Lane Kiffin, LSU, Florida, Auburn, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Cal and everything else
35:30 Game picks, record updates
SEC
36:42 Texas A&M at Texas (Friday)
44:48 Alabama at Auburn
47:52 Georgia vs. Georgia Tech (Friday)
51:00 Ole Miss at Mississippi State (Friday)
53:10 LSU at Oklahoma
54:45 Vanderbilt at Tennessee
Big Ten
57:29 Ohio State at Michigan
1:02:46 Oregon at Washington
1:05:19 Iowa at Nebraska (Friday)
ACC
1:07:30: SMU at Cal
1:10:00 Virginia Tech at Virginia
1:11:56 Miami at Pitt
1:14:50 Notre Dame at Stanford
Big 12
1:15:45 Arizona at Arizona State (Friday)
1:17:35 Texas Tech at West Virginia, BYU at UCF, Utah at Kansas
Group of 5 Corner
1:20:30 American: Tulane, North Texas and Navy
Sun Belt
1:24:23 Troy vs. Southern Miss (winner plays JMU)
Mountain West
1:26:17 San Diego State vs. New Mexico (and the many other scenarios)
MAC
1:27:34 Four teams compete to face Western Michigan
Conference USA
1:29:00 Western Kentucky vs. Jax State, plus Kennesaw vs. Liberty
FCS
1:31:41 Harvard at Villanova, Yale at Youngstown State, Tennessee Tech vs. North Dakota
1:33:39 Highest over/unders
1:34:58 Remember Some Guys: Michigan, Houston, Colorado

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]]> Rivalry Week Picks, Coaching Search Latest, CFP Controversy + More! Sam Khan Jr., Chris Vannini 01:41:35 ohio state, college football, alabama football, michigan football, football, texas football, college sports false full 59 b0e06355-dff5-4466-9051-d3588216cfeb Week 13: Why FSU Kept Norvell and Cal Fired Wilcox + Game Reactions Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk coaching news at Cal, Florida and Ole Miss. Then they react to Week 13 and who's still alive for the College Football Playoff and conference races. Oh, and David tells the story of his email getting hacked. 

0:00 Intro and David's hacked email
4:55 Welcome to Poney, a new show sponsor — Download Poney
7:15 Tuesday live show, reviews
9:20 Florida State is keeping Mike Norvell
16:58 Cal fires Justin Wilcox
21:03 Lane Kiffin's waiting game
25:56 Big Ten- Oregon beats USC, Lincoln Riley gets mad at question
34:45 Ohio State and Michigan handle Rutgers and Maryland
36:45 ACC games
Pitt upsets Georgia Tech
SMU pounds Louisville
Miami beats Virginia Tech
Notre Dame destroys Syracuse
Duke beats UNC late with a fake field goal
43:02 SEC games
Oklahoma beats Missouri ugly
Vanderbilt dispatches Kentucky
Texas beats Arkansas to stay alive
48:30 Arkansas job latest
50:40 Big 12 games
BYU gets past Cincinnati
Utah runs past Kansas State
53:50 K-State coach Chris Klieman says he deserves more respect
Arizona State beats Colorado
Arizona handles Baylor 
1:03:50 Group of 5 corner
Tulane beats Temple
UTSA beats East Carolina
North Texas dispatches Rice
James Madison gets past Washington State
1:07:47 Other games of note
UNLV beats Hawaii, give Dan Mullen more credit
FIU beats Jax State to get bowl-eligible
UConn escapes FAU
USF beats UAB - UAB player arrested for stabbing two teammates
1:12:30 Hot seat watch: Michigan State
1:15:44 Helmet stickers: North Texas and Vanderbilt
1:18:00 Remember Some Guys: Stanford, San Diego State, Northwestern

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]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-13-why-fsu-kept-norvell-and-cal-fired-wilcox-game-reactions-ouj5AH4G Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk coaching news at Cal, Florida and Ole Miss. Then they react to Week 13 and who's still alive for the College Football Playoff and conference races. Oh, and David tells the story of his email getting hacked. 

0:00 Intro and David's hacked email
4:55 Welcome to Poney, a new show sponsor — Download Poney
7:15 Tuesday live show, reviews
9:20 Florida State is keeping Mike Norvell
16:58 Cal fires Justin Wilcox
21:03 Lane Kiffin's waiting game
25:56 Big Ten- Oregon beats USC, Lincoln Riley gets mad at question
34:45 Ohio State and Michigan handle Rutgers and Maryland
36:45 ACC games
Pitt upsets Georgia Tech
SMU pounds Louisville
Miami beats Virginia Tech
Notre Dame destroys Syracuse
Duke beats UNC late with a fake field goal
43:02 SEC games
Oklahoma beats Missouri ugly
Vanderbilt dispatches Kentucky
Texas beats Arkansas to stay alive
48:30 Arkansas job latest
50:40 Big 12 games
BYU gets past Cincinnati
Utah runs past Kansas State
53:50 K-State coach Chris Klieman says he deserves more respect
Arizona State beats Colorado
Arizona handles Baylor 
1:03:50 Group of 5 corner
Tulane beats Temple
UTSA beats East Carolina
North Texas dispatches Rice
James Madison gets past Washington State
1:07:47 Other games of note
UNLV beats Hawaii, give Dan Mullen more credit
FIU beats Jax State to get bowl-eligible
UConn escapes FAU
USF beats UAB - UAB player arrested for stabbing two teammates
1:12:30 Hot seat watch: Michigan State
1:15:44 Helmet stickers: North Texas and Vanderbilt
1:18:00 Remember Some Guys: Stanford, San Diego State, Northwestern

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]]> Week 13: Why FSU Kept Norvell and Cal Fired Wilcox + Game Reactions Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:27:06 college football, usc football, oregon football, football, college sports false full 58 808f5237-1683-4ca0-93d9-24450a805e3e Week 13 After Dark: ACC, Oregon, Hot Seat Watch, Oklahoma + More Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on the Bunch Formation YouTube page on Saturday night to talk about some of the day's games. Topics include the ACC (Pitt, SMU, Virginia and more), Oregon's win vs. USC, Lane Kiffin, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, the Group of 5, hot seat watch for Sunday and more.

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]]> Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-13-after-dark-acc-oregon-hot-seat-watch-oklahoma-more-7UXNNEh0 Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on the Bunch Formation YouTube page on Saturday night to talk about some of the day's games. Topics include the ACC (Pitt, SMU, Virginia and more), Oregon's win vs. USC, Lane Kiffin, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, the Group of 5, hot seat watch for Sunday and more.

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]]> Week 13 After Dark: ACC, Oregon, Hot Seat Watch, Oklahoma + More David Ubben, Chris Vannini 00:48:11 college football, football, college sports false full 57 01aae300-3fd8-40ec-8948-ccadf46ee775 Week 13 Picks! SEC Coward Week, USC-Oregon Eliminator + Lane Kiffin Latest Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for Week 13 picks, CFP eliminators, and some more talk about Lane Kiffin, Steve Sarkisian and the SEC's SoCon Saturday.

0:00 Intro
2:45 Lane Kiffin's contentious teleconference
9:09 Steve Sarkisian says he's not leaving
11:45 Sam Leavitt not expected to return to Arizona State
17:32 David defends the SEC-FCS challenge
22:08 Picks record update
23:48 USC at Oregon
28:37 Pitt at Georgia Tech
30:30 Missouri at Oklahoma
33:20 BYU at Cincinnati
35:27 Kentucky at Vanderbilt
38:38 Arkansas at Texas
40:27 Louisville at SMU (Chris will be there)
42:01 Miami at Virginia Tech
45:00 Duke at North Carolina
47:00 Kansas State at Utah
48:29 Washington State at James Madison
49:50 American Corner
North Texas at Rice
Tulane at Temple
East Carolina at UTSA
54:16 Hawaii at UNLV (Friday)
Hot Seat Watch
55:00 Florida State at NC State
57:45 Baylor at Arizona
59:10 Michigan State at Iowa
1:01:00 Sam Houston at Middle Tennessee
1:01:18 Highest/lowest over/unders
1:03:00 Remember Some Guys: USC, BYU, Iowa

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]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-13-picks-sec-coward-week-usc-oregon-eliminator-lane-kiffin-latest-QRWlpDRH Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for Week 13 picks, CFP eliminators, and some more talk about Lane Kiffin, Steve Sarkisian and the SEC's SoCon Saturday.

0:00 Intro
2:45 Lane Kiffin's contentious teleconference
9:09 Steve Sarkisian says he's not leaving
11:45 Sam Leavitt not expected to return to Arizona State
17:32 David defends the SEC-FCS challenge
22:08 Picks record update
23:48 USC at Oregon
28:37 Pitt at Georgia Tech
30:30 Missouri at Oklahoma
33:20 BYU at Cincinnati
35:27 Kentucky at Vanderbilt
38:38 Arkansas at Texas
40:27 Louisville at SMU (Chris will be there)
42:01 Miami at Virginia Tech
45:00 Duke at North Carolina
47:00 Kansas State at Utah
48:29 Washington State at James Madison
49:50 American Corner
North Texas at Rice
Tulane at Temple
East Carolina at UTSA
54:16 Hawaii at UNLV (Friday)
Hot Seat Watch
55:00 Florida State at NC State
57:45 Baylor at Arizona
59:10 Michigan State at Iowa
1:01:00 Sam Houston at Middle Tennessee
1:01:18 Highest/lowest over/unders
1:03:00 Remember Some Guys: USC, BYU, Iowa

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]]> Week 13 Picks! SEC Coward Week, USC-Oregon Eliminator + Lane Kiffin Latest Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:09:53 lane kiffin, college football, usc football, oregon football, college sports false full 56 e523bf07-fb2a-45c6-9221-aa6363a40a3f CFP Reaction, Lane Kiffin Latest + James Franklin Fits At Virginia Tech Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live after the College Football Playoff ranking show. Are Miami and Alabama too low? Vandy too high? What Tulane's ranking says about the G5 path. Then the guys get into what's happening with Lane Kiffin and why James Franklin is a great fit at Virginia Tech

0:00 CFP reaction
22:36 Lane Kiffin latest
37:37 James Franklin and Virginia Tech

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]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/cfp-reaction-lane-kiffin-latest-james-franklin-fits-at-virginia-tech-2fviQEYs Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live after the College Football Playoff ranking show. Are Miami and Alabama too low? Vandy too high? What Tulane's ranking says about the G5 path. Then the guys get into what's happening with Lane Kiffin and why James Franklin is a great fit at Virginia Tech

0:00 CFP reaction
22:36 Lane Kiffin latest
37:37 James Franklin and Virginia Tech

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]]> CFP Reaction, Lane Kiffin Latest + James Franklin Fits At Virginia Tech Chris Vannini, David Ubben 00:53:41 virginia tech, lane kiffin, college football playoff, college football, lsu, ole miss, james franklin, college sports false full 55 5ab884b8-50a0-43ad-8fbb-d5c08b557439 Week 12 Reactions: Hot Seat Update, Defending the G5 + Heisman Leaders Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a deeper dive into Week 12. The guys defend the Group of 5 having a playoff spot, get into the hot seat, remember why they love college football and get into Week 12 results. 

0:00: Intro and our theme song was stolen
5:13 Stop complaining about the Group of 5 playoff spot
13:24 Texas A&M's comeback vs. South Carolina and why we love CFB
18:55 Heisman leaders?
26:00 Hot Seat Watch
26:15 Baylor loses to Utah, but the AD situation is weird
27:36: Illinois beats Maryland and Mike Locksley will return
30:48 Penn State beats Michigan, what happens to Jonathan Smith?
32:24 Florida State beats Virginia Tech, Mike Norvell safe for now
33:00 Oklahoma stuns Alabama
37:58 Georgia beats up Texas again
41:28 Notre Dame dispatches Pitt
43:00 Ole Miss holds on vs. Florida
46:07 USC beats Iowa
48:10 Georgia Tech escapes Boston College
49:12 Michigan beats Northwestern
50:15 American Corner: Navy, North Texas, Tulane and East Carolina
53:30 Can James Madison get in the CFP?
54:15 Remembering Chuck Sullivan
56:04 Miami plasters NC State
57:57 Oregon beats Minnesota (and drops in my rankings)
59:30 Virginia beats Duke
1:00:30 BYU beats TCU and Arizona beats Cincinnati
1:02:39 Wake Forest beats North Carolina
1:04:43 San Diego State beats Boise State
1:05:21 Jacksonville State beats Kennesaw State
1:05:05 New Mexico has the best vibes in the country
1:06:45 Helmet stickers: Michigan and Missouri
1:09:20 Remember Some Guys: UCLA, Oklahoma, Arizona State

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]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-12-reactions-hot-seat-update-defending-the-g5-heisman-leaders-Ry7n55Cb Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a deeper dive into Week 12. The guys defend the Group of 5 having a playoff spot, get into the hot seat, remember why they love college football and get into Week 12 results. 

0:00: Intro and our theme song was stolen
5:13 Stop complaining about the Group of 5 playoff spot
13:24 Texas A&M's comeback vs. South Carolina and why we love CFB
18:55 Heisman leaders?
26:00 Hot Seat Watch
26:15 Baylor loses to Utah, but the AD situation is weird
27:36: Illinois beats Maryland and Mike Locksley will return
30:48 Penn State beats Michigan, what happens to Jonathan Smith?
32:24 Florida State beats Virginia Tech, Mike Norvell safe for now
33:00 Oklahoma stuns Alabama
37:58 Georgia beats up Texas again
41:28 Notre Dame dispatches Pitt
43:00 Ole Miss holds on vs. Florida
46:07 USC beats Iowa
48:10 Georgia Tech escapes Boston College
49:12 Michigan beats Northwestern
50:15 American Corner: Navy, North Texas, Tulane and East Carolina
53:30 Can James Madison get in the CFP?
54:15 Remembering Chuck Sullivan
56:04 Miami plasters NC State
57:57 Oregon beats Minnesota (and drops in my rankings)
59:30 Virginia beats Duke
1:00:30 BYU beats TCU and Arizona beats Cincinnati
1:02:39 Wake Forest beats North Carolina
1:04:43 San Diego State beats Boise State
1:05:21 Jacksonville State beats Kennesaw State
1:05:05 New Mexico has the best vibes in the country
1:06:45 Helmet stickers: Michigan and Missouri
1:09:20 Remember Some Guys: UCLA, Oklahoma, Arizona State

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]]> Week 12 Reactions: Hot Seat Update, Defending the G5 + Heisman Leaders Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:15:22 texas a&m football, college football, football, college sports false full 54 482d2706-35c0-4af8-98bb-d2d048942874 Week 12 After Dark: Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, G5 + More Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on YouTube to react to the day's game. They get into Texas A&M's comeback, Oklahoma's statement, Notre Dame's mashing, the Group of 5 playoff situation, ACC drama, David's breakfast bisuits, Heisman Trophy, top 10 and more. 

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]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-12-after-dark-texas-am-oklahoma-notre-dame-g5-more-6Tsxce9D Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on YouTube to react to the day's game. They get into Texas A&M's comeback, Oklahoma's statement, Notre Dame's mashing, the Group of 5 playoff situation, ACC drama, David's breakfast bisuits, Heisman Trophy, top 10 and more. 

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]]> Week 12 After Dark: Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, G5 + More David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:33:15 texas a&m football, college football, notre dame football, sec football, oklahoma football, college, college sports false full 53 60ed1245-72dc-4034-a552-f5f3cb21a265 Week 12 Picks! Big Ten Drama, Brian Kelly Twist + Bring Back Helmet Stickers Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about a loaded Big 12, along with the weird twist in the Brian Kelly saga, what the Big Ten private capital deal is all about, and why helmet stickers need to come back. 

Chris' story on Wisconsin-River Falls' prolific offense

0:00 Intro, sports bars and tickets
9:25 Rose Bowl Pasadena want a restraining over against UCLA
10:00 What the Big Ten private capital drama is all about
18:43 Brian Kelly fired to not fired?
25:30 Chris wants more helmet stickers
30:45 Picks and records update
32:45 Notre Dame at Pitt
38:10 Texas at Georgia
41:16 Oklahoma at Alabama
44:48 TCU at BYU
46:38 Chris has a sports bar TV rating idea
48:55 Iowa at USC
51:24 Virginia at Duke
52:56 NC State at Miami
American Corner
54:27 USF at Navy
56:29 Memphis at East Carolina
58:05 FAU at Tulane
59:50 Arizona at Cincinnati
1:00:50 Clemson at Louisville
1:02:33 Boise State at San Diego State
Hot Seat Watch
1:03:46 Utah at Baylor
1:06:19 Maryland at Illinois
1:07:34 Penn State at Michigan State
1:11:43 Virginia Tech at Florida State
1:12:34 Division III Wisconsin-River Falls's NCAA-best offense
1:15:54 Highest/lowest over/unders
1:18:28 Remember Some Guys: Pitt

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]]> Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-12-picks-big-ten-drama-brian-kelly-twist-bring-back-helmet-stickers-T0gJSTxC Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about a loaded Big 12, along with the weird twist in the Brian Kelly saga, what the Big Ten private capital deal is all about, and why helmet stickers need to come back. 

Chris' story on Wisconsin-River Falls' prolific offense

0:00 Intro, sports bars and tickets
9:25 Rose Bowl Pasadena want a restraining over against UCLA
10:00 What the Big Ten private capital drama is all about
18:43 Brian Kelly fired to not fired?
25:30 Chris wants more helmet stickers
30:45 Picks and records update
32:45 Notre Dame at Pitt
38:10 Texas at Georgia
41:16 Oklahoma at Alabama
44:48 TCU at BYU
46:38 Chris has a sports bar TV rating idea
48:55 Iowa at USC
51:24 Virginia at Duke
52:56 NC State at Miami
American Corner
54:27 USF at Navy
56:29 Memphis at East Carolina
58:05 FAU at Tulane
59:50 Arizona at Cincinnati
1:00:50 Clemson at Louisville
1:02:33 Boise State at San Diego State
Hot Seat Watch
1:03:46 Utah at Baylor
1:06:19 Maryland at Illinois
1:07:34 Penn State at Michigan State
1:11:43 Virginia Tech at Florida State
1:12:34 Division III Wisconsin-River Falls's NCAA-best offense
1:15:54 Highest/lowest over/unders
1:18:28 Remember Some Guys: Pitt

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]]> Week 12 Picks! Big Ten Drama, Brian Kelly Twist + Bring Back Helmet Stickers Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:25:09 college football, big ten, pitt football, lsu football, football, college sports false full 52 4e88941f-c9d9-4808-83c8-5b24991c25d6 CFP Reactions: The ACC's Weird Situation, Texas Tech, Notre Dame + More Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live during the College Football Playoff rankings show. They discuss Texas Tech jumping Ole Miss, Miami's weird position, an ACCpocalypse, the Group of 5 leaders, Notre Dame's situation and a lot more. 

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]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/cfp-reactions-the-accs-weird-situation-texas-tech-notre-dame-more-GknOrKdu Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live during the College Football Playoff rankings show. They discuss Texas Tech jumping Ole Miss, Miami's weird position, an ACCpocalypse, the Group of 5 leaders, Notre Dame's situation and a lot more. 

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]]> CFP Reactions: The ACC's Weird Situation, Texas Tech, Notre Dame + More David Ubben, Chris Vannini 00:35:19 rankings, college football, playoff, college sports false full 51 d04f5cb3-8d6b-4b87-8f54-7a22140123b7 Week 11 Reactions! Is Texas Tech a Top-5 Job + B1G Better Than SEC? Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a deeper dive into Week 11 results, the impact on the playoff race and a lot more. 

Watch Week 11 After Dark

0:00 Intro and a Barry Switzer story
4:56 Indiana stuns Penn State
11:11 Texas Tech dominates BYU - David says Texas Tech is a top-5 job
21:41 Oregon survives Iowa - Is the Big Ten better than the SEC?
28:51 Wake Forest upsets Virginia, Cal upsets Louisville
33:40 Vanderbilt outlasts Auburn
35:15 Texas A&M pounds Missouri
38:53 Wisconsin shocks Washington
39:52 USC beats Northwestern with a weird fake punt
42:00 Alabama beats LSU
44:02 Georgia handles Mississippi State
45:30 Ohio State beats Purdue, how much do we really know about OSU?
48:30 American/Group of 5 Corner: Tulane, USF, JMU, Hawaii
53:37 Hot Seat Watch: Maryland, Florida State, Kentucky, Boston College
58:11 Arizona beats Kansas
58:52 Iowa State beats TCU
1:00:00 West Virginia beats Colorado, what is the Buffs' future?
1:04:20 UConn beats Duke
1:05:44 Delaware comes back against Louisiana Tech
1:06:39 Southern Miss is 7-2 after beating Arkansas State
1:07:35 Louisiana beats Texas State and they fight after
1:08:42 Sam Houston beats Oregon State for its first win
1:09:59 Helmet Stickers: Western Carolina and Cal
1:13:14 Remember Some Guys: Wisconsin, Arkansas, Virginia Tech

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]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-11-reactions-is-texas-tech-a-top-5-job-b1g-better-than-sec-k4qqK9ix Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a deeper dive into Week 11 results, the impact on the playoff race and a lot more. 

Watch Week 11 After Dark

0:00 Intro and a Barry Switzer story
4:56 Indiana stuns Penn State
11:11 Texas Tech dominates BYU - David says Texas Tech is a top-5 job
21:41 Oregon survives Iowa - Is the Big Ten better than the SEC?
28:51 Wake Forest upsets Virginia, Cal upsets Louisville
33:40 Vanderbilt outlasts Auburn
35:15 Texas A&M pounds Missouri
38:53 Wisconsin shocks Washington
39:52 USC beats Northwestern with a weird fake punt
42:00 Alabama beats LSU
44:02 Georgia handles Mississippi State
45:30 Ohio State beats Purdue, how much do we really know about OSU?
48:30 American/Group of 5 Corner: Tulane, USF, JMU, Hawaii
53:37 Hot Seat Watch: Maryland, Florida State, Kentucky, Boston College
58:11 Arizona beats Kansas
58:52 Iowa State beats TCU
1:00:00 West Virginia beats Colorado, what is the Buffs' future?
1:04:20 UConn beats Duke
1:05:44 Delaware comes back against Louisiana Tech
1:06:39 Southern Miss is 7-2 after beating Arkansas State
1:07:35 Louisiana beats Texas State and they fight after
1:08:42 Sam Houston beats Oregon State for its first win
1:09:59 Helmet Stickers: Western Carolina and Cal
1:13:14 Remember Some Guys: Wisconsin, Arkansas, Virginia Tech

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]]> Week 11 Reactions! Is Texas Tech a Top-5 Job + B1G Better Than SEC? David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:20:49 indiana football, oregon ducks, college football, oregon football, indiana hoosiers, college sports false full 50 8b531146-f9a1-4105-baed-e0c089fa65b0 Week 11 After Dark: Indiana, Gus Johnson, Texas Tech, Oregon + More Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on the Bunch Formation YouTube channel on Saturday for some live reactions to the day of college football. Your normal Monday reaction pod will be up as normal on Monday. 

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Topics include: Indiana, Gus Johnson, Heisman Race, Texas Tech, Oregon, ACC, Jim Mora, Wisconsin, Group of 5 and more. 

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]]> Sun, 9 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-11-after-dark-indiana-gus-johnson-texas-tech-oregon-more-e6hN6Tlr Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on the Bunch Formation YouTube channel on Saturday for some live reactions to the day of college football. Your normal Monday reaction pod will be up as normal on Monday. 

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Topics include: Indiana, Gus Johnson, Heisman Race, Texas Tech, Oregon, ACC, Jim Mora, Wisconsin, Group of 5 and more. 

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]]> Week 11 After Dark: Indiana, Gus Johnson, Texas Tech, Oregon + More Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:09:13 indiana football, college football, indiana hoosiers, college sports false full 49 e0cccda0-d1f1-4158-b282-63a943370284 Week 11 Picks! Coaching Nuggets, Rose Bowl Lawsuit + Paper Tickets Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to preview Week 11 games, plus discussions on a Rose Bowl lawsuit, LSU's drama and a desire to bring back paper tickets. 

Story on the UCLA lawsuit

Chris' coaching carousel notebook

0:00 Intro, what's up, Trevor?
6:24: Rose Bowl and Pasadena sue UCLA over moving games
12:24 LSU has a new AD, mostly
15:50 Coaching carousel notes: Virginia Tech, Florida State, Colorado State, Dabo's future
22:39 Chris wants to bring back paper sports tickets
31:38 Game previews: Records update
33:21 BYU at Texas Tech
37:18 Oregon at Iowa
42:07 Texas A&M at Missouri
44:27 Wake Forest at Virginia
46:44 Indiana at Penn State
48:03 Navy at Notre Dame
49:43 Florida State at Clemson
52:54 LSU at Alabama
54:05 Georgia at Mississippi State
55:55 Tulane at Memphis (Friday)
58:07 Northwestern at USC (Friday)
58:47 UTSA at South Florida (Thursday)
1:00:10 San Diego State at Hawaii
1:02:52 FCS: Mercer at Western Carolina (and Taron Dickens' ridiculous numbers)
1:05:43 Highest/lowest over/unders
1:08:28 Remember Some Guys: Texas Tech and Georgia
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]]> Thu, 6 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-11-picks-coaching-nuggets-rose-bowl-lawsuit-paper-tickets-x03nLhDF Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to preview Week 11 games, plus discussions on a Rose Bowl lawsuit, LSU's drama and a desire to bring back paper tickets. 

Story on the UCLA lawsuit

Chris' coaching carousel notebook

0:00 Intro, what's up, Trevor?
6:24: Rose Bowl and Pasadena sue UCLA over moving games
12:24 LSU has a new AD, mostly
15:50 Coaching carousel notes: Virginia Tech, Florida State, Colorado State, Dabo's future
22:39 Chris wants to bring back paper sports tickets
31:38 Game previews: Records update
33:21 BYU at Texas Tech
37:18 Oregon at Iowa
42:07 Texas A&M at Missouri
44:27 Wake Forest at Virginia
46:44 Indiana at Penn State
48:03 Navy at Notre Dame
49:43 Florida State at Clemson
52:54 LSU at Alabama
54:05 Georgia at Mississippi State
55:55 Tulane at Memphis (Friday)
58:07 Northwestern at USC (Friday)
58:47 UTSA at South Florida (Thursday)
1:00:10 San Diego State at Hawaii
1:02:52 FCS: Mercer at Western Carolina (and Taron Dickens' ridiculous numbers)
1:05:43 Highest/lowest over/unders
1:08:28 Remember Some Guys: Texas Tech and Georgia
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]]> Week 11 Picks! Coaching Nuggets, Rose Bowl Lawsuit + Paper Tickets David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:15:31 college football, football, college sports false full 48 8648b126-cfc6-4957-bc49-3343e5a503ad CFP Ranking Reactions: Overrated, underrated and locked out Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on Tuesday night as the first batch of CFP rankings went live. In this episode, they discuss Ohio State over Indiana for No. 1, if Miami is done at No. 18, why Notre Dame is overrated at No. 10 and more. 

Full YouTube episode

Full rankings: 
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
6. Ole Miss
7. BYU
8. Texas Tech
9. Oregon
10. Notre Dame
11. Texas
12. Oklahoma
13. Utah
14. Virginia
15. Louisville
16. Vanderbilt
17. Georgia Tech
18. Miami (FL)
19. USC
20. Iowa,
21. Michigan
22. Missouri
23. Washington
24. Pitt
25. Tennessee

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]]> Wed, 5 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/cfp-ranking-reactions-overrated-underrated-and-locked-out-xPWEBpps Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on Tuesday night as the first batch of CFP rankings went live. In this episode, they discuss Ohio State over Indiana for No. 1, if Miami is done at No. 18, why Notre Dame is overrated at No. 10 and more. 

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Full rankings: 
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
6. Ole Miss
7. BYU
8. Texas Tech
9. Oregon
10. Notre Dame
11. Texas
12. Oklahoma
13. Utah
14. Virginia
15. Louisville
16. Vanderbilt
17. Georgia Tech
18. Miami (FL)
19. USC
20. Iowa,
21. Michigan
22. Missouri
23. Washington
24. Pitt
25. Tennessee

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]]> CFP Ranking Reactions: Overrated, underrated and locked out David Ubben, Chris Vannini 00:26:51 college football, playoff rankings, college sports false full 47 a554f8ac-69a5-4f31-aa47-0a21433642c0 Week 10 Reactions! Auburn Candidates, ACC Madness + David's Shirtless Fan Rant Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to discuss Auburn firing Hugh Freeze, a string of Week 10 upsets blowing up the rankings before the CFP reveal on Tuesday, and then both of them had viral game tweets over the weekend. 

Chris' Auburn Job Profile + Candidate List

0:00 Intro and ESPN/YouTube TV
8:13 Auburn fires Hugh Freeze, how good is the job?
15:26 Who should Auburn hire?
29:40 SMU upsets Miami (and Rhett Lashlee is staying)
40:10 NC State stuns Georgia Tech
42:04: Virginia holds off Cal, Duke beats Clemson
43:08 The state of the ACC race
45:31 Texas beats Vanderbilt
46:46 Oklahoma beats Tennessee, the Sooners' CFP hopes
46:30 Why are Tennessee fans mad at Josh Heupel?
51:06 Georgia holds off Florida, Mississippi State beats Arkansas
52:35 North Texas beats Navy, but David got shirtless fans angry
57:42 Chris' SMU tweet also blew up
59:12 UTSA blows out Tulane
1:01:20 Ohio State beats Penn State, is Julian Sayin your Heisman leader?
1:03:27 USC beats Nebraska, Matt Rhule signs an extension
1:04:50 Big 12: Texas Tech, Utah, BYU, West Virginia, Arizona State
1:07:08 Other games of note: Notre Dame, UNC, New Mexico, UConn, Kennesaw State, Oregon State
1:12:22 Hot Seat Watch: Florida State, Michigan State, Baylor, Colorado
1:15:40 Helmet Stickers: Snow College and Arizona State
1:20:38 Remember Some Guys: SMU, North Texas

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]]> Mon, 3 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-10-reactions-auburn-candidates-acc-madness-davids-shirtless-fan-rant-wjAETsPp Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to discuss Auburn firing Hugh Freeze, a string of Week 10 upsets blowing up the rankings before the CFP reveal on Tuesday, and then both of them had viral game tweets over the weekend. 

Chris' Auburn Job Profile + Candidate List

0:00 Intro and ESPN/YouTube TV
8:13 Auburn fires Hugh Freeze, how good is the job?
15:26 Who should Auburn hire?
29:40 SMU upsets Miami (and Rhett Lashlee is staying)
40:10 NC State stuns Georgia Tech
42:04: Virginia holds off Cal, Duke beats Clemson
43:08 The state of the ACC race
45:31 Texas beats Vanderbilt
46:46 Oklahoma beats Tennessee, the Sooners' CFP hopes
46:30 Why are Tennessee fans mad at Josh Heupel?
51:06 Georgia holds off Florida, Mississippi State beats Arkansas
52:35 North Texas beats Navy, but David got shirtless fans angry
57:42 Chris' SMU tweet also blew up
59:12 UTSA blows out Tulane
1:01:20 Ohio State beats Penn State, is Julian Sayin your Heisman leader?
1:03:27 USC beats Nebraska, Matt Rhule signs an extension
1:04:50 Big 12: Texas Tech, Utah, BYU, West Virginia, Arizona State
1:07:08 Other games of note: Notre Dame, UNC, New Mexico, UConn, Kennesaw State, Oregon State
1:12:22 Hot Seat Watch: Florida State, Michigan State, Baylor, Colorado
1:15:40 Helmet Stickers: Snow College and Arizona State
1:20:38 Remember Some Guys: SMU, North Texas

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]]> Week 10 Reactions! Auburn Candidates, ACC Madness + David's Shirtless Fan Rant Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:26:36 college football, auburn football, auburn, college sports false full 46 c64f0d39-9176-4994-84de-0586d2f0c32a Week 10 Picks! LSU Is Off The Rails, NCAA Betting Rules + Halloween Costumes Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back (in Halloween costumes) for a big show. They talk about the crazy start to the LSU coaching search, the NCAA reconsidering gambling changes, Chris' trip to Tulane, answer some mailbag questions and then make Week 10 picks, before remembering some guys. 

Chris' story on Jon Sumrall

Grace Raynor's story on Virginia

David's story on politics and CFB

0:00 Intro and David's shocking lack of Halloween history
7:26 The path to a four-bid Big 12?
12:29 LSU's governor takes over the coaching search
20:32 NCAA delays lifting ban on pro sports gambling
25:26 Michigan drops NCAA appeal
25:51 Chris' story on Jon Sumrall and Tulane
32:23: Mailbag on a CFB golden era? And Virginia
41:50 Picks record update
42:33 Vanderbilt at Texas
45:30 Penn State at Ohio State
50:19 Miami at SMU (Chris will be there)
53:02: Navy at North Texas
55:12 Oklahoma at Tennessee (David will be there)
58:30 Texas Tech at Kansas State
1:00:52 South Carolina at Ole Miss
1:03:33 Virginia at Cal
1:04:53 Georgia vs. Florida (in Jacksonville)
1:05:42 USC at Nebraska
1:06:33 Tulane at UTSA (Thursday)
1:08:35 Wake Forest at Florida State
1:09:39 Kentucky at Auburn
1:10:53 FCS: Sac State claims a referee conspiracy
1:13:18 Highest/Lowest over/unders
1:14:17 Remember Some Guys: SMU, Tennessee, Oregon

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]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-10-picks-lsu-is-off-the-rails-ncaa-betting-rules-halloween-costumes-xBkaToKe Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back (in Halloween costumes) for a big show. They talk about the crazy start to the LSU coaching search, the NCAA reconsidering gambling changes, Chris' trip to Tulane, answer some mailbag questions and then make Week 10 picks, before remembering some guys. 

Chris' story on Jon Sumrall

Grace Raynor's story on Virginia

David's story on politics and CFB

0:00 Intro and David's shocking lack of Halloween history
7:26 The path to a four-bid Big 12?
12:29 LSU's governor takes over the coaching search
20:32 NCAA delays lifting ban on pro sports gambling
25:26 Michigan drops NCAA appeal
25:51 Chris' story on Jon Sumrall and Tulane
32:23: Mailbag on a CFB golden era? And Virginia
41:50 Picks record update
42:33 Vanderbilt at Texas
45:30 Penn State at Ohio State
50:19 Miami at SMU (Chris will be there)
53:02: Navy at North Texas
55:12 Oklahoma at Tennessee (David will be there)
58:30 Texas Tech at Kansas State
1:00:52 South Carolina at Ole Miss
1:03:33 Virginia at Cal
1:04:53 Georgia vs. Florida (in Jacksonville)
1:05:42 USC at Nebraska
1:06:33 Tulane at UTSA (Thursday)
1:08:35 Wake Forest at Florida State
1:09:39 Kentucky at Auburn
1:10:53 FCS: Sac State claims a referee conspiracy
1:13:18 Highest/Lowest over/unders
1:14:17 Remember Some Guys: SMU, Tennessee, Oregon

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]]> Week 10 Picks! LSU Is Off The Rails, NCAA Betting Rules + Halloween Costumes David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:18:57 college football, lsu football, college sports false full 45 6e48fa66-5720-47fe-9c0b-4dd72a1932c7 Week 9 Reactions! LSU Candidates, CFP Locks + Chris' Death Valley Trip Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to discuss LSU firing Brian Kelly, how good the LSU job really is, all the big Week 9 games and who might already be a playoff lock. Plus, it was Chris' first trip to an LSU game. 

Chris' LSU job profile

0:00 Intro and Chris' first trip to LSU
6:20 LSU fires Brian Kelly, how good is this job and who will replace him?
37:13 Game reviews and CFP locks
Texas A&M pounds LSU
Ole Miss outlasts Oklahoma
Indiana destroys UCLA
Alabama survives South Carolina
Georgia Tech handles Syracuse
56:23 Other Games Of Note
Vanderbilt gets past Mizzou
BYU gets past Iowa State
Virginia escapes North Carolina
Texas comes back against Mississippi State (+ the Sark talk)
Houston beats Arizona State
Wake Forest beats SMU
Other teams to watch: Iowa, Pitt, San Diego State
1:17:25 American Corner
Memphis upsets USF
North Texas runs past Charlotte
Navy outlasts Florida Atlantic
Rice beats UConn
Temple beats Tulsa
1:23:16 HOT SEAT WATCH
Auburn beats Arkansas
Michigan gets past Michigan State (Jonathan Smith)
Oregon wins ugly vs. Wisconsin (Luke Fickell)
Cincinnati blows by Baylor (Dave Aranda)
Delaware beats Middle Tennessee (Derek Mason)
1:30:09 Helmet Stickers: Pitt and Houston
1:31:54 Remember Some Guys: LSU, Oklahoma, Nebraska

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]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-9-reactions-lsu-candidates-cfp-locks-chris-death-valley-trip-qEj6IPG2 Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to discuss LSU firing Brian Kelly, how good the LSU job really is, all the big Week 9 games and who might already be a playoff lock. Plus, it was Chris' first trip to an LSU game. 

Chris' LSU job profile

0:00 Intro and Chris' first trip to LSU
6:20 LSU fires Brian Kelly, how good is this job and who will replace him?
37:13 Game reviews and CFP locks
Texas A&M pounds LSU
Ole Miss outlasts Oklahoma
Indiana destroys UCLA
Alabama survives South Carolina
Georgia Tech handles Syracuse
56:23 Other Games Of Note
Vanderbilt gets past Mizzou
BYU gets past Iowa State
Virginia escapes North Carolina
Texas comes back against Mississippi State (+ the Sark talk)
Houston beats Arizona State
Wake Forest beats SMU
Other teams to watch: Iowa, Pitt, San Diego State
1:17:25 American Corner
Memphis upsets USF
North Texas runs past Charlotte
Navy outlasts Florida Atlantic
Rice beats UConn
Temple beats Tulsa
1:23:16 HOT SEAT WATCH
Auburn beats Arkansas
Michigan gets past Michigan State (Jonathan Smith)
Oregon wins ugly vs. Wisconsin (Luke Fickell)
Cincinnati blows by Baylor (Dave Aranda)
Delaware beats Middle Tennessee (Derek Mason)
1:30:09 Helmet Stickers: Pitt and Houston
1:31:54 Remember Some Guys: LSU, Oklahoma, Nebraska

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]]> Week 9 Reactions! LSU Candidates, CFP Locks + Chris' Death Valley Trip David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:36:16 lsu tigers, brian kelly, college football, lsu football false full 44 c3ba9bdd-a5cd-4313-9c66-d2a5b4164b05 Week 9 Picks! Top 25 Stadiums, Tortilla Bans, Fake Injury Fines + More Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to discuss the hottest topics in college football, including hot seats at Wisconsin and Florida, tortilla bans and the top 25 stadiums in college football. Then they make their Week 9 picks and Remember Some Guys. 

Read: Top 25 College Football Stadiums

Story on the Michigan-Michigan State newspaper battle

Topics:
0:00 Intro
1:15 Who owns Play Like A Champion Today
2:38 The Bunch Formation CFB26 Bowl
4:45 Reviews
6:09 Florida State and Mike Norvell's status
11:13 Wisconsin and Luke Fickell's status
16:32 Texas Tech bans fan tortillas
21:25 Texas A&M fined for faking injuries
24:24 The Top 25 college football stadiums
36:26 Picks records update
37:30 Ole Miss at Oklahoma
41:42 UCLA at Indiana
45:19 Texas A&M at LSU (Chris will be there)
48:55 Missouri at Vanderbilt
52:00 BYU at Iowa State
54:07 Michigan at Michigan State
57:16 U-M vs. MSU student newspaper battle
1:00:53 USF at Memphis
1:02:08 Auburn at Arkansas
1:03:54 Alabama at South Carolina
1:05:17 SMU at Wake Forest
1:05:05 Kansas at Kansas State
1:06:53 North Dakota State at South Dakota State
1:08:02 Highest/Lowest over/unders
1:09:34 Remember Some Guys: Michigan State, Ole Miss and Baylor

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]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-9-college-football-picks-top-25-stadiums-tortilla-bans-fake-injury-fines-more-ss_WDmJs Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to discuss the hottest topics in college football, including hot seats at Wisconsin and Florida, tortilla bans and the top 25 stadiums in college football. Then they make their Week 9 picks and Remember Some Guys. 

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Story on the Michigan-Michigan State newspaper battle

Topics:
0:00 Intro
1:15 Who owns Play Like A Champion Today
2:38 The Bunch Formation CFB26 Bowl
4:45 Reviews
6:09 Florida State and Mike Norvell's status
11:13 Wisconsin and Luke Fickell's status
16:32 Texas Tech bans fan tortillas
21:25 Texas A&M fined for faking injuries
24:24 The Top 25 college football stadiums
36:26 Picks records update
37:30 Ole Miss at Oklahoma
41:42 UCLA at Indiana
45:19 Texas A&M at LSU (Chris will be there)
48:55 Missouri at Vanderbilt
52:00 BYU at Iowa State
54:07 Michigan at Michigan State
57:16 U-M vs. MSU student newspaper battle
1:00:53 USF at Memphis
1:02:08 Auburn at Arkansas
1:03:54 Alabama at South Carolina
1:05:17 SMU at Wake Forest
1:05:05 Kansas at Kansas State
1:06:53 North Dakota State at South Dakota State
1:08:02 Highest/Lowest over/unders
1:09:34 Remember Some Guys: Michigan State, Ole Miss and Baylor

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]]> Week 9 Picks! Top 25 Stadiums, Tortilla Bans, Fake Injury Fines + More David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:12:59 college football, florida state football, lsu football, wisconsin football, college sports false full 43 bc8fa52e-1e9c-49f2-a78f-3d9be3230abb Week 8 Reactions! Florida + Colorado State Candidates and Upsets Galore Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk coaching changes at Florida and Colorado State, carousel rumors and another wild weekend of college football full of upsets. 

David's story from Notre Dame

Chris' Florida candidate list

Chris' Colorado State candidate list

Grace Raynor's James Franklin column

0:00 Intro and David's first Notre Dame visit
7:58 Florida fires Billy Napier, who will replace him?
29:35 Colorado State fires Jay Norvell, how good is this job?
33:21 What James Franklin's College GameDay interview was really about
37:15 Georgia outlasts Ole Miss
39:13 Alabama beats Tennessee
41:38 Louisville shocks Miami
46:44 Arizona State upsets Texas Tech
49:51: Vanderbilt handles LSU
54:00 Notre Dame beats USC
57:25 Hot Seat Watch: Wisconsin, Auburn, Florida State
1:04:56 Georgia Tech gets past Duke
1:05:52 BYU survives Utah
1:06:26 Texas limps past Kentucky
1:07:33 Oklahoma bounces back against South Carolina
1:09:08 UCLA does it again against Maryland
1:10:45 Virginia survives Washington State
1:11:40 Cal avoids a North Carolina upset
1:13:11 UAB stuns Memphis
1:15:57 Tulane comes back against Army
1:16:48 Boise State rolls over UNLV
1:18:00 James Madison runs past Old Dominion
1:18:20 UConn beats Boston College
1:18:48 UMass blows it against Buffalo
1:19:33 Helmet Stickers: Curry College and UAB
1:21:36 Remember Some Guys: Vanderbilt and Boise State

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]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Blue Wire) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-8-reactions-florida-colorado-state-candidates-and-upsets-galore-rbewgU95 Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk coaching changes at Florida and Colorado State, carousel rumors and another wild weekend of college football full of upsets. 

David's story from Notre Dame

Chris' Florida candidate list

Chris' Colorado State candidate list

Grace Raynor's James Franklin column

0:00 Intro and David's first Notre Dame visit
7:58 Florida fires Billy Napier, who will replace him?
29:35 Colorado State fires Jay Norvell, how good is this job?
33:21 What James Franklin's College GameDay interview was really about
37:15 Georgia outlasts Ole Miss
39:13 Alabama beats Tennessee
41:38 Louisville shocks Miami
46:44 Arizona State upsets Texas Tech
49:51: Vanderbilt handles LSU
54:00 Notre Dame beats USC
57:25 Hot Seat Watch: Wisconsin, Auburn, Florida State
1:04:56 Georgia Tech gets past Duke
1:05:52 BYU survives Utah
1:06:26 Texas limps past Kentucky
1:07:33 Oklahoma bounces back against South Carolina
1:09:08 UCLA does it again against Maryland
1:10:45 Virginia survives Washington State
1:11:40 Cal avoids a North Carolina upset
1:13:11 UAB stuns Memphis
1:15:57 Tulane comes back against Army
1:16:48 Boise State rolls over UNLV
1:18:00 James Madison runs past Old Dominion
1:18:20 UConn beats Boston College
1:18:48 UMass blows it against Buffalo
1:19:33 Helmet Stickers: Curry College and UAB
1:21:36 Remember Some Guys: Vanderbilt and Boise State

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]]> Week 8 Reactions! Florida + Colorado State Candidates and Upsets Galore Blue Wire 01:25:55 false full 42 17a7dc07-b656-4df9-829c-c037a9e7f415 Week 8 Picks! Coaching Rumors, Tortilla Fines and Sports Bar Problems Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back. The guys discuss the problem with sports bars, the tortilla drama around Texas Tech and Kansas, how the coaching carousel really works and how coaches shouldn't react to questions. And then it's Week 8 picks, with big games at Alabama, Notre Dame, James Madison and more. 

David's story on Tortilla-gate 

Chris' column on coach contracts

0:00 Intro
4:55 The problem with sports bars
7:39 How to respond to job rumors, with Matt Rhule, Fran Brown and Eli Drinkwitz 
25:36 Torilla drama around Texas Tech-Kansas
33:13 Ole Miss at Georgia
36:43 Tennessee at Alabama
42:51 USC at Notre Dame (the last one??)
50:21 Utah at BYU
52:29 Louisville at Miami (Friday) + SEC media talking points
56:28 Georgia Tech at Duke
58:11 LSU at Vanderbilt
1:00:56 Washington at Michigan
1:01:58 Oklahoma at South Carolina
1:03:55 Texas Tech at Arizona State
1:07:20 North Carolina at Cal
1:09:30 UNLV at Boise State
1:10:30 Mississippi State at Florida
1:11:57 Army at Tulane
1:12:59 Old Dominion at James Madison
1:13:59 FCS game: Tennessee Tech at Lindenwood
1:15:36 Highest/lowest totals: FAU-USF, Ohio State-Wisconsin and Iowa-Penn State
1:18:53 Remember Some Guys: Notre Dame and Auburn

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]]> Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-8-picks-coaching-rumors-tortilla-fines-and-sport-bar-problems-2ZtEFp4e Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back. The guys discuss the problem with sports bars, the tortilla drama around Texas Tech and Kansas, how the coaching carousel really works and how coaches shouldn't react to questions. And then it's Week 8 picks, with big games at Alabama, Notre Dame, James Madison and more. 

David's story on Tortilla-gate 

Chris' column on coach contracts

0:00 Intro
4:55 The problem with sports bars
7:39 How to respond to job rumors, with Matt Rhule, Fran Brown and Eli Drinkwitz 
25:36 Torilla drama around Texas Tech-Kansas
33:13 Ole Miss at Georgia
36:43 Tennessee at Alabama
42:51 USC at Notre Dame (the last one??)
50:21 Utah at BYU
52:29 Louisville at Miami (Friday) + SEC media talking points
56:28 Georgia Tech at Duke
58:11 LSU at Vanderbilt
1:00:56 Washington at Michigan
1:01:58 Oklahoma at South Carolina
1:03:55 Texas Tech at Arizona State
1:07:20 North Carolina at Cal
1:09:30 UNLV at Boise State
1:10:30 Mississippi State at Florida
1:11:57 Army at Tulane
1:12:59 Old Dominion at James Madison
1:13:59 FCS game: Tennessee Tech at Lindenwood
1:15:36 Highest/lowest totals: FAU-USF, Ohio State-Wisconsin and Iowa-Penn State
1:18:53 Remember Some Guys: Notre Dame and Auburn

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]]> Week 8 Picks! Coaching Rumors, Tortilla Fines and Sports Bar Problems Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:23:59 texas tech football, college football, alabama football, ole miss, usc football, notre dame football, notre dame, college sports false full 41 39e40e08-c021-4ecf-a14d-4d0e04b496d8 Week 7 Reactions! Candidates for Penn State, UAB, Oregon State + Indiana No. 1? Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back from their road trips with a TON to talk about. Three schools fired their coaches, including Penn State with James Franklin. Will buyouts ever get under control? Plus, should Indiana be No. 1 after beating Oregon and how bad were the SEC refs on Saturday?

Stories:
Penn State job profile + candidates

UAB candidates

Oregon State job profile + candidates

David's story from Missouri-Alabama

Chris' story from Oklahoma-Texas

Show
0:00 Intro and fried food
4:49 Penn State fires James Franklin
22:20 UAB fires Trent Dilfer 
28:28: Oregon State fires Trent Bray
35:36 Will big contracts and big buyouts ever stop?
40:20 Indiana stuns Oregon
46:44 Alabama holds off Missouri (David on the scene)
50:13 USC pounds Michigan
52:37 Georgia beats Auburn in a disgusting game with bad calls
58:08 Texas A&M beats Florida
59:20 Iowa embarrasses Wisconsin, is Luke Fickell done?
1:01:09 Texas blows past Oklahoma (Chris on the scene)
1:04:30 UCLA destroys Michigan State, is Jonathan Smith done?
1:07:52 Pitt gives Florida State a third straight loss
1:08:55 Ohio State chokes out Illinois and David is bored
1:10:18 BYU holds off Arizona
1:11:44 Ole Miss did WHAT with Washington State?
1:12:28 Tennessee beats Arkansas more than the score says
1:13:35 Colorado beats Iowa State
1:14:27 Tulane escapes ECU in a weird game (Chris on the scene)
1:17:09 USF blows past North Texas (Chris on the scene)
1:19:18 UNLV keeps getting away with it
1:19:49 Wins by Marshall, Bowling Green, Kent State and Jax State
1:22:31 Helmet stickers for Texas Tech and USF
1:25:04 Remember Some Guys: Penn State, Alabama, Tennessee

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]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-8-reactions-candidates-for-penn-state-uab-oregon-state-indiana-no-1-q8dqHdoN Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back from their road trips with a TON to talk about. Three schools fired their coaches, including Penn State with James Franklin. Will buyouts ever get under control? Plus, should Indiana be No. 1 after beating Oregon and how bad were the SEC refs on Saturday?

Stories:
Penn State job profile + candidates

UAB candidates

Oregon State job profile + candidates

David's story from Missouri-Alabama

Chris' story from Oklahoma-Texas

Show
0:00 Intro and fried food
4:49 Penn State fires James Franklin
22:20 UAB fires Trent Dilfer 
28:28: Oregon State fires Trent Bray
35:36 Will big contracts and big buyouts ever stop?
40:20 Indiana stuns Oregon
46:44 Alabama holds off Missouri (David on the scene)
50:13 USC pounds Michigan
52:37 Georgia beats Auburn in a disgusting game with bad calls
58:08 Texas A&M beats Florida
59:20 Iowa embarrasses Wisconsin, is Luke Fickell done?
1:01:09 Texas blows past Oklahoma (Chris on the scene)
1:04:30 UCLA destroys Michigan State, is Jonathan Smith done?
1:07:52 Pitt gives Florida State a third straight loss
1:08:55 Ohio State chokes out Illinois and David is bored
1:10:18 BYU holds off Arizona
1:11:44 Ole Miss did WHAT with Washington State?
1:12:28 Tennessee beats Arkansas more than the score says
1:13:35 Colorado beats Iowa State
1:14:27 Tulane escapes ECU in a weird game (Chris on the scene)
1:17:09 USF blows past North Texas (Chris on the scene)
1:19:18 UNLV keeps getting away with it
1:19:49 Wins by Marshall, Bowling Green, Kent State and Jax State
1:22:31 Helmet stickers for Texas Tech and USF
1:25:04 Remember Some Guys: Penn State, Alabama, Tennessee

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]]> Week 7 Reactions! Candidates for Penn State, UAB, Oregon State + Indiana No. 1? Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:29:59 penn state, penn state football, indiana football, college football, penn state nittany lions, indiana hoosiers, college sports false full 40 f22ad070-2d2d-40f9-9e71-6bcfff12e9a0 Week 7 Picks! Oregon, Red River, Alabama, North Texas, BYU Lead a Loaded Weekend Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk Week 7 picks, in what could (again) be the biggest weekend of the season. 

David's story on Ahmad Hardy

Chris' story on Oklahoma's offseason overhaul

0:00 Intro, Corny Dogs, sponsor us! and an FCS pick
4:40 Weekday CUSA
7:14 Indiana at Oregon
11:00 Alabama at Missouri - David will be there
17:10 Oklahoma vs. Texas - Chris will be there
25:54 USF at North Texas - Chris will be there
29:41 Pitt at Florida State
31:54 BYU at Arizona
34:46 Ohio State at Illinois
38:10 Florida at Texas A&M
40:25 Georgia at Auburn
42:42 Michigan at USC
44:07 Arizona State at Utah
45:51 Arkansas at Tennessee
48:03 Highest/lowest totals of the week
49:48 Remember Some Guys: Indiana, Missouri, Northwestern
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]]> Thu, 9 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-7-picks-oregon-red-river-alabama-north-texas-byu-lead-a-loaded-weekend-fMSwB_4T Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk Week 7 picks, in what could (again) be the biggest weekend of the season. 

David's story on Ahmad Hardy

Chris' story on Oklahoma's offseason overhaul

0:00 Intro, Corny Dogs, sponsor us! and an FCS pick
4:40 Weekday CUSA
7:14 Indiana at Oregon
11:00 Alabama at Missouri - David will be there
17:10 Oklahoma vs. Texas - Chris will be there
25:54 USF at North Texas - Chris will be there
29:41 Pitt at Florida State
31:54 BYU at Arizona
34:46 Ohio State at Illinois
38:10 Florida at Texas A&M
40:25 Georgia at Auburn
42:42 Michigan at USC
44:07 Arizona State at Utah
45:51 Arkansas at Tennessee
48:03 Highest/lowest totals of the week
49:48 Remember Some Guys: Indiana, Missouri, Northwestern
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]]> Week 7 Picks! Oregon, Red River, Alabama, North Texas, BYU Lead a Loaded Weekend David Ubben, Chris Vannini 00:55:02 college football, oregon football, football, college sports false full 39 b52d281d-b834-4174-b7b7-4072e4dad1c3 Week 6 Reactions! James Franklin's end? Miami a CFP lock + the Ludacris Concert Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about a Week 6 that upended a lot of our expectations. Penn State and Texas lose to unranked teams. Some other undefeateds fell. Bill Belichick's team looks horrible. But first, David has exclusive reporting from the Ludacris concert before the UNC-Clemson game. 

0:00 Intro and David's Ludacris experience
5:40 UCLA stuns Penn State: Is it time for James Franklin to leave?
15:49 Miami wears down Florida State, is Miami a CFP lock with Ohio State and Oregon?
19:50 Alabama holds off Vanderbilt, is Bama the best in the SEC?
24:20 Florida beats up Texas: Why is Texas so bad?
29:30 Clemson bullies North Carolina: Is UNC the worst P4 team?
37:52 Washington stuns Maryland: RIP September Maryland
41:25 Virginia beats Louisville in OT, the ACC path is there for UVA
44:42 Cincinnati gets past Iowa State, this year's Arizona State?
48:15 Texas Tech blows past Houston: Clear Big 12 favorite
49:00 Texas A&M runs past Mississippi State: Aggies a quiet title contender?
51:33 TCU beats Colorado, is Deion Sanders' health situation a concern again?
53:20 Nebraska beats Michigan State ugly
54:37 Baylor beats K-State in bonkers finish
56:11 Notre Dame mows past Boise State, a CFP path is there now
58:04 American Corner: Navy, Memphis, Temple
1:00:31 Arkansas State beats Texas State in a weird finish
1:01:35 Helmet Stickers: Gabby from College GameDay, plus Western Carolina and Cincinnati
1:07:47 Remember Some Guys
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]]> Mon, 6 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Blue Wire) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-6-reactions-james-franklins-end-miami-a-cfp-lock-the-ludacris-concert-VZKdpd3Y Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about a Week 6 that upended a lot of our expectations. Penn State and Texas lose to unranked teams. Some other undefeateds fell. Bill Belichick's team looks horrible. But first, David has exclusive reporting from the Ludacris concert before the UNC-Clemson game. 

0:00 Intro and David's Ludacris experience
5:40 UCLA stuns Penn State: Is it time for James Franklin to leave?
15:49 Miami wears down Florida State, is Miami a CFP lock with Ohio State and Oregon?
19:50 Alabama holds off Vanderbilt, is Bama the best in the SEC?
24:20 Florida beats up Texas: Why is Texas so bad?
29:30 Clemson bullies North Carolina: Is UNC the worst P4 team?
37:52 Washington stuns Maryland: RIP September Maryland
41:25 Virginia beats Louisville in OT, the ACC path is there for UVA
44:42 Cincinnati gets past Iowa State, this year's Arizona State?
48:15 Texas Tech blows past Houston: Clear Big 12 favorite
49:00 Texas A&M runs past Mississippi State: Aggies a quiet title contender?
51:33 TCU beats Colorado, is Deion Sanders' health situation a concern again?
53:20 Nebraska beats Michigan State ugly
54:37 Baylor beats K-State in bonkers finish
56:11 Notre Dame mows past Boise State, a CFP path is there now
58:04 American Corner: Navy, Memphis, Temple
1:00:31 Arkansas State beats Texas State in a weird finish
1:01:35 Helmet Stickers: Gabby from College GameDay, plus Western Carolina and Cincinnati
1:07:47 Remember Some Guys
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]]> Week 6 Reactions! James Franklin's end? Miami a CFP lock + the Ludacris Concert Blue Wire 01:13:45 false full 38 bc0d90b0-db0b-4653-a133-2a40b72192d3 Week 6 Picks! + Teams We Should Talk About More and AP Poll Madness Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to get into Week 5's biggest games, highlighting a lot of teams we should be paying more attention to. They also discuss why everyone is furious at the AP Poll and answer your mailbag questions about Ole Miss, LSU and Pat Fitzgerald.

0:00 Intro
6:26 Are people cheating on the Pat McAfee kick contest?
9:57 Everyone is really mad about the AP Poll, and Chris is mad about that
23:12 Mailbag: Ole Miss undefeated, Pat Fitzgerald coming back and LSU struggles
32:15 Miami at Florida State
36:42 Texas at Florida
38:30 Clemson vs. UNC and David going to the Ludacris concert
40:41 Vanderbilt at Alabama: Is Vandy legit?
45:55 Wisconsin at Michigan: Is Luke Fickell done?
50:37 Texas Tech at Houston: The Willie Fritz bump?
52:46 Iowa State at Cincinnati: Have you noticed the UC offense?
56:13 Michigan State at Nebraska: Why are MSU fans so mad?
1:00:27 Virginia at Louisville: Will David respect the Cards?
1:02:52 Washington at Maryland: Malik Washington is the truth
1:06:04 Mississippi State at Texas A&M: Do we trust the Aggies?
1:09:06 Duke at Cal: JKS is a star you need to know about
1:11:33 Pay attention to Memphis, plus WKU vs. Delaware
1:12:53 Highest and lowest over/unders of the week
1:13:48 Remember Some Guys
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]]> Thu, 2 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-6-picks-teams-we-should-talk-about-more-and-ap-poll-madness-ASmQHDMF Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to get into Week 5's biggest games, highlighting a lot of teams we should be paying more attention to. They also discuss why everyone is furious at the AP Poll and answer your mailbag questions about Ole Miss, LSU and Pat Fitzgerald.

0:00 Intro
6:26 Are people cheating on the Pat McAfee kick contest?
9:57 Everyone is really mad about the AP Poll, and Chris is mad about that
23:12 Mailbag: Ole Miss undefeated, Pat Fitzgerald coming back and LSU struggles
32:15 Miami at Florida State
36:42 Texas at Florida
38:30 Clemson vs. UNC and David going to the Ludacris concert
40:41 Vanderbilt at Alabama: Is Vandy legit?
45:55 Wisconsin at Michigan: Is Luke Fickell done?
50:37 Texas Tech at Houston: The Willie Fritz bump?
52:46 Iowa State at Cincinnati: Have you noticed the UC offense?
56:13 Michigan State at Nebraska: Why are MSU fans so mad?
1:00:27 Virginia at Louisville: Will David respect the Cards?
1:02:52 Washington at Maryland: Malik Washington is the truth
1:06:04 Mississippi State at Texas A&M: Do we trust the Aggies?
1:09:06 Duke at Cal: JKS is a star you need to know about
1:11:33 Pay attention to Memphis, plus WKU vs. Delaware
1:12:53 Highest and lowest over/unders of the week
1:13:48 Remember Some Guys
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]]> Week 6 Picks! + Teams We Should Talk About More and AP Poll Madness Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:19:03 college football, cfb, football, miami football, college sports false full 37 4ec224f3-f500-4362-b7a8-5acf900a40c4 Week 5 Second Thoughts, Arkansas Candidates (Petrino??) + Respect These QBs Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about the Arkansas coaching change and take a second look at Week 5 games. (Look for the Week 5 After Dark game reactions earlier in your feed). It's time to stop talking about the QBs we thought are good and instead talk about the QBs who actually have been good this season. 

David's story on the Bobby Petrino motorcycle crash

Chris' Arkansas job profile + candidates

0:00 Intro and comments
3:11 Arkansas fires Sam Pittman, how the locals feel
7:10 Why Bobby Petrino is in charge again
18:37 Potential Arkansas candidates
26:37 Why are touted quarterbacks struggling?
26:59 Dante Moore better than Drew Allar
31:39 Trinidad Chambliss better than Garrett Nussmeier
35:11 Cade Klubnik, DJ Lagway, Arch Manning also struggling
38:00 Ty Simpson beats Georgia, Kalen DeBoer owns Kirby Smart?
44:07 Chandler Morris and Virginia beats Florida State
47:40 Luke Altmeyer and Illinois outduel USC
48:54 Julian Sayin and Ohio State choke out Washington
51:10 Fernando Mendona and Indiana win at Iowa
52:55 CJ Carr and Notre Dame destroy Arkansas
55:17 Other games of note: Texas A&M-Auburn, Tennessee-Mississippi State, Georgia Tech-Wake Forest, Arizona State-TCU, New Mexico-NMSU, Louisville-Pitt, Cal-Boston College, ULM-Arkansas State, North Texas-South Alabama, Cincinnati-Kansas, Iowa State-Arizona
1:05:07 Helmet Stickers: New Mexico and Minnesota
1:06:16 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-5-second-thoughts-arkansas-candidates-petrino-respect-these-qbs-KxybDEy1 Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about the Arkansas coaching change and take a second look at Week 5 games. (Look for the Week 5 After Dark game reactions earlier in your feed). It's time to stop talking about the QBs we thought are good and instead talk about the QBs who actually have been good this season. 

David's story on the Bobby Petrino motorcycle crash

Chris' Arkansas job profile + candidates

0:00 Intro and comments
3:11 Arkansas fires Sam Pittman, how the locals feel
7:10 Why Bobby Petrino is in charge again
18:37 Potential Arkansas candidates
26:37 Why are touted quarterbacks struggling?
26:59 Dante Moore better than Drew Allar
31:39 Trinidad Chambliss better than Garrett Nussmeier
35:11 Cade Klubnik, DJ Lagway, Arch Manning also struggling
38:00 Ty Simpson beats Georgia, Kalen DeBoer owns Kirby Smart?
44:07 Chandler Morris and Virginia beats Florida State
47:40 Luke Altmeyer and Illinois outduel USC
48:54 Julian Sayin and Ohio State choke out Washington
51:10 Fernando Mendona and Indiana win at Iowa
52:55 CJ Carr and Notre Dame destroy Arkansas
55:17 Other games of note: Texas A&M-Auburn, Tennessee-Mississippi State, Georgia Tech-Wake Forest, Arizona State-TCU, New Mexico-NMSU, Louisville-Pitt, Cal-Boston College, ULM-Arkansas State, North Texas-South Alabama, Cincinnati-Kansas, Iowa State-Arizona
1:05:07 Helmet Stickers: New Mexico and Minnesota
1:06:16 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Week 5 Second Thoughts, Arkansas Candidates (Petrino??) + Respect These QBs David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:10:30 college football, arkansas football, college sports false full 36 e817cfb1-9a72-4a13-b187-17e6b0b79873 Week 5 After Dark Instant Reactions: Oregon! Alabama! A Lot More Chris Vannini and David Ubben jumped on YouTube on Saturday night for live reactions to the days results. Here it is in audio form. The Monday show is scheduled as normal. 

Topics covered: Drew Allar, Oregon, Alabama, Georgia's woes, Bear Bachmeier's jersey number, Indiana's weird ending, Illinois' response, Ole Miss getting better, Trinidad & Tobago, Butch Jones, field storms, screaming children, Ari Wasserman's house and a lot more. 

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]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-5-after-dark-instant-reactions-oregon-alabama-and-more-uzd9TkHX Chris Vannini and David Ubben jumped on YouTube on Saturday night for live reactions to the days results. Here it is in audio form. The Monday show is scheduled as normal. 

Topics covered: Drew Allar, Oregon, Alabama, Georgia's woes, Bear Bachmeier's jersey number, Indiana's weird ending, Illinois' response, Ole Miss getting better, Trinidad & Tobago, Butch Jones, field storms, screaming children, Ari Wasserman's house and a lot more. 

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]]> Week 5 After Dark Instant Reactions: Oregon! Alabama! A Lot More Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:11:24 college football false full 35 22ebe0d2-a235-444b-b2fb-9c6eed1aa600 Week 5 Picks, OK State Candidates, 9 ACC Games and Mateer Injury The guys are back to preview what might be the biggest college football Saturday of the year. From Penn State to Georgia to Washington, New Mexico and more. But first, they discuss who Oklahoma State will look to hire, the impact of the ACC moving to nine conference games, the major John Mateer injury and more. 

The Week 5 picks

0:00 Intro
4:50 Mike Gundy fired. Who will Oklahoma State look at?
19:31 Oklahoma QB John Mateer gets hand surgery
22:55 How the ACC will do 9 conference games
27:44 Remembering UCF OL coach Shawn Clark
30:03 The guys determine the picks punishment
33:35 Oregon at Penn State
37:33 Alabama at Georgia
41:17 LSU at Ole Miss
44:39 Ohio State at Washington
48:11 Notre Dame at Arkansas
50:58 USC at Illinois
53:46 Auburn at Texas A&M
56:46 Florida State at Virginia (Friday)
59:00 Tennessee at Mississippi State
1:01:24 Indiana at Iowa
1:02:32 Arizona at Iowa State
1:04:02 TCU at Arizona State (Friday)
1:05:50 BYU at Colorado
1:07:30 App State at Boise State
1:08:47 New Mexico State at New Mexico
1:11:47 Remember Some Guys
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]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-5-picks-ok-state-candidates-9-acc-games-and-mateer-injury-7XjKAiFI The guys are back to preview what might be the biggest college football Saturday of the year. From Penn State to Georgia to Washington, New Mexico and more. But first, they discuss who Oklahoma State will look to hire, the impact of the ACC moving to nine conference games, the major John Mateer injury and more. 

The Week 5 picks

0:00 Intro
4:50 Mike Gundy fired. Who will Oklahoma State look at?
19:31 Oklahoma QB John Mateer gets hand surgery
22:55 How the ACC will do 9 conference games
27:44 Remembering UCF OL coach Shawn Clark
30:03 The guys determine the picks punishment
33:35 Oregon at Penn State
37:33 Alabama at Georgia
41:17 LSU at Ole Miss
44:39 Ohio State at Washington
48:11 Notre Dame at Arkansas
50:58 USC at Illinois
53:46 Auburn at Texas A&M
56:46 Florida State at Virginia (Friday)
59:00 Tennessee at Mississippi State
1:01:24 Indiana at Iowa
1:02:32 Arizona at Iowa State
1:04:02 TCU at Arizona State (Friday)
1:05:50 BYU at Colorado
1:07:30 App State at Boise State
1:08:47 New Mexico State at New Mexico
1:11:47 Remember Some Guys
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]]> Week 5 Picks, OK State Candidates, 9 ACC Games and Mateer Injury David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:15:51 penn state football, oklahoma state football, college football, alabama football, notre dame football, oregon football, georgia football, college sports false full 34 6858154e-5f26-4ed2-afcd-a30f670fe283 Week 4 Reactions! Money Mateer, Texas Tech, Indiana and American Corner Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about some STATEMENTS made in Week 4. Hello, Indiana and Texas Tech. Chris also recounts his trip to Oklahoma, the guys head to American Corner and dig into hot seat updates at Arkansas and Oklahoma State. 

Chris' column from Oklahoma
David's column on Texas Tech
Story on SEC officiating error

0:00 Intro, reviews, lakes vs. oceans reaction
7:05 Texas Tech, your Big 12 favorite after pounding Utah
14:44 Oklahoma and Money Mateer a real CFP challenger after beating Auburn
20:03 SEC admits Oklahoma TD shouldn't have counted 
27:33 Indiana isn't going away after destroying Illinois
30:50 Should Miami be No. 1 after holding off Florida?
35:45 Michigan is going to be a Big Ten factor after punking Nebraska
40:50 Syracuse embarrasses Clemson, is Dabo's time over?
47:47 Ole Miss rolls over Tulane, is Trinidad Chambless your new QB1?
50:47: TCU looks really good after pushing past SMU
52:52 Mizzou RB Ahmad Hardy is the best player nobody talks about
56:05 American Conference Corner: Memphis, North Texas and more
1:01:40 Other games of note: Arizona State-Baylor, UNLV-Miami (Ohio), UCF-North Carolina, San Diego State-Cal, USC-Michigan State
1:08:10 Hot seat updates at Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, Arkansas and Florida
1:18:30 Helmet stickers for TCU and San Diego State
1:21:27 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-4-reactions-money-mateer-texas-tech-indiana-and-american-corner-4cD39fJq Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about some STATEMENTS made in Week 4. Hello, Indiana and Texas Tech. Chris also recounts his trip to Oklahoma, the guys head to American Corner and dig into hot seat updates at Arkansas and Oklahoma State. 

Chris' column from Oklahoma
David's column on Texas Tech
Story on SEC officiating error

0:00 Intro, reviews, lakes vs. oceans reaction
7:05 Texas Tech, your Big 12 favorite after pounding Utah
14:44 Oklahoma and Money Mateer a real CFP challenger after beating Auburn
20:03 SEC admits Oklahoma TD shouldn't have counted 
27:33 Indiana isn't going away after destroying Illinois
30:50 Should Miami be No. 1 after holding off Florida?
35:45 Michigan is going to be a Big Ten factor after punking Nebraska
40:50 Syracuse embarrasses Clemson, is Dabo's time over?
47:47 Ole Miss rolls over Tulane, is Trinidad Chambless your new QB1?
50:47: TCU looks really good after pushing past SMU
52:52 Mizzou RB Ahmad Hardy is the best player nobody talks about
56:05 American Conference Corner: Memphis, North Texas and more
1:01:40 Other games of note: Arizona State-Baylor, UNLV-Miami (Ohio), UCF-North Carolina, San Diego State-Cal, USC-Michigan State
1:08:10 Hot seat updates at Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, Arkansas and Florida
1:18:30 Helmet stickers for TCU and San Diego State
1:21:27 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Week 4 Reactions! Money Mateer, Texas Tech, Indiana and American Corner Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:26:13 indiana football, college football, texas tech, oklahoma football, college sports false full 33 e25c8242-e7b4-4cbb-9bda-71a51908eb01 Week 4 Picks, Single Transfer Window and David Is a Surfer?? Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a loaded preview episode. But before going through the biggest games, they talk lakes vs. oceans, if Notre Dame should be ranked, Chris is in an ESPN documentary and the NCAA is making a big change to the transfer portal. 

Clip of Chris in the SMU documentary

This week's Athletic 136 rankings

0:00 Intro, lakes vs. oceans
7:30 Chris is in the SMU 30 for 30 sequel
9:36 Should 0-2 Notre Dame be ranked?
16:32 Brian Kelly apologizes to reporter
18:06 Diego Pavia says he won't play for a seventh season
21:50 The NCAA eliminates the spring transfer portal window
26:57 Dabo Swinney fires back at critics (again)
30:58 Mailbag questions on Missouri and keeping up with all of CFB
40:09 Picks score update and debating the loser's punishment (and Chris has a tattoo) 
44:00 Texas Tech at Utah
51:05 Auburn at Oklahoma
55:26 Florida at Miami
59:17 Tulane at Ole Miss
1:02:33 Illinois at Indiana
1:05:50 Arkansas at Memphis
1:09:14 Michigan at Nebraska
1:12:37 Missouri vs. South Carolina
1:16:19 Michigan State at USC
1:21:57 Arizona State at Baylor
1:23:57 Civil War and Apple Cup
1:24:57 SMU at TCU, the last Iron Skillet game 
1:28:29 Other notes: JMU vs. Liberty, NC State vs. Duke, keep an eye on Cal, and UTSA RB Robert Henry Jr. 
1:32:06 Highest/lowest over/unders of the week
1:34:16 Remember Some Guys
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]]> Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-4-picks-single-portal-window-news-and-david-is-a-surfer-hvq08DVS Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a loaded preview episode. But before going through the biggest games, they talk lakes vs. oceans, if Notre Dame should be ranked, Chris is in an ESPN documentary and the NCAA is making a big change to the transfer portal. 

Clip of Chris in the SMU documentary

This week's Athletic 136 rankings

0:00 Intro, lakes vs. oceans
7:30 Chris is in the SMU 30 for 30 sequel
9:36 Should 0-2 Notre Dame be ranked?
16:32 Brian Kelly apologizes to reporter
18:06 Diego Pavia says he won't play for a seventh season
21:50 The NCAA eliminates the spring transfer portal window
26:57 Dabo Swinney fires back at critics (again)
30:58 Mailbag questions on Missouri and keeping up with all of CFB
40:09 Picks score update and debating the loser's punishment (and Chris has a tattoo) 
44:00 Texas Tech at Utah
51:05 Auburn at Oklahoma
55:26 Florida at Miami
59:17 Tulane at Ole Miss
1:02:33 Illinois at Indiana
1:05:50 Arkansas at Memphis
1:09:14 Michigan at Nebraska
1:12:37 Missouri vs. South Carolina
1:16:19 Michigan State at USC
1:21:57 Arizona State at Baylor
1:23:57 Civil War and Apple Cup
1:24:57 SMU at TCU, the last Iron Skillet game 
1:28:29 Other notes: JMU vs. Liberty, NC State vs. Duke, keep an eye on Cal, and UTSA RB Robert Henry Jr. 
1:32:06 Highest/lowest over/unders of the week
1:34:16 Remember Some Guys
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]]> Week 4 Picks, Single Transfer Window and David Is a Surfer?? David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:41:43 utah football, college football, notre dame, texas tech, college sports false full 32 2c19dda9-bf40-4403-b0da-daa2d2811513 Week 3 Reactions, Plus Who UCLA and Virginia Tech Should Hire Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a deeper look into Week 3. Make sure you check our initial Week 3 reactions in your feed from Sunday. But first, the Virginia Tech and UCLA jobs are now open. Which is better? Who will be the candidates? The guys discuss their reporting and feelings around the situation. 

Plus: Contender or Pretender? Georgia, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Notre Dame

Panic or No Panic?: LSU, Clemson, and is Georgia Tech going to make a playoff run?

Why does every star quarterback seem to suck, and has the American Conference already locked up a CFP spot?

The UCLA job profile and candidates

The Virginia Tech job profile and candidates

Chris' column on the ACC replay revelation

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]]> Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-3-reactions-plus-who-ucla-and-virginia-tech-should-hire-OebQOZn4 Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a deeper look into Week 3. Make sure you check our initial Week 3 reactions in your feed from Sunday. But first, the Virginia Tech and UCLA jobs are now open. Which is better? Who will be the candidates? The guys discuss their reporting and feelings around the situation. 

Plus: Contender or Pretender? Georgia, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Notre Dame

Panic or No Panic?: LSU, Clemson, and is Georgia Tech going to make a playoff run?

Why does every star quarterback seem to suck, and has the American Conference already locked up a CFP spot?

The UCLA job profile and candidates

The Virginia Tech job profile and candidates

Chris' column on the ACC replay revelation

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]]> Week 3 Reactions, Plus Who UCLA and Virginia Tech Should Hire David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:17:31 college football, football, college sports false full 31 536247af-5c38-48f8-98a4-6249c7135863 After Dark! Week 3 Instant Reactions Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live late Saturday night on the Bunch Formation YouTube channel for a special episode with some reactions to the day's games, and here is the audio version. Join us for future After Dark sessions. The normal Monday episode remains in place for Monday.

Chris' story on ACC replay review transparency

Chris' story on concerns about the state of officiating

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]]> Sun, 14 Sep 2025 06:20:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/after-dark-week-3-instant-reactions-n2HAckWH Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live late Saturday night on the Bunch Formation YouTube channel for a special episode with some reactions to the day's games, and here is the audio version. Join us for future After Dark sessions. The normal Monday episode remains in place for Monday.

Chris' story on ACC replay review transparency

Chris' story on concerns about the state of officiating

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]]> After Dark! Week 3 Instant Reactions Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:06:19 A special live instant reaction episode. A special live instant reaction episode. texas a&m, college football, notre dame, college sports false full 30 0a50e94e-723d-4c21-afb6-4c31a47a8f39 Week 3 Picks, AP Poll Overdramatics and A Big 12 Officiating Suspension Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to preview Week 2 and get into some of the college football drama this week around Big 12 refs, the AP Poll, Deion's QB situation and Matt Rhule's halftime speech.

Story on Big 12 ref suspension

Chris and Stewart Mandel story on the state of officiating

Matt Rhule halftime speech

0:00 Intro
5:31 Big 12 removes officiating crew for allowing illegal punt
10:44 AP Poll ballot mistake(?), how it works and why it matters
18:42 Steve Sarkisian's weird response to Arch Manning grimacing 
21:17 Deion calls out media over QB situation
23:24 Matt Rhule's "leaked" halftime speech
26:30 Game picks
27:12 Georgia at Tennessee
31:48 Texas A&M at Notre Dame
35:28 Clemson at Georgia Tech
39:48 Wisconsin at Alabama
43:00 Pitt at West Virginia
45:56 USF at Miami (Fla.)
49:19 Florida at LSU
53:39 Vanderbilt at South Carolina
57:00 Duke at Tulane
59:14 Other games of note: Arkansas at Ole Miss, Texas State at Arizona State, Kansas State at Arizona, Oklahoma at Temple, Memphis at Troy, Washington State at North Texas, Iowa State at Arkansas State, FAU at FIU, Pitbull tweeted about it, Ohio at Ohio State, Minnesota at Cal
1:06:40 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-2-picks-ap-poll-overdramatics-and-a-big-12-officiating-suspension-_b0D6uDe Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to preview Week 2 and get into some of the college football drama this week around Big 12 refs, the AP Poll, Deion's QB situation and Matt Rhule's halftime speech.

Story on Big 12 ref suspension

Chris and Stewart Mandel story on the state of officiating

Matt Rhule halftime speech

0:00 Intro
5:31 Big 12 removes officiating crew for allowing illegal punt
10:44 AP Poll ballot mistake(?), how it works and why it matters
18:42 Steve Sarkisian's weird response to Arch Manning grimacing 
21:17 Deion calls out media over QB situation
23:24 Matt Rhule's "leaked" halftime speech
26:30 Game picks
27:12 Georgia at Tennessee
31:48 Texas A&M at Notre Dame
35:28 Clemson at Georgia Tech
39:48 Wisconsin at Alabama
43:00 Pitt at West Virginia
45:56 USF at Miami (Fla.)
49:19 Florida at LSU
53:39 Vanderbilt at South Carolina
57:00 Duke at Tulane
59:14 Other games of note: Arkansas at Ole Miss, Texas State at Arizona State, Kansas State at Arizona, Oklahoma at Temple, Memphis at Troy, Washington State at North Texas, Iowa State at Arkansas State, FAU at FIU, Pitbull tweeted about it, Ohio at Ohio State, Minnesota at Cal
1:06:40 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Week 3 Picks, AP Poll Overdramatics and A Big 12 Officiating Suspension David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:13:26 college football, notre dame, texas football, college sports false full 29 cbcecb35-93e9-40d9-bda0-e3d0d0b8e5e2 Week 2 reactions! In or out: Oklahoma, Florida, Oregon, SMU, USF & a lot more Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to react to Week 2. Chris was in Norman for Michigan-Oklahoma, while David was at UNC-Charlotte. Are they ready to change their preseason takes on key teams? Is it time to panic and change CFP picks? Are some coaches all but fired?

Chris' column on John Mateer

David's story on Belichick's Pats beef

0:00 Intro
4:23 Is Oklahoma a CFP contender now? (Is Michigan in another break year?)
15:58 Is USF the Group of 5 frontrunner?
19:57 Did everyone overlook Oregon as a national title contender?
25:12 Are we out on Clemson's national title hopes?
29:08 Is Iowa State the Big 12 frontrunner? (Is Iowa's new QB a miss?)
32:21 Is SMU still an ACC contender? (And Baylor a Big 12 threat?)
34:25 The problem with the 1OT kicking strategy 
40:17 Are we out on ASU as the Big 12 favorite?
44:03 Out on Arch as A Guy this season?
47:52 Can Illinois shake up the Big Ten?
53:07 Will Missouri be a threat in the SEC race?
56:33 Is calling out your rival in a song cool or lame?
1:01:07 Is Kansas State's season doomed?
1:04:05 Out on UCLA being a good fit for Nico Iamaleava?
1:06:00 Shoutouts to Texas State, Temple, Pitt, Louisville, Toledo, Ohio and Syracuse gassers
1:10:46 HOT SEAT: Is there any chance Billy Napier, Brent Pry and Mike Gundy save their jobs?
1:19:33 Helmet stickers: Michigan State and South Carolina
1:22:32 Ubben on Belichick banning Patriots from UNC
1:27:10 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Mon, 8 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-2-reactions-in-or-out-oklahoma-florida-oregon-smu-usf-a-lot-more-F8k8VSm8 Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to react to Week 2. Chris was in Norman for Michigan-Oklahoma, while David was at UNC-Charlotte. Are they ready to change their preseason takes on key teams? Is it time to panic and change CFP picks? Are some coaches all but fired?

Chris' column on John Mateer

David's story on Belichick's Pats beef

0:00 Intro
4:23 Is Oklahoma a CFP contender now? (Is Michigan in another break year?)
15:58 Is USF the Group of 5 frontrunner?
19:57 Did everyone overlook Oregon as a national title contender?
25:12 Are we out on Clemson's national title hopes?
29:08 Is Iowa State the Big 12 frontrunner? (Is Iowa's new QB a miss?)
32:21 Is SMU still an ACC contender? (And Baylor a Big 12 threat?)
34:25 The problem with the 1OT kicking strategy 
40:17 Are we out on ASU as the Big 12 favorite?
44:03 Out on Arch as A Guy this season?
47:52 Can Illinois shake up the Big Ten?
53:07 Will Missouri be a threat in the SEC race?
56:33 Is calling out your rival in a song cool or lame?
1:01:07 Is Kansas State's season doomed?
1:04:05 Out on UCLA being a good fit for Nico Iamaleava?
1:06:00 Shoutouts to Texas State, Temple, Pitt, Louisville, Toledo, Ohio and Syracuse gassers
1:10:46 HOT SEAT: Is there any chance Billy Napier, Brent Pry and Mike Gundy save their jobs?
1:19:33 Helmet stickers: Michigan State and South Carolina
1:22:32 Ubben on Belichick banning Patriots from UNC
1:27:10 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Week 2 reactions! In or out: Oklahoma, Florida, Oregon, SMU, USF & a lot more Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:31:56 oklahoma sooners, college football, michigan wolverines, college sports false full 28 4225229e-a52d-445f-81c7-68e692985db9 Week 2 picks and EA Sports scraps the CBB video game Chris Vannini and David Ubben dig into what is actually a very exciting Week 2 slate, full of regional rivalries. They also explain why EA Sports has pulled the plug on their college basketball video game and why the golden era of sports gaming is over. 

David's story on his six-game trip

Mike Gundy and Dan Lanning spat over NIL

0:00 Intro
1:08: David's Chapel Hill experience
5:48 Why we did the Connor Stalions interview
7:26 5-star reviews
10:09 EA Sports rescinds its college basketball video game plans
17:25 Michigan at Oklahoma
25:10 Iowa at Iowa State
29:47 Kansas at Missouri
34:59 Oklahoma State at Oregon
42:11 Ole Miss at Kentucky
44:56 Baylor at SMU
47:53 USF at Florida
51:12 Arizona State at Mississippi State
55:02 Other games of note: Illinois at Duke, Vandy at Virginia Tech, BC at Michigan State, Arkansas, West Virginia at Ohio, Houston at Rice, WKU at Toledo, UConn at Syracuse, Texas State at UTSA, Army at K-State
1:09:52 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Thu, 4 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-2-picks-and-ea-sports-scraps-the-cbb-video-game-CoZPyp9v Chris Vannini and David Ubben dig into what is actually a very exciting Week 2 slate, full of regional rivalries. They also explain why EA Sports has pulled the plug on their college basketball video game and why the golden era of sports gaming is over. 

David's story on his six-game trip

Mike Gundy and Dan Lanning spat over NIL

0:00 Intro
1:08: David's Chapel Hill experience
5:48 Why we did the Connor Stalions interview
7:26 5-star reviews
10:09 EA Sports rescinds its college basketball video game plans
17:25 Michigan at Oklahoma
25:10 Iowa at Iowa State
29:47 Kansas at Missouri
34:59 Oklahoma State at Oregon
42:11 Ole Miss at Kentucky
44:56 Baylor at SMU
47:53 USF at Florida
51:12 Arizona State at Mississippi State
55:02 Other games of note: Illinois at Duke, Vandy at Virginia Tech, BC at Michigan State, Arkansas, West Virginia at Ohio, Houston at Rice, WKU at Toledo, UConn at Syracuse, Texas State at UTSA, Army at K-State
1:09:52 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Week 2 picks and EA Sports scraps the CBB video game Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:16:09 college football, cfb, college basketball, ea sports, college sports false full 27 09aa0411-9dd7-46ee-9580-6341268d6891 Connor Stalions joins the show: NCAA penalties, Michigan vs. Oklahoma and how sign-stealing works Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Connor Stalions, he of Michigan sign-stealing fame. Stalions talks about the NCAA penalties against him, how sign-stealing actually works, why he was on the Central Michigan-Michigan State sideline and what it's like being in an NCAA investigation. He also breaks down the big Michigan-Oklahoma matchup, explains why Michigan and Big Ten schools were late to NIL but have jumped in now, and he answers the question of whether he has any regrets. 

Story explaining the NCAA's penalties against Stalions, Harbaugh and Michigan

0:00 Intro
3:35 Connor Stalions joins the show
3:50 What pond did he throw his phone in?
4:18 Reaction to NCAA penalties against him and Michigan
6:21 How he deciphered signals
11:26 Did he go further than other sign-stealers? 
12:37 How valuable is sign-stealing?
16:05 Being involved in an NCAA investigation
18:12 What do other teams do?
21:04 Being on the Central Michigan sideline at Michigan State
23:10 Former assistant Chris Partridge was cleared of allegations 
28:15 The mystery behind who tipped off the PI firm and the NCAA
30:55 Ohio State's reaction to the scandal and penalties 
37:38 Denying the rumor he shared Tennessee signals to South Carolina in 2022
41:38 What's next for him
43:13 Michigan vs. Oklahoma breakdown
52:35 Michigan landing Bryce Underwood and upping its NIL/rev-share game 
56:44 What other ways are schools trying to skirt rules?
1:02:10 Have any regrets?
1:06:09 Final thoughts

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]]> Thu, 4 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/connor-stalions-joins-the-show-ncaa-penalties-michigan-vs-oklahoma-and-always-finding-an-edge-gucjblrt Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Connor Stalions, he of Michigan sign-stealing fame. Stalions talks about the NCAA penalties against him, how sign-stealing actually works, why he was on the Central Michigan-Michigan State sideline and what it's like being in an NCAA investigation. He also breaks down the big Michigan-Oklahoma matchup, explains why Michigan and Big Ten schools were late to NIL but have jumped in now, and he answers the question of whether he has any regrets. 

Story explaining the NCAA's penalties against Stalions, Harbaugh and Michigan

0:00 Intro
3:35 Connor Stalions joins the show
3:50 What pond did he throw his phone in?
4:18 Reaction to NCAA penalties against him and Michigan
6:21 How he deciphered signals
11:26 Did he go further than other sign-stealers? 
12:37 How valuable is sign-stealing?
16:05 Being involved in an NCAA investigation
18:12 What do other teams do?
21:04 Being on the Central Michigan sideline at Michigan State
23:10 Former assistant Chris Partridge was cleared of allegations 
28:15 The mystery behind who tipped off the PI firm and the NCAA
30:55 Ohio State's reaction to the scandal and penalties 
37:38 Denying the rumor he shared Tennessee signals to South Carolina in 2022
41:38 What's next for him
43:13 Michigan vs. Oklahoma breakdown
52:35 Michigan landing Bryce Underwood and upping its NIL/rev-share game 
56:44 What other ways are schools trying to skirt rules?
1:02:10 Have any regrets?
1:06:09 Final thoughts

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]]> Connor Stalions joins the show: NCAA penalties, Michigan vs. Oklahoma and how sign-stealing works David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:15:19 college football, cfb, michigan football, connor stalions, college sports false full 26 813da8b4-d365-44d3-abba-9938a616017b Week 1 college football reaction! Alabama is doomed, Miami can win it all, LSU to No. 1 and is Arch overhyped? Chris Vannini and David Ubben dig into a crazy Week 1. Is Arch overrated? Is Alabama done? Is Clemson finished? Is USF going to the Playoff? They break down what happened, what it all means and wonder if we’re all overreacting. 

David's column on Clemson being fine

Chris’ column from Auburn’s win at Baylor

David’s story on South Carolina

0:00 Intro
5:23 Ohio State beats Texas, is Arch overhyped?
14:06 LSU beats Clemson, is Clemson never getting “back”?
23:52 Florida State rolls over Alabama, are the Tide done?
33:59 Auburn runs over Baylor, has Hugh Freeze learned?
38:35 Tennessee handles Syracuse, is Joey Aguilar better than Nico?
43:04 USF blows out Boise, are the Broncos going to fall off without Jeanty?
46:01: Miami beats Notre Dame, can the Canes win it all?
50:43 South Carolina blows past Virginia Tech, can the Gamecocks freaks win them games?
55:57 Other games of note: Utah, Kansas State, Iowa State, Tulane, Rice, Fresno State, Austin Peay, Iowa, Oklahoma and Kent State
1:03:18 Helmet stickers for Cal and Georgia Tech
1:06:31 TCU-North Carolina preview
1:10:05 Lee Corso’s farewell was wonderful, should someone else do mascot picks?
1:14:56 David recaps traveling to six games in five days, while Chris had EV trouble
1:29:41 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Mon, 1 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-1-reactions-florida-state-is-back-miami-can-win-it-all-and-usf-to-the-playoff-wRqYshYh Chris Vannini and David Ubben dig into a crazy Week 1. Is Arch overrated? Is Alabama done? Is Clemson finished? Is USF going to the Playoff? They break down what happened, what it all means and wonder if we’re all overreacting. 

David's column on Clemson being fine

Chris’ column from Auburn’s win at Baylor

David’s story on South Carolina

0:00 Intro
5:23 Ohio State beats Texas, is Arch overhyped?
14:06 LSU beats Clemson, is Clemson never getting “back”?
23:52 Florida State rolls over Alabama, are the Tide done?
33:59 Auburn runs over Baylor, has Hugh Freeze learned?
38:35 Tennessee handles Syracuse, is Joey Aguilar better than Nico?
43:04 USF blows out Boise, are the Broncos going to fall off without Jeanty?
46:01: Miami beats Notre Dame, can the Canes win it all?
50:43 South Carolina blows past Virginia Tech, can the Gamecocks freaks win them games?
55:57 Other games of note: Utah, Kansas State, Iowa State, Tulane, Rice, Fresno State, Austin Peay, Iowa, Oklahoma and Kent State
1:03:18 Helmet stickers for Cal and Georgia Tech
1:06:31 TCU-North Carolina preview
1:10:05 Lee Corso’s farewell was wonderful, should someone else do mascot picks?
1:14:56 David recaps traveling to six games in five days, while Chris had EV trouble
1:29:41 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Week 1 college football reaction! Alabama is doomed, Miami can win it all, LSU to No. 1 and is Arch overhyped? Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:33:09 texas, ohio state, miami, college football, lsu, alabama football, notre dame, clemson, college sports, florida state false full 25 8dc19366-9544-4d2c-828a-a7c1a17bc811 Mega Week 1 picks, celebrating Lee Corso and sneaky games to watch Chris Vannini and David Ubben break down the best Week 1 in modern football history, giving picks and the matchups they're watching. They also talk Lee Corso's career and Dave Portnoy's "ban" at Ohio State and remember some guys. 

The Athletic's story on Lee Corso memories

Story on what players are doing with NIL

0:00 Intro
5:40 Did Ohio State "ban" Dave Portnoy?
9:10 Celebrating Lee Corso
16:20 Maryland AD says Big Ten will go to 20 teams
17:30 Ohio State vs. Texas
26:00 Travel plans: Chris at Baylor and David's six-game trip this weekend
30:36 Clemson vs. LSU
38:35 Miami (Fla.) vs. Notre Dame
43:48 Florida State vs. Alabama
50:23 South Carolina vs. Virginia Tech
55:59 Tennessee vs. Syracuse
1:01:09 Colorado vs. Georgia Tech
1:04:21 Baylor vs. Auburn
1:08:43 USF vs. Boise State
1:14:30 Nebraska vs. Cincinnati 
1:20:08 Other games of note
1:23:57 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/mega-week-1-picks-celebrating-lee-corso-and-sneaky-games-to-watch-WM7wbefY Chris Vannini and David Ubben break down the best Week 1 in modern football history, giving picks and the matchups they're watching. They also talk Lee Corso's career and Dave Portnoy's "ban" at Ohio State and remember some guys. 

The Athletic's story on Lee Corso memories

Story on what players are doing with NIL

0:00 Intro
5:40 Did Ohio State "ban" Dave Portnoy?
9:10 Celebrating Lee Corso
16:20 Maryland AD says Big Ten will go to 20 teams
17:30 Ohio State vs. Texas
26:00 Travel plans: Chris at Baylor and David's six-game trip this weekend
30:36 Clemson vs. LSU
38:35 Miami (Fla.) vs. Notre Dame
43:48 Florida State vs. Alabama
50:23 South Carolina vs. Virginia Tech
55:59 Tennessee vs. Syracuse
1:01:09 Colorado vs. Georgia Tech
1:04:21 Baylor vs. Auburn
1:08:43 USF vs. Boise State
1:14:30 Nebraska vs. Cincinnati 
1:20:08 Other games of note
1:23:57 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Mega Week 1 picks, celebrating Lee Corso and sneaky games to watch David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:30:55 nebraska, texas, ohio state, college football, lsu, notre dame, clemson, college sports false full 24 fad3c2e2-4701-4efa-b3ea-ee84e7db4b3b Week 0 reactions, Avery Johnson stock, and the SEC/Playoff future We've got actual football! Chris Vannini and David Ubben get into the five games we saw in Week 0, wonder about Avery Johnson's ceiling (and family), discuss the problem with Ireland games, break down SEC and College Football Playoff news, then Remember Some Guys. 

0:00 Intro
6:05 Week 0 reactions
7:10 David doesn't like Ireland
10:21 Iowa State beats Kansas State
20:47 Avery Johnson's dad and brother in a fight with each other
23:19 Hawaii beats Stanford
29:30 Kansas beats Fresno State
32:13 UNLV beats Idaho State
36:29 Western Kentucky beats Sam Houston
41:19 Helmet Stickers
43:53 "Faking injury" penalties 
46:25 SEC goes to 9 conference games in 2026
54:28 College Football Playoff adds new SOS and SOR metrics
58:45 Pat Fitzgerald settles lawsuit with Northwestern
1:01:30 Listeners explain their face-scan ticket experience 
1:03:13 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-0-reactions-avery-johnson-stock-and-the-sec-playoff-future-RidogMQ5 We've got actual football! Chris Vannini and David Ubben get into the five games we saw in Week 0, wonder about Avery Johnson's ceiling (and family), discuss the problem with Ireland games, break down SEC and College Football Playoff news, then Remember Some Guys. 

0:00 Intro
6:05 Week 0 reactions
7:10 David doesn't like Ireland
10:21 Iowa State beats Kansas State
20:47 Avery Johnson's dad and brother in a fight with each other
23:19 Hawaii beats Stanford
29:30 Kansas beats Fresno State
32:13 UNLV beats Idaho State
36:29 Western Kentucky beats Sam Houston
41:19 Helmet Stickers
43:53 "Faking injury" penalties 
46:25 SEC goes to 9 conference games in 2026
54:28 College Football Playoff adds new SOS and SOR metrics
58:45 Pat Fitzgerald settles lawsuit with Northwestern
1:01:30 Listeners explain their face-scan ticket experience 
1:03:13 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Week 0 reactions, Avery Johnson stock, and the SEC/Playoff future chris vannini, david ubben 01:11:28 iowa state, kansas state, college football, football, college sports false full 23 e027457d-185f-4957-8060-cb2f4c9e73ba Week 0 picks, conference champs and supporting Auburn's fake national titles Chris Vannini and David Ubben make their championship picks for every FBS conference, plus the College Football Playoff and the Heisman Trophy. Then they preview and pick the Week 0 slate of games, talk to Irish football reporter Conall Diggin about the state of the sport across the pond and Remember Some Guys. Also, news on Auburn's fake national titles, Oklahoma's press conference for fans and Florida's face-scan tickets. 

0:00 Intro
4:03 Auburn retroactively claims seven more national championships
9:55 Oklahoma is selling fan tickets to the postgame press conference
14:20 Florida is offering face-scan tickets instead of mobile tickets
16:48 Conference championship, national title and Heisman picks
52:17 Week 0 preview and picks
1:04:32 Pro Football Ireland reporter Conall Diggin joins the show from Ireland
1:25:52 Remember Some Guys

David's column on Auburn's extra titles

The Preseason Athletic 136

Conall Diggin's Twitter account

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]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Conall Diggin, David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/week-0-picks-conference-champs-and-supporting-auburns-fake-national-titles-S5FILRNV Chris Vannini and David Ubben make their championship picks for every FBS conference, plus the College Football Playoff and the Heisman Trophy. Then they preview and pick the Week 0 slate of games, talk to Irish football reporter Conall Diggin about the state of the sport across the pond and Remember Some Guys. Also, news on Auburn's fake national titles, Oklahoma's press conference for fans and Florida's face-scan tickets. 

0:00 Intro
4:03 Auburn retroactively claims seven more national championships
9:55 Oklahoma is selling fan tickets to the postgame press conference
14:20 Florida is offering face-scan tickets instead of mobile tickets
16:48 Conference championship, national title and Heisman picks
52:17 Week 0 preview and picks
1:04:32 Pro Football Ireland reporter Conall Diggin joins the show from Ireland
1:25:52 Remember Some Guys

David's column on Auburn's extra titles

The Preseason Athletic 136

Conall Diggin's Twitter account

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]]> Week 0 picks, conference champs and supporting Auburn's fake national titles Conall Diggin, David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:30:45 college football, football, college sports false full 22 c3df6a68-1d76-4780-8dd4-ca3fc536cc51 Why we love college football, and how we got here College football is back this week, so Chris Vannini and David Ubben go back into their pasts. Let's talk about why we love college football, what makes it special, and why we've decided to make this beautifully stupid sport our jobs and our lives. 

0:00 Intro, why we started this podcast
4:42 Why we love college football
10:19 When we first became CFB fans
16:45 Where we went to college and why
33:08 Our professional career paths
1:00:05 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/why-we-love-college-football-and-how-we-got-here-LI9pQAWk College football is back this week, so Chris Vannini and David Ubben go back into their pasts. Let's talk about why we love college football, what makes it special, and why we've decided to make this beautifully stupid sport our jobs and our lives. 

0:00 Intro, why we started this podcast
4:42 Why we love college football
10:19 When we first became CFB fans
16:45 Where we went to college and why
33:08 Our professional career paths
1:00:05 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Why we love college football, and how we got here David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:06:42 college football, michigan football, football false full 21 625b754b-a461-43cd-b655-9cb6233d55a3 Why Michigan avoided an NCAA hammer, John Mateer's Venmo notes and an SEC Netflix letdown Chris Vannini and David Ubben are finally back together, and they've got a LOT to talk about. Michigan's NCAA penalties are in for the sign stealing. Were they enough? Oklahoma QB John Mateer has a questionable Venmo history. Do you believe him? Netflix released an SEC documentary. Was it any good? Oh, and Chris enjoyed a European vacation while David went through moving hell. 

Story on Michigan's NCAA penalties

Story on John Mateer's Venmo gambling "jokes"

0:00 Intro, the guys are back
5:44 Michigan avoids an NCAA hammer
28:37 Oklahoma QB John Mateer's weird gambling notes 
36:15 The SEC Netflix series was a letdown
48:16 Mailbag: Niall from Scotland picks a team, plus a G5 award
56:59 David's moving rant and Chris' vacation
1:10:00 Remember Some Guys
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]]> Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:40:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/why-michigan-avoided-an-ncaa-hammer-john-mateers-venmo-notes-and-an-sec-netflix-letdown-VZHvTN8v Chris Vannini and David Ubben are finally back together, and they've got a LOT to talk about. Michigan's NCAA penalties are in for the sign stealing. Were they enough? Oklahoma QB John Mateer has a questionable Venmo history. Do you believe him? Netflix released an SEC documentary. Was it any good? Oh, and Chris enjoyed a European vacation while David went through moving hell. 

Story on Michigan's NCAA penalties

Story on John Mateer's Venmo gambling "jokes"

0:00 Intro, the guys are back
5:44 Michigan avoids an NCAA hammer
28:37 Oklahoma QB John Mateer's weird gambling notes 
36:15 The SEC Netflix series was a letdown
48:16 Mailbag: Niall from Scotland picks a team, plus a G5 award
56:59 David's moving rant and Chris' vacation
1:10:00 Remember Some Guys
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]]> Why Michigan avoided an NCAA hammer, John Mateer's Venmo notes and an SEC Netflix letdown Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:16:38 michigan, college football, football false full 20 246d72d3-a9c1-49e4-96a9-19a5935ba38e Overrated and Underrated Preseason Top 25 teams, plus the best transfers with Sam Khan Jr. Chris Vannini is back and joined by The Athletic's Sam Khan Jr., as David Ubben goes through moving hell. Chris and Sam talk about the AP preseason top 25 and the top 100 transfers for 2025. Then they remember some guys. 

AP Top 25

Sam's list of the Top 100 transfers

0:00 Hello to Sam!
3:33 Overrated and underrated top 25 teams (Texas, SMU, Arizona State, Iowa State, UNC and more)
30:33 The most interesting transfers of 2025 (LSU, Oklahoma, Tulane, WKU and more)
39:27 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (sam khan jr., chris vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/overrated-and-underrated-preseason-top-25-teams-plus-the-best-transfers-with-sam-khan-jr-yy5g__bG Chris Vannini is back and joined by The Athletic's Sam Khan Jr., as David Ubben goes through moving hell. Chris and Sam talk about the AP preseason top 25 and the top 100 transfers for 2025. Then they remember some guys. 

AP Top 25

Sam's list of the Top 100 transfers

0:00 Hello to Sam!
3:33 Overrated and underrated top 25 teams (Texas, SMU, Arizona State, Iowa State, UNC and more)
30:33 The most interesting transfers of 2025 (LSU, Oklahoma, Tulane, WKU and more)
39:27 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Overrated and Underrated Preseason Top 25 teams, plus the best transfers with Sam Khan Jr. sam khan jr., chris vannini 00:45:43 college football, cfb, football false full 19 bf35822e-b02e-4354-b527-f1b7c5112334 Preseason polls are good, Big Ten's CFP rollout was bad, and Deion Sanders' cancer is gone Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back with a lot to talk about. From preseason polls to Deion Sanders cancer fight to Memphis' stolen playbook, to ranting about the Big Ten's failed rollout and more. 

David's story on Deion Sanders' health

David's story on Memphis' stolen playbook

Chris' story on the Big 12 passing on Memphis

Stewart Mandel's column on the Big Ten

0:00 Intro and Chris' schedule
4:06 Why preseason polls should not go away
12:29 Deion Sanders has cancerous tumor and bladder removed
21:00 ACC media days gossip
25:30 The American Conference has a mascot
26:56 UTSA and the Memphis stolen playbook
32:53 Big 12 says no thanks to Memphis
36:39 CUSA media days takeaways
39:37 Big Ten talks trash
41:18 Chris and David rant on the Big Ten's CFP rollout 
54:00 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (david ubben, chris vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/preseason-polls-are-good-big-tens-cfp-rollout-was-bad-and-deion-sanders-cancer-is-gone-nkn_szsy Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back with a lot to talk about. From preseason polls to Deion Sanders cancer fight to Memphis' stolen playbook, to ranting about the Big Ten's failed rollout and more. 

David's story on Deion Sanders' health

David's story on Memphis' stolen playbook

Chris' story on the Big 12 passing on Memphis

Stewart Mandel's column on the Big Ten

0:00 Intro and Chris' schedule
4:06 Why preseason polls should not go away
12:29 Deion Sanders has cancerous tumor and bladder removed
21:00 ACC media days gossip
25:30 The American Conference has a mascot
26:56 UTSA and the Memphis stolen playbook
32:53 Big 12 says no thanks to Memphis
36:39 CUSA media days takeaways
39:37 Big Ten talks trash
41:18 Chris and David rant on the Big Ten's CFP rollout 
54:00 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Preseason polls are good, Big Ten's CFP rollout was bad, and Deion Sanders' cancer is gone david ubben, chris vannini 00:59:14 coach prime, college football, cfb, deion sanders, sports, football, college false full 18 8a9227e5-f8d1-4997-8f3c-558c11a8146a CFB26 review, plus EA Sports' Christian McLeod joins the show Chris Vannini and David Ubben finally dig in for their full EA Sports College 26 game review, from gameplay to Dynasty to Road to Glory and more. Then, CFB26 production director Christian McLeod joins the show to talk about what went into the game, how they respond to glitches and what comes next after the game's release. 

Chris' game review in The Athletic

0:00 Intro
6:22 Gameplay
16:58 Glitches
21:53 Dynasty
29:25 Road to Glory
37:40 Presentation
47:47 Overall grades
50:55 EA Sports' Christian McLeod joins the show
1:11:44 Final thoughts

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]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (David Ubben, Chris Vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/cfb26-review-plus-ea-sports-christian-mcleod-joins-the-show-K185ts9A Chris Vannini and David Ubben finally dig in for their full EA Sports College 26 game review, from gameplay to Dynasty to Road to Glory and more. Then, CFB26 production director Christian McLeod joins the show to talk about what went into the game, how they respond to glitches and what comes next after the game's release. 

Chris' game review in The Athletic

0:00 Intro
6:22 Gameplay
16:58 Glitches
21:53 Dynasty
29:25 Road to Glory
37:40 Presentation
47:47 Overall grades
50:55 EA Sports' Christian McLeod joins the show
1:11:44 Final thoughts

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]]> CFB26 review, plus EA Sports' Christian McLeod joins the show David Ubben, Chris Vannini 01:17:15 It's In The Game It's In The Game video games, college football, ea sports, college sports false full 17 8f0edb19-5a54-4519-9d1a-5234a13a6e4b SEC questions, Mountain West drama and Big Noon changes Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back after a week away for a loaded episode. From SEC questions to Mountain West drama, to Barstool Sports joining Big Noon Kickoff and more. 

Joe Rexrode's story on Paul Finebaum

Seth Emerson's story on SEC Media Days

Chris' story on Mountain West-Pac-12 drama

David Gillaspie's Chicago Marathon Fundraiser

0:00 Intro, David's meatball order and Paul Finebaum's kindness
10:02 Eli Drinkwitz's weird CFP idea
14:40 Will the SEC go to 9 conference games?
19:11 The Arch Manning of it all
23:53 Which SEC hot seat coach will have the biggest year?
27:12 David says let Hugh Freeze play golf 
32:50 Mountain West vs. Pac-12 drama
42:35 Dave Portnoy to Big Noon Kickoff
48:37 Thoughts on Shane Gillis and the ESPYs
51:16 Mailbag on celebrating conference titles and ACC TV revenue
1:00:18 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Sat, 19 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/sec-questions-mountain-west-drama-and-big-noon-changes-FzFms3Zr Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back after a week away for a loaded episode. From SEC questions to Mountain West drama, to Barstool Sports joining Big Noon Kickoff and more. 

Joe Rexrode's story on Paul Finebaum

Seth Emerson's story on SEC Media Days

Chris' story on Mountain West-Pac-12 drama

David Gillaspie's Chicago Marathon Fundraiser

0:00 Intro, David's meatball order and Paul Finebaum's kindness
10:02 Eli Drinkwitz's weird CFP idea
14:40 Will the SEC go to 9 conference games?
19:11 The Arch Manning of it all
23:53 Which SEC hot seat coach will have the biggest year?
27:12 David says let Hugh Freeze play golf 
32:50 Mountain West vs. Pac-12 drama
42:35 Dave Portnoy to Big Noon Kickoff
48:37 Thoughts on Shane Gillis and the ESPYs
51:16 Mailbag on celebrating conference titles and ACC TV revenue
1:00:18 Remember Some Guys

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]]> SEC questions, Mountain West drama and Big Noon changes chris vannini, david ubben 01:05:56 college football, football false full 16 6333fdfe-883b-49a4-ad46-9fe54c7ee04e Big 12 Media Days gossip, drama and all that Bulljunk Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back after a fruitful experience at Big 12 Media Days, including a little drama around both of them and some upset coaches. The guys talk about Deion Sanders' health, Texas Tech's big spending, BYU's status and more about every Big 12 team. Also: Why good media access is valuable to everyone involved. 

Chris' game review for CFB26

David's story on Deion Sanders' health

Story on coaches dishing about Texas Tech

Chris' story about Scott Frost

0:00 Intro
3:09 Behind the scenes at Big 12 Media Days
9:33 Deion Sanders doesn't like The Athletic
18:51 Coaches dish on Texas Tech money
27:00 Scott Frost and UCF (and Nebraska)
32:27 BYU and Jake Retzlaff's status
34:03 Watch out for Utah
36:27 As many as nine different teams could win the Big 12
38:20 Kenny Dillingham and the value of open accountability 
43:11 The rest of the Big 12
55:55 Previewing SEC Media Days
58:00 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (david ubben, chris vannini) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/big-12-media-days-gossip-drama-and-all-that-bulljunk-9QZkNh9T Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back after a fruitful experience at Big 12 Media Days, including a little drama around both of them and some upset coaches. The guys talk about Deion Sanders' health, Texas Tech's big spending, BYU's status and more about every Big 12 team. Also: Why good media access is valuable to everyone involved. 

Chris' game review for CFB26

David's story on Deion Sanders' health

Story on coaches dishing about Texas Tech

Chris' story about Scott Frost

0:00 Intro
3:09 Behind the scenes at Big 12 Media Days
9:33 Deion Sanders doesn't like The Athletic
18:51 Coaches dish on Texas Tech money
27:00 Scott Frost and UCF (and Nebraska)
32:27 BYU and Jake Retzlaff's status
34:03 Watch out for Utah
36:27 As many as nine different teams could win the Big 12
38:20 Kenny Dillingham and the value of open accountability 
43:11 The rest of the Big 12
55:55 Previewing SEC Media Days
58:00 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Big 12 Media Days gossip, drama and all that Bulljunk david ubben, chris vannini 01:02:50 big 12, college football, football false full 15 b89f4b1b-2122-4e4c-ace6-941f71f69bae Is the regular season already ruined? w/ Ari Wasserman Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by longtime friend and former colleague Ari Wasserman of On3. The guys talk about Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith's guarantee that he won't lose to Michigan again. Good decision? Or has the rivalry lost something? Then they discuss Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti defending his auto-bid model to change the College Football Playoff. Does the regular season still matter? Is college sports losing itself? 

Manny Navarro's story on Jeremiah Smith

Ari's column on Ryan Day

Tony Petitti's interview with Joel Klatt

Timestamps
0:00 Intro and David's shocking fireworks history
6:15 Jeremiah Smith guarantees wins against Michigan
30:53 Tony Pettiti defends his auto-bid CFP model
55:00 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Thu, 3 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben, ari wasserman) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/is-the-regular-season-already-ruined-w-ari-wasserman-mY2hJAfc Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by longtime friend and former colleague Ari Wasserman of On3. The guys talk about Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith's guarantee that he won't lose to Michigan again. Good decision? Or has the rivalry lost something? Then they discuss Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti defending his auto-bid model to change the College Football Playoff. Does the regular season still matter? Is college sports losing itself? 

Manny Navarro's story on Jeremiah Smith

Ari's column on Ryan Day

Tony Petitti's interview with Joel Klatt

Timestamps
0:00 Intro and David's shocking fireworks history
6:15 Jeremiah Smith guarantees wins against Michigan
30:53 Tony Pettiti defends his auto-bid CFP model
55:00 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Is the regular season already ruined? w/ Ari Wasserman chris vannini, david ubben, ari wasserman 00:58:48 ohio state, college football, cfb, college sports false full 14 1820f957-712e-4800-b206-b06a1705bc03 College hoops video game BACK, and Oregon's Ra'Shaad Samples joins the show Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back, just like the college basketball video game. The guys talk about Chris' reporting around the game's return, plus Texas State to the Pac-12, and BYU might lose its quarterback. Then, Oregon's rising star assistant coach Ra'Shaad Samples joins the show to talk about Oregon's talent, his career and how recruiting has changed in the NIL era. 

Chris' story on EA Sports College Basketball

Why the Pac-12 added Texas State

The latest on BYU QB Jake Retzlaff

0:00 Intro
1:43 David's rant on Blippi 
9:14 Texas State to the Pac-12
15:33 Jake Retzlaff's situation at BYU
21:21 College Basketball video game is BACK
33:20 Ra'Shaad Samples joins the show
1:02:56 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Tue, 1 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/college-hoops-video-game-back-and-oregons-rashaad-samples-joins-the-show-HCvF0iMR Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back, just like the college basketball video game. The guys talk about Chris' reporting around the game's return, plus Texas State to the Pac-12, and BYU might lose its quarterback. Then, Oregon's rising star assistant coach Ra'Shaad Samples joins the show to talk about Oregon's talent, his career and how recruiting has changed in the NIL era. 

Chris' story on EA Sports College Basketball

Why the Pac-12 added Texas State

The latest on BYU QB Jake Retzlaff

0:00 Intro
1:43 David's rant on Blippi 
9:14 Texas State to the Pac-12
15:33 Jake Retzlaff's situation at BYU
21:21 College Basketball video game is BACK
33:20 Ra'Shaad Samples joins the show
1:02:56 Remember Some Guys

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]]> College hoops video game BACK, and Oregon's Ra'Shaad Samples joins the show chris vannini, david ubben 01:12:43 video games, college football, college basketball false full 13 bdbb1e02-4362-4db1-beba-7923a59caf98 BEEF REF Mike Defee reveals what it's really like to be a referee Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by officiating coordinator Mike Defee, who reveals what it's really like to be a referee, what he wishes fans understood, and his reaction to the "Beef Ref" nickname. The guys also discuss news around the Pac-12, Sacramento State, Thomas Castellanos' trash talk and a lawsuit to watch. 

Chris' story in The Athletic on the state of officiating

0:00 Intro and dogs
3:45 Pac-12, Sac State, Castellanos, key lawsuit news
18:30 Mike Defee joins the show
23:55 Why refs have to set the tone with players
27:12 The hardest plays to officiate
30:13 Dealing with accusations of bias from fans
34:25 A typical game week for an official
40:39 Should officials talk to media after games, and why holding isn't always called
45:07 What it feels like to get a call wrong
46:23 Is there too much replay review?
50:30 Will CFB move to coach challenges?
52:19 The "Beef Ref" nickname and that national championship game fame 
55:24 His max bench press and why he stopped
57:02 The time Mark Richt got really mad at him
1:01:08 Handling abuse from coaches and fans
1:02:23 Why more people need to become officials
1:04:55 Thoughts on the interview
1:09:25 Remember Some Guys

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]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben, mike defee) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/beef-ref-mike-defee-reveals-what-its-really-like-to-be-a-referee-H83MG4A8 Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by officiating coordinator Mike Defee, who reveals what it's really like to be a referee, what he wishes fans understood, and his reaction to the "Beef Ref" nickname. The guys also discuss news around the Pac-12, Sacramento State, Thomas Castellanos' trash talk and a lawsuit to watch. 

Chris' story in The Athletic on the state of officiating

0:00 Intro and dogs
3:45 Pac-12, Sac State, Castellanos, key lawsuit news
18:30 Mike Defee joins the show
23:55 Why refs have to set the tone with players
27:12 The hardest plays to officiate
30:13 Dealing with accusations of bias from fans
34:25 A typical game week for an official
40:39 Should officials talk to media after games, and why holding isn't always called
45:07 What it feels like to get a call wrong
46:23 Is there too much replay review?
50:30 Will CFB move to coach challenges?
52:19 The "Beef Ref" nickname and that national championship game fame 
55:24 His max bench press and why he stopped
57:02 The time Mark Richt got really mad at him
1:01:08 Handling abuse from coaches and fans
1:02:23 Why more people need to become officials
1:04:55 Thoughts on the interview
1:09:25 Remember Some Guys

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]]> BEEF REF Mike Defee reveals what it's really like to be a referee chris vannini, david ubben, mike defee 01:12:29 referee, college football, cfb, football, college false full 12 8216443b-3d1d-4664-a2c5-b93fc743c939 Mini-Episode: We played CFB26 Dynasty Mode Chris and Dave are back for a quick show about EA Sports College Football 26 and Dynasty Mode. They both played it in beta and share their experience and reaction to the EA Deep Dive. 

Chris and David's Athletic story on Dynasty

EA's Deep Dive

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro 
1:55 Early impressions
2:45 Real coaches, new gear and carousel
9:40 Trophy Room
12:10 Scheduling 
14:55 Recruiting
23:00 Leftover thoughts, negativity and who this game is for

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]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/mini-episode-we-played-cfb26-dynasty-mode-gXfzbuOf Chris and Dave are back for a quick show about EA Sports College Football 26 and Dynasty Mode. They both played it in beta and share their experience and reaction to the EA Deep Dive. 

Chris and David's Athletic story on Dynasty

EA's Deep Dive

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro 
1:55 Early impressions
2:45 Real coaches, new gear and carousel
9:40 Trophy Room
12:10 Scheduling 
14:55 Recruiting
23:00 Leftover thoughts, negativity and who this game is for

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]]> Mini-Episode: We played CFB26 Dynasty Mode chris vannini, david ubben 00:32:03 college football, cfb, ea sports, college football 26, cfb26 false full 11 95e04511-792b-4ef3-bc41-414100751454 We both played EA Sports College Football 26. Here's the truth Chris and Dave are back for Part 2, talking about their gameplay experience with College Football 26. They also go through the EA Sports deep dive blog and talk about new features in gameplay, what they like and what they still need to test more. Is EA getting it right? 

EA Sports Gameplay Deep Dive

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:58 Early impressions
4:15 Home field advantage
6:18 Playbooks
13:17 Quarterbacks
15:20 Offensive line
16:00 Screens
17:05 Running the ball
17:25 Defense fixes
21:10 Stunts and twists
22:36 Custom zones
27:05 Interceptions
31:00 Substitutions
34:55 Wrap

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]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/we-both-played-ea-sports-college-football-26-heres-the-truth-iUhJ0Scm Chris and Dave are back for Part 2, talking about their gameplay experience with College Football 26. They also go through the EA Sports deep dive blog and talk about new features in gameplay, what they like and what they still need to test more. Is EA getting it right? 

EA Sports Gameplay Deep Dive

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:58 Early impressions
4:15 Home field advantage
6:18 Playbooks
13:17 Quarterbacks
15:20 Offensive line
16:00 Screens
17:05 Running the ball
17:25 Defense fixes
21:10 Stunts and twists
22:36 Custom zones
27:05 Interceptions
31:00 Substitutions
34:55 Wrap

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]]> We both played EA Sports College Football 26. Here's the truth chris vannini, david ubben 00:40:34 college football, ncaa26, cfb, ea sports, cfb26 false full 10 e35d8e6a-be16-4e07-a61d-91bb1747c22b Big Ten vs. SEC playoff expansion fight + Diego Pavia talks big trash In Part 1 of a two-episode day,  David is back from Asheville and another College Football Playoff meeting. The Big Ten and SEC are far apart on what they want. What happened and what's next? And how good was the pancake? Then Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia talks trash about everyone in the Big Ten and also Tennessee. Out of line or all in good fun? The guys also Remember Some Guys and discuss Elite 11 QB names. Stay tuned for Part 2 about EA Sports College Football 26. 

David's story from the CFP meeting

Diego Pavia on Bussin with the Boys

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro, reviews and a pancake
7:30 No portal changes yet or Sac State waiver
11:10 What's up with the CFP?
30:50 Diego Pavia calls out everyone
44:15 Remember Some Guys
49:18 Elite 11 Gen Z names

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]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/big-ten-vs-sec-playoff-expansion-fight-diego-pavia-talks-big-trash-QKQiM2m9 In Part 1 of a two-episode day,  David is back from Asheville and another College Football Playoff meeting. The Big Ten and SEC are far apart on what they want. What happened and what's next? And how good was the pancake? Then Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia talks trash about everyone in the Big Ten and also Tennessee. Out of line or all in good fun? The guys also Remember Some Guys and discuss Elite 11 QB names. Stay tuned for Part 2 about EA Sports College Football 26. 

David's story from the CFP meeting

Diego Pavia on Bussin with the Boys

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro, reviews and a pancake
7:30 No portal changes yet or Sac State waiver
11:10 What's up with the CFP?
30:50 Diego Pavia calls out everyone
44:15 Remember Some Guys
49:18 Elite 11 Gen Z names

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]]> Big Ten vs. SEC playoff expansion fight + Diego Pavia talks big trash chris vannini, david ubben 00:53:50 iowa, vanderbilt, college football, cfb, playoff, football, tennessee false full 9 9ab2725d-96d0-477e-920f-a33efed1711a The 10 most impactful transfers, plus CFP meeting preview Chris and David share their most impactful transfers for the 2025 season, touching on Oklahoma, Oregon, Auburn, Louisville, Miami, Colorado and more. They also discuss what's on the docket for the CFP commissioners meeting this week, where David will be. 

Timestamps
0:00 Intro, Love Island, David's law school dreams
9:15 CFP meeting preview
20:09 Top impact transfers
56:55 Remember Some Guys
1:02:30 One Last Thing

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]]> Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/the-10-most-impactful-transfers-plus-cfp-meeting-preview-6CyR52LH Chris and David share their most impactful transfers for the 2025 season, touching on Oklahoma, Oregon, Auburn, Louisville, Miami, Colorado and more. They also discuss what's on the docket for the CFP commissioners meeting this week, where David will be. 

Timestamps
0:00 Intro, Love Island, David's law school dreams
9:15 CFP meeting preview
20:09 Top impact transfers
56:55 Remember Some Guys
1:02:30 One Last Thing

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]]> The 10 most impactful transfers, plus CFP meeting preview chris vannini, david ubben 01:07:37 oregon, college football, cfb, louisville, football, auburn, oklahoma false full 8 8c68d468-bb73-429c-91d9-a7aecbdf9228 Is Deion Sanders OK? Is Kentucky doomed? Portal changes, Pac-12 and more Chris and David are audio-only this week. They discuss the concerning health situation around Deion Sanders, the potential move to a single transfer portal window and then answer your questions. Is Kentucky doomed without Vince Marrow? Who will be the Pac-12's 8th football team? 

David's story on Deion Sanders

Chris' story on the portal change

Antonio Morales' story on the role of GMs

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
3:36 Deion Sanders' health update
8:00 Momentum growing for a single portal window
23:36 Is Kentucky doomed?
32:20 Who will get the G5 playoff spot?
36:37 Who will be the Pac-12's 8th football team?
43:13 Why don't the Dakotas join the Mountain West?
47:23 Does the NCAA exist in 10 years?
56:09 Remember some guys
1:00:55 RIP Lillian Vannini, and call your grandparents

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]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/is-deion-sanders-ok-is-kentucky-doomed-portal-changes-pac-12-and-more-4MJXKnR6 Chris and David are audio-only this week. They discuss the concerning health situation around Deion Sanders, the potential move to a single transfer portal window and then answer your questions. Is Kentucky doomed without Vince Marrow? Who will be the Pac-12's 8th football team? 

David's story on Deion Sanders

Chris' story on the portal change

Antonio Morales' story on the role of GMs

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
3:36 Deion Sanders' health update
8:00 Momentum growing for a single portal window
23:36 Is Kentucky doomed?
32:20 Who will get the G5 playoff spot?
36:37 Who will be the Pac-12's 8th football team?
43:13 Why don't the Dakotas join the Mountain West?
47:23 Does the NCAA exist in 10 years?
56:09 Remember some guys
1:00:55 RIP Lillian Vannini, and call your grandparents

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]]> Is Deion Sanders OK? Is Kentucky doomed? Portal changes, Pac-12 and more chris vannini, david ubben 01:03:27 transfer portal, college football, cfb, deion sanders, pac-12, kentucky false full 7 0dbecee4-140c-4d12-9606-aa64c76e657b Teams we want to use in CFB26 and what the House settlement means Chris and David explain what the House settlement really means for college football fans and their teams. Then Antonio Morales joins the guys to talk about which teams we want to play with in EA Sports College Football 26. 

Justin Williams' story on the House settlement

Teams we want to play in CFB26

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
6:14 What the House settlement means 
36:25 Teams we want to play in CFB26
1:09:58 Remember Some Guys  

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]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben, antonio morales) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/teams-we-want-to-use-in-cfb26-and-what-the-house-settlement-means-3z5g6XsS Chris and David explain what the House settlement really means for college football fans and their teams. Then Antonio Morales joins the guys to talk about which teams we want to play with in EA Sports College Football 26. 

Justin Williams' story on the House settlement

Teams we want to play in CFB26

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0:00 Intro
6:14 What the House settlement means 
36:25 Teams we want to play in CFB26
1:09:58 Remember Some Guys  

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]]> Teams we want to use in CFB26 and what the House settlement means chris vannini, david ubben, antonio morales 01:13:38 house settlement, college football, ea sports, football, cfb26 false full 6 d116333f-21b4-4bae-ac26-d82534074744 Coach gossip, Ohio State seats and phone contact etiquette Chris and David react to anonymous coach gossip about Arch Manning, SEC QBs, Texas Tech's money, Deion Sanders' future, Bill Belichick's time and Michigan's talent. They also talk about new seating at Ohio State that has upset fans and what it says about the sport, plus a New Balance deal for Boston College. They wrap the show by discussing how you put significant others in your phone, and whether the Oklahoma City Thunder can claim the Seattle Supersonics NBA championship. 

Reddit AMA

Athlon's SEC anonymous coach gossip 

Grace Raynor's story on UNC recruiting

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0:00 Intro, puppies and parenthood nightmares
9:49 Ohio State's new seating and BC's new balance
18:38 Anonymous coach gossip
50:20 How do you put names in your phone contacts?
57:50 Does the Sonics title count for OKC?

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]]> Thu, 5 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/anonymous-coach-gossip-ohio-state-seats-and-phone-contacts-S3X9Atg5 Chris and David react to anonymous coach gossip about Arch Manning, SEC QBs, Texas Tech's money, Deion Sanders' future, Bill Belichick's time and Michigan's talent. They also talk about new seating at Ohio State that has upset fans and what it says about the sport, plus a New Balance deal for Boston College. They wrap the show by discussing how you put significant others in your phone, and whether the Oklahoma City Thunder can claim the Seattle Supersonics NBA championship. 

Reddit AMA

Athlon's SEC anonymous coach gossip 

Grace Raynor's story on UNC recruiting

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0:00 Intro, puppies and parenthood nightmares
9:49 Ohio State's new seating and BC's new balance
18:38 Anonymous coach gossip
50:20 How do you put names in your phone contacts?
57:50 Does the Sonics title count for OKC?

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]]> Coach gossip, Ohio State seats and phone contact etiquette chris vannini, david ubben 01:06:55 sec, michigan, ohio state, college football, cfb, arch manning, boston college false full 5 6b372a29-97dd-4463-8092-eabca6061cd5 Video game mailbag & picking a school for a new CFB fan Chris and David answer your questions about CFB26 and interview game designer Ben Haumiller. Then they dive deep into a question from a new college football fan from Scotland: Which team should he adopt and root for? Plus talk about Michigan State's new athletic director and the Tennessee-UCLA softball controversy. 

Read Chris' story on his experience playing CFB26

Show timestamps

4:30 CFB26 Mailbag 
26:30 EA Sports' Ben Haumiller joins the show 
37:40 Niall from Scotland is new to college football. Who should his team be?
53:30 Michigan State hires an AD from Georgia Tech
57:38 Tennessee-UCLA softball controversy 

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]]> Tue, 3 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/video-game-mailbag-picking-a-school-for-a-new-cfb-fan-Q2pqBcij Chris and David answer your questions about CFB26 and interview game designer Ben Haumiller. Then they dive deep into a question from a new college football fan from Scotland: Which team should he adopt and root for? Plus talk about Michigan State's new athletic director and the Tennessee-UCLA softball controversy. 

Read Chris' story on his experience playing CFB26

Show timestamps

4:30 CFB26 Mailbag 
26:30 EA Sports' Ben Haumiller joins the show 
37:40 Niall from Scotland is new to college football. Who should his team be?
53:30 Michigan State hires an AD from Georgia Tech
57:38 Tennessee-UCLA softball controversy 

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]]> Video game mailbag & picking a school for a new CFB fan chris vannini, david ubben 01:04:52 ncaa football, college football, ea sports, cfb26 false full 4 3bc1382b-4cee-44d3-b09a-e10992eee731 I played EA College Football 26, plus CFP drama explained Chris went down to EA Sports to test out College Football 26, and he's got a LOT to talk about. He also went to Big 12 meetings, where a lot of College Football Playoff drama is spilling out into the public. What do the Big Ten and SEC really want from the next CFP format, and can anybody stop them? And the guys shout out the College Football Hall of Fame for changing the rules to let Mike Leach in. 

Chris' story on the 5 Biggest Changes in CFB26

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]]> Fri, 30 May 2025 11:42:37 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/i-played-ea-college-football-26-plus-cfp-drama-explained-Pu3HYuvL Chris went down to EA Sports to test out College Football 26, and he's got a LOT to talk about. He also went to Big 12 meetings, where a lot of College Football Playoff drama is spilling out into the public. What do the Big Ten and SEC really want from the next CFP format, and can anybody stop them? And the guys shout out the College Football Hall of Fame for changing the rules to let Mike Leach in. 

Chris' story on the 5 Biggest Changes in CFB26

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]]> I played EA College Football 26, plus CFP drama explained chris vannini, david ubben 01:07:47 Chris went down to EA Sports to test out College Football 26, and he's got a LOT to talk about with David. Chris also went to Big 12 meetings, where a lot of College Football Playoff drama is spilling out into the public. What do the Big Ten and SEC really want from the next CFP format, and can anybody stop them? Chris went down to EA Sports to test out College Football 26, and he's got a LOT to talk about with David. Chris also went to Big 12 meetings, where a lot of College Football Playoff drama is spilling out into the public. What do the Big Ten and SEC really want from the next CFP format, and can anybody stop them? sec, big 12, college football, big ten, cfp, ea sports, college football 26, cfb26 false full 3 12709a45-414e-44f6-b8f3-ca29219d3289 Top 25 Games and Coaches of the 2000s, plus CFP changes, G5 and more Chris and David break down the College Football Playoff seeding change for 2025 and discuss what a 16-team CFP could look like in 2026. They also react to each other's Top 25 lists on the best coaches and games of the 2000s, and they answer your mailbag questions on the Group of 5, CFP sleepers, the national title game date and more. 

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Chris' Top 25 Coaches of the 2000s

David's Top 25 Games of the 2000s

Samford-Mercer Baseball Madness

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]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (chris vannini, david ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/top-25-games-and-coaches-of-the-2000s-plus-cfp-changes-g5-and-more-Ba6qLCE6 Chris and David break down the College Football Playoff seeding change for 2025 and discuss what a 16-team CFP could look like in 2026. They also react to each other's Top 25 lists on the best coaches and games of the 2000s, and they answer your mailbag questions on the Group of 5, CFP sleepers, the national title game date and more. 

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Chris' Top 25 Coaches of the 2000s

David's Top 25 Games of the 2000s

Samford-Mercer Baseball Madness

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]]> Top 25 Games and Coaches of the 2000s, plus CFP changes, G5 and more chris vannini, david ubben 01:10:10 Chris and David break down the College Football Playoff seeding change for 2025 and discuss what a 16-team CFP could look like in 2026. They also react to each other's Top 25 lists on the best coaches and games of the 2000s, and they answer your mailbag questions on the Group of 5, CFP sleepers, the national title game date and more. Chris and David break down the College Football Playoff seeding change for 2025 and discuss what a 16-team CFP could look like in 2026. They also react to each other's Top 25 lists on the best coaches and games of the 2000s, and they answer your mailbag questions on the Group of 5, CFP sleepers, the national title game date and more. usc, texas, ohio state, college football playoff, college football, lsu, alabama, georgia tech, cfp, texas tech, boise state, oklahoma false full 2 df9c396b-5e1c-4ee4-be25-97d0fd7f9fd6 The Top 25 Teams And Players Of The 2000s, USC-Notre Dame's future and Bill Belichick drama We're back! In the first episode of Bunch Formation, David Ubben and Chris Vannini discuss the potential end of the USC-Notre Dame rivalry, what's really going on at North Carolina and The Athletic's ranking of the Top 25 teams and players of the 2000s. 

Ubben's story on North Carolina

Stewart Mandel's Top 25 Teams of the 2000s

Bruce Feldman's Top 25 Players of the 2000s

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]]> Wed, 21 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Chris Vannini, David Ubben) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/the-top-25-teams-and-players-of-the-2000s-YyoHDlo_ We're back! In the first episode of Bunch Formation, David Ubben and Chris Vannini discuss the potential end of the USC-Notre Dame rivalry, what's really going on at North Carolina and The Athletic's ranking of the Top 25 teams and players of the 2000s. 

Ubben's story on North Carolina

Stewart Mandel's Top 25 Teams of the 2000s

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]]> The Top 25 Teams And Players Of The 2000s, USC-Notre Dame's future and Bill Belichick drama Chris Vannini, David Ubben 01:00:18 In the first episode of Bunch Formation, David Ubben and Chris Vannini discuss the potential end of the USC-Notre Dame rivalry, what's really going on at North Carolina and The Athletic's ranking of the Top 25 teams and players of the 2000s. In the first episode of Bunch Formation, David Ubben and Chris Vannini discuss the potential end of the USC-Notre Dame rivalry, what's really going on at North Carolina and The Athletic's ranking of the Top 25 teams and players of the 2000s. usc, joe burrow, north carolina, reggie bush, cam newton, miami, bill belichick, lsu, until saturday, notre dame, jordon hudson, tim tebow, vince young false full 1 0880390d-a5fc-4c30-9534-7fc593d51206 TRAILER: Bunch Formation Tue, 20 May 2025 00:37:11 +0000 BunchFormationPod@gmail.com (Blue Wire) https://bunchformation.simplecast.com/episodes/trailer-bunch-formation-f_9lnZOS TRAILER: Bunch Formation Blue Wire 00:01:15 The Athletic senior college football writers Chris Vannini and David Ubben take you inside the biggest stories in the game in a fun and engaging show. With exclusive insight, interviews and banter, you'll learn to appreciate the most important and the dumbest parts of America's second-biggest sport. The Athletic senior college football writers Chris Vannini and David Ubben take you inside the biggest stories in the game in a fun and engaging show. With exclusive insight, interviews and banter, you'll learn to appreciate the most important and the dumbest parts of America's second-biggest sport. false trailer