Bunch Formation: A College Football Show

Blue Wire, Chris Vannini, David Ubben
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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.

  1. 3H AGO

    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  **************************** Follow Bunch Formation: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW!  It helps a lot.  Email: BunchFormationPod@gmail.com Twitter YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkTree Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    50 min

  2. 4D AGO

    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 **************************** Follow Bunch Formation: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW!  It helps a lot.  Email: BunchFormationPod@gmail.com Twitter YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkTree Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 4m

  3. MAR 24

    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 **************************** Follow Bunch Formation: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW!  It helps a lot.  Email: BunchFormationPod@gmail.com Twitter YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkTree Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    39 min

  4. MAR 17

    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 **************************** Follow Bunch Formation: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW!  It helps a lot.  Email: BunchFormationPod@gmail.com Twitter YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkTree Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 1m

  5. MAR 12

    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 **************************** Follow Bunch Formation: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW!  It helps a lot.  Email: BunchFormationPod@gmail.com Twitter YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkTree Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 4m

  6. MAR 9

    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   **************************** Follow Bunch Formation: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW!  It helps a lot.  Email: BunchFormationPod@gmail.com Twitter YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkTree Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    41 min

  7. MAR 5

    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 **************************** Follow Bunch Formation: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW!  It helps a lot.  Email: BunchFormationPod@gmail.com Twitter YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkTree Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    58 min

  8. MAR 2

    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? **************************** Follow Bunch Formation: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW!  It helps a lot.  Email: BunchFormationPod@gmail.com Twitter YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkTree Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    42 min
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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.

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