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. 4D AGO

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. FEB 26

    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 **************************** 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 46m

  6. FEB 23

    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   **************************** 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 22m

  7. FEB 19

    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   **************************** 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 8m

  8. FEB 16

    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   **************************** 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.

    59 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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