Bunch Formation: A College Football Show

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 rou...

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...

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...

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 coac...

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...

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 Dyn...

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 aga...

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? 14:3...

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 **************************** Follow Bunch Form...

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 lesso...

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 t...

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.  Download Poney 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...

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? Download Poney! Chris' story from the game Why does Fernando Mendoza Talk Like That? **************************** Follow Bunch Formation: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW!  It helps a lot.&n...

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. Download Poney for your gatherings or your business! 0:00 Intro 3:09: Poney! 5:17 Indian...

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 whe...

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. **************************** Follow Bunch Formation: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW!  It helps a lot.  Email: BunchFormationPod@gmail.com Twitter YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkTree Hos...

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.  **************************** Follow Bunch Formation: PLEASE LEAVE A...

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.  Download Poney to make organizing and scheduling easy 0:00 Intro 10:19 Poney! 12:47 Fiesta Bowl Semifinal: Ole Miss vs. Miami (Thursday) 31:43 Chick-Fil-A Peac...

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...

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.  Download Poney to get together with friends and clients 0:00 Intro 4:44 Should quarterfinals be on campus? 12:38 Poney! 14:55 Mic...

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 Michig...

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.  Download Poney for easy scheduling for your group or event  0:00 Intro 2:47 Poney 4:55 Alabama comes back to...

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 lates...

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. Download Poney to schedule your next event 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...

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 **************************** Follow Bunch Formation: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW!  It helps a...