Bunch Formation: A College Football Show

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 tea...

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.  Download Poney to make getting together much easier Chris' column on Notre Dame declining a bowl 0:00 Intro 5:38 Poney! 9:39 Reaction to...

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...

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

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) Download Poney , the new scheduling app and Bunch Formation sponsor Chris' story with Jon Sumrall Chris' column from Texas David's column from Vanderbilt Chris' preseason story on New Mexi...

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 St...

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...

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

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 Or...

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 ************************...

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 lea...

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.  **************************** Follow Bunch Formation: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW!  It helps a lot.  Email: BunchFormationPod@gmail.com...

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 privat...

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

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...

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.  YouTube version Topics include: Indiana, Gus Johnson, Heisman Race, Texas Tech, Oregon, ACC, Jim Mora, Wisconsin, Group of 5 and more.  **************************** Follow Bunch Formation:...

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,...

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...

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 Mi...

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 a...

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...

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...

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 repla...

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 p...

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...