• Week 6 Picks! + Teams We Should Talk About More and AP Poll Madness
    Oct 2 2025

    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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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Week 5 Second Thoughts, Arkansas Candidates (Petrino??) + Respect These QBs
    Sep 29 2025

    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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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Week 5 After Dark Instant Reactions: Oregon! Alabama! A Lot More
    Sep 28 2025

    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.

    Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-67ydPS7V0

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Week 5 Picks, OK State Candidates, 9 ACC Games and Mateer Injury
    Sep 25 2025

    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.

    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
    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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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Week 4 Reactions! Money Mateer, Texas Tech, Indiana and American Corner
    Sep 22 2025

    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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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Week 4 Picks, Single Transfer Window and David Is a Surfer??
    Sep 18 2025

    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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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • Week 3 Reactions, Plus Who UCLA and Virginia Tech Should Hire
    Sep 15 2025

    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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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • After Dark! Week 3 Instant Reactions
    Sep 14 2025

    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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    1 hr and 6 mins