Bunch Formation: A College Football Show

Chris Vannini, David Ubben

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Booking Overview

This is a co-hosted college football analysis show focused on major storylines, NCAA rules, coaching, realignment, history, and behind-the-scenes reporting, with occasional external interviews such as nationally recognized sports journalists. Credible pitches include college football reporters, historians, analysts, and former sport insiders with distinctive expertise on governance, rules, realignment, or the game's history; booking difficulty is medium because guests need strong subject authority and an engaging perspective.

Metrics

Episodes: 117

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 211 followers

Contact Information

bunchformationpod@gmail.com

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Host

Chris Vannini - Senior college football reporter for The Athletic, known for reporting and analysis on teams, conferences, NCAA issues, and the broader college football landscape.

David Ubben - Senior college football reporter for The Athletic, covering major college football stories, teams, conferences, and the sport's evolving structure.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Nationally recognized college football journalists, historians, analysts, or former sport insiders with authoritative perspectives on the game's history, rules, governance, or realignment.
Required Achievements:  
National sports-media reporting and analysis, Expertise covering college football history, rules, conferences, or governance, Established bylines or leadership roles at major sports outlets

Recent Guest Discussions

Ralph Russo - 1990s College Football, Ties, Split National Championships, Realignment, And Changes The Sport Might Bring Back.

Recent Topics

College Football, Realignment, Coaching, Ncaa, Sports Journalism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
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Should You Trust Miami As The ACC Favorite? + More ACC Thoughts

July 20, 2026

Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to share what they learned about every team from ACC Media Days. Plus a preview of what they want to see at SEC Media Days.  David's story on the ACC's new tiebreakers David's story on a defiant Dabo Swinney Chris' story on why Rhett Lashlee stayed at SMU 0:00 Intro 6:16 Should Miami be a heavy ACC favorite? 13:41 The new ACC tiebreaker and schedule is weird 18:39 Dabo Swinney is defiant about Clemson again 24:17 Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi calls out Mia...

Is There Too Much Replay In Sports? + ACC MD Preview and Mailbag

July 13, 2026

(Apologies for the wonky audio at times) Chris Vannini and David Ubben wrap up their time together in Vegas with a look back at the Big 12, look ahead to ACC Media Days, discuss the state of replay in sports and then answer your mailbag questions on realignment, CFP expansion and more.  David's wild story on Ron Weaver ****************************Follow Bunch Formation:PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW!  It helps a lot. Email: BunchFormationPod@gmail.comTwitterYouTubeInstagramTikTokLinkT...

What Really Happened At Big 12 Media Days

July 09, 2026

Chris Vannini and David Ubben are reunited in person to talk about an eventful Big 12 media days. Why does Deion Sanders dislike Ubben? How did Scott Satterfield explain potential tampering around Brendan Sorsby? What is this Monster Energy Big 12 Football sponsorship? The guys explain what it's like at Big 12 media days and what really happened.  Deion Sanders' comments to David David's story on Texas Tech Chris' story on Cincinnati and Brendan Sorsby ****************************Follow Bunch...

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