Chris and David react to anonymous coach gossip about Arch Manning, SEC QBs, Texas Tech's money, Deion Sanders' future, Bill Belichick's time and Michigan's talent. They also talk about new seating at Ohio State that has upset fans and what it says about the sport, plus a New Balance deal for Boston College. They wrap the show by discussing how you put significant others in your phone, and whether the Oklahoma City Thunder can claim the Seattle Supersonics NBA championship.

Reddit AMA

Athlon's SEC anonymous coach gossip

Grace Raynor's story on UNC recruiting

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro, puppies and parenthood nightmares
9:49 Ohio State's new seating and BC's new balance
18:38 Anonymous coach gossip
50:20 How do you put names in your phone contacts?
57:50 Does the Sonics title count for OKC?

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Chris and David answer your questions about CFB26 and interview game designer Ben Haumiller. Then they dive deep into a question from a new college football fan from Scotland: Which team should he adopt and root for? Plus talk about Michigan State's new athletic director and the Tennessee-UCLA softball controversy.

Read Chris' story on his experience playing CFB26

Show timestamps

4:30 CFB26 Mailbag
26:30 EA Sports' Ben Haumiller joins the show
37:40 Niall from Scotland is new to college football. Who should his team be?
53:30 Michigan State hires an AD from Georgia Tech
57:38 Tennessee-UCLA softball controversy

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Chris went down to EA Sports to test out College Football 26, and he's got a LOT to talk about. He also went to Big 12 meetings, where a lot of College Football Playoff drama is spilling out into the public. What do the Big Ten and SEC really want from the next CFP format, and can anybody stop them? And the guys shout out the College Football Hall of Fame for changing the rules to let Mike Leach in.

Chris' story on the 5 Biggest Changes in CFB26

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Chris and David break down the College Football Playoff seeding change for 2025 and discuss what a 16-team CFP could look like in 2026. They also react to each other's Top 25 lists on the best coaches and games of the 2000s, and they answer your mailbag questions on the Group of 5, CFP sleepers, the national title game date and more.

In the show:

Chris' Top 25 Coaches of the 2000s

David's Top 25 Games of the 2000s

Samford-Mercer Baseball Madness

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We're back! In the first episode of Bunch Formation, David Ubben and Chris Vannini discuss the potential end of the USC-Notre Dame rivalry, what's really going on at North Carolina and The Athletic's ranking of the Top 25 teams and players of the 2000s.

Ubben's story on North Carolina

Stewart Mandel's Top 25 Teams of the 2000s

Bruce Feldman's Top 25 Players of the 2000s

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