Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Nicole Auerbach to discuss our favorite parts of the NCAA Tournament so far and preview the second weekend

Nicole's NBC story on Cinderellas

0:00 Intro
2:10 Favorite moments from the first weekend
9:35 Bracket check-in
12:35 Why there are fewer Cinderellas and why it's not just NIL/portal
23:07 Sweet 16 and Elite 8 picks
34:35 Remember Some Guys

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Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by The Athletic's Brendan Marks to preview everything in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, from the best teams to upsets and trends to keep an eye on.

What to know about all 68 teams

Are Cinderellas doomed?

0:00 Intro
4:03 Final Four picks
8:05 Should we be concerned about Duke/Michigan injuries?
11:32 Are Cinderellas going away?
16:25 The Miami (Ohio) Discourse
23:15 The role of metrics
25:39 Should the tournament expand?
30:48 Who could make a big run outside of Duke/Michigan/Arizona?
37:42 Teams we don't trust
43:50 First-round upset picks
50:03 National title picks
53:09 Remember Some Basketball Guys: Northern Iowa, Gonzaga, Villanova, Michigan State

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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 roundtable fallout, did this matter?
36:50 Chris' takeaways from visiting Oklahoma
48:46 Louisiana Tech suing Conference USA to leave early
53:26 Remember Some Guys: Lou Holtz, Muggsy Bogues, Penn State

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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 "Jim Mora Jr."
5:20 How Mora's dad is doing (leg-pressing 220 pounds at 90 years old)
7:20 How Jim was involved in his dad's "PLAYOFFS!" press conference
8:45 Moving around a lot as a coach's kid
9:58 Wanting to become a coach
12:00 Most impressive thing he saw Mike Vick do
14:48 Why take the UConn job?
19:30 How he turned around UConn
21:00 He doesn't think UCLA should've fired him
22:28 The limitations at UCLA
24:28 What it's like to get fired
25:55 The Josh Rosen dorm hot tub
27:48 How his NFL experience has helped in college football
29:57 Why take the Colorado State job
32:22 The new Pac-12
34:22 Why Colorado State is viewed as a sleeping giant
37:40: Rapid fire: TV binge, favorite food, last book, pet peeve, vacation spot, best football player, David's defensive calls

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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 secret meeting to pool CFB rights + Trump's White House roundtable
47:10 The guys get off track and talk about the JFK Jr. show, the new Scrubs and other TV shows
54:45 Remember Some Guys: Memphis, Minnesota, Texas A&M

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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 coach at 5 years old + why he purposely held off marriage
14:48 Recruiting and coaching Saquon Barkley
19:13 Craziest thing he saw Saquon do
23:30 Lessons from James Franklin
25:30 Interviewing with Nick Saban
29:20 What it's like working for Nick Saban
30:50 What it takes to get a head coaching job
35:10 Why he took the Memphis job
37:00 Getting Memphis over the hump
39:07 Can Memphis get into a Power 4 conference?

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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 Intro
4:20 Kirby Smart vs. Mario Cristobal roast battle
15:02 Could Army-Navy move?
19:16 Tennessee's future without Joey Aguilar
22:00 Chandler Morris wants a 7th year
24:35 Coaching Grades
25:14 Michigan - Kyle Whittingham
27:46 Ohio - John Hauser
28:59 Missouri State - Casey Woods
30:15 Utah - Morgan Scalley
33:09 Washington State - Kirby Moore
34:54 Coastal Carolina - Ryan Beard
36:32 Southern Miss - Blake Anderson
38:42 Toledo - Mike Jacobs
40:56 Iowa State - Jimmy Rogers
43:30 Tulane - Will Hall
46:57 Memphis - Charles Huff
49:16 UConn - Jason Candle
52:30 UAB - Alex Mortensen
56:47 Penn State - Matt Campbell
1:00:11 Kansas State - Collin Klein
1:03:01 Cal - Tosh Lupoi
1:05:19 James Madison - Billy Napier
1:07:15 USF - Brian Hartline
1:08:37 North Texas - Neal Brown
1:10:16 Kentucky - Will Stein
1:12:37 UCLA - Bob Chesney
1:15:32 Michigan State - Pat Fitzgerald
1:19:12 LSU - Lane Kiffin
1:22:40 Ole Miss - Pete Golding
1:24:20 Florida - Jon Sumrall
1:27:52 Auburn - Alex Golesh
1:29:46 Colorado State - Jim Mora
1:31:06 Oklahoma State - Eric Morris
1:33:38 Arkansas - Ryan Silverfield
1:35:45 Stanford - Tavita Pritchard
1:37:02 Oregon State - JaMarcus Shephard
1:38:46 Virginia Tech - James Franklin
1:42:03 Kent State - Mark Carney
1:43:00 Remember Some Guys: Florida, Western Michigan, Michigan State

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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 Dynasty mode
47:45 Online mode
54:43 Road to Glory
58:54 Ultimate Team
1:01:22 Teambuilder
1:12:05 David's salad dressing situation
1:16:23 Remember Some Guys

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