Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Arkansas head coach Ryan Silverfield to discuss his first few months on the Razorback and how to bring the Hogs back to glory.

Topics include:
His unique journey as someone who didn't play CFB due to injury
Becoming a high school head coach at 23
Getting to the NFL and working with Brett Favre in Minnesota
The loaded Memphis staff and why he stuck with Mike Norvell
Success at Memphis
Early momentum at Arkansas
Remember Some Guys

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Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a spring game reaction episode, along with some other news, like Indiana's defensive coordinator tweeting upset Alabama fans.

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0:00 Intro and Bunch Formation Bowl V results
3:36 Week 0 might be the new Week 1
5:45 Indiana DC Bryant Haines is mad online
10:31 Sherrone Moore sentenced
12:00 Oklahoma LB Owen Heinecke given an extra year
13:20 NCAA looking at 5 years of eligibility
14:08 Wisconsin AD leaves for a Big Ten job
17:40 Do you miss when spring games were bigger?
22:00 Ohio State spring game reactions
25:19 Michigan spring game reactions
26:59 Georgia spring game reactions
30:25 Miami spring game reactions
32:44 Oklahoma spring game reactions
35:11 Texas A&M spring injuries
35:53 Auburn spring game reactions
37:40 Virginia Tech parachuter crashes into scoreboard
39:20 Some other spring thoughts
41:56 Chris went to Washington and Oregon
51:10 Remember Some Guys: USC, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma

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WWE superstar Trick Williams joins Chris Vannini to recount his journey from South Carolina football player to his first appearance on the WrestleMania stage this weekend.

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0:00 Trick's quick rise in WWE
2:48 Getting into football and going to Hampton
4:26 Transferring to South Carolina to walk on
8:17 Playing for Steve Spurrier
11:50 The end of his football career
19:22 Transitioning to pro wrestling
23:02 Working side jobs in LA while training as a wrestler
25:50 What he learned from Carmelo Hayes
27:20 Moving into a singles run
28:07 Winning the NXT championship
29:14 Moving up to the WWE main roster
30:48 College athletes moving into pro wrestling
32:22 SEC rivalry with Oba Femi
33:00 His goals in WWE
33:45 Facing Sami Zayn
34:56 Remember Some Guys

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Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk spring practice and what we're seeing and hearing across the country.

0:00 Intro
4:45 Spring practice will probably change next year
8:34 Alabama's QB battle gets interesting
12:41 New head coaches moving up to the SEC
16:03 The Lane Kiffin honeymoon
18:57 Is Indiana going to start a dynasty?
23:23 Is SMU the biggest threat to Miami?
27:03 Who is the next Vanderbilt or Texas Tech?
30:01 Oregon replacing both coordinators
33:17 Better upside: Deion's Colorado or Belichick's UNC?
40:00 Will there really be no spring portal?
42:55 Michigan's overhaul
45:50 Remember Some Guys: SMU, Texas, Miami

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Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back, and David's on edge after a strange neighborhood situation. The guys get into the future of conference championship games, the Big Ten overlords, Big 12 infighting and more.

0:00 Intro
8:38 The end of the SEC championship game?
22:15 Why the Big Ten is REALLY so dominant now
29:15 Final Fours in football stadiums
37:04 Cody Campbell vs. Brett Yormark
45:34 Executive orders and possible eligibility changes
50:54 Remember Some Guys: Michigan, Wake Forest, Ohio State

Restaurant Gap Relationships story

SEC championship game story

Big 12 bickering story

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Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by New Mexico coach Jason Eck to talk about his unbelievable turnaround at New Mexico, playing at Wisconsin, the legend of the Kibbie Dome and more.

0:00 Intro
1:45 Eck's dance move
2:48 Being forced to move from football coach to golf course assistant
5:17 Pushing through the low points
9:30 Walking on at Wisconsin
12:34 Playing in a Rose Bowl
14:12 Barry Alvarez lessons at Wisconsin
15:47 Informing his wife he was fired while she was going into labor
17:15 Not knowing your future as an assistant
20:05 Kibbie Dome memories
24:55 Should move schools drop down to FCS like Idaho?
28:10 Why he took the New Mexico job
32:30 How he turned New Mexico around in one year
38:03 Mountain West computer tiebreaker
40:02 Appreciating the offensive line
41:39 Rapid Fire
47:03 Remember Some Guys

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Chris Vannini is back from vacation, so he joins David Ubben to dive back into a slew of college football topics, from Pete Golding's response to tampering allegations, new transfer rules, new targeting rules, new CFP committee members and more.

Chris' story on Duke becoming less hateable

New spring transfer penalties

New on-field rules for 2026

0:00 Intro, vacation and bar TVs
7:15 Pete Golding responds to Dabo's tamper allegations
12:46 New spring transfer penalties
17:50 New on-field rules for 2026
24:02 Trump executive order on Army-Navy
27:30 The 2027 season could move up to Week 0
29:58 Three new CFP selection committee members
34:35 Chandler Morris and Owen Heineke sue NCAA for extra years
39:29 Ubben's visits to South Carolina and NC State
44:34 CFB needs NFL owner meetings
48:48 Chris addresses the Duke hate story response
57:30 Final Four picks
59:59 Remember Some Guys: WKU, South Carolina, Alabama

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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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