Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a jam-packed episode. The guys explain why the Senate bill stalled and what comes next, why the Senate gave Missouri a national title claim, why USC-Notre Dame is coming back and wonder what Purdue's AD was thinking. Then they go deep on Notre Dame and every team in the ACC for the 2026 season.

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Story on the Senate recognizing a Mizzou title it doesn't claim

Chris' story on Monday's CFP meeting

0:00: Intro, brisket and recess
3:26 College sports bill stalls in Senate
6:43 Senate recognizes a Mizzou claim for the 1960 national title
10:08 Notre Dame-USC is coming back
13:24 Purdue's AD said what?
15:46 CFP meeting on Monday
18:24 Notre Dame preview
26:36 Miami (Fla.)
32:29 Clemson
38:57 SMU
44:12 Louisville
50:18 NC State
47:44 Pitt
54:29 Virginia
57:40 Georgia Tech
1:02:50 Virginia Tech
1:06:15 Cal
1:12:20 Florida State
1:16:18 Wake Forest
1:19:10 Duke
1:22:55 North Carolina
1:26:44 Syracuse
1:30:48 Boston College
1:33:09 Stanford
1:37:48 Remember Some Guys: Notre Dame, Cal

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Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for the Big Ten preview. The guys give their breakdown of all 18 teams, plus an over/under win total projection, and a Big Ten championship game pick.

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Chris' story on Demond Williams and Washington

Listener David's St. Jude's marathon fundraiser

0:00 Intro, snakes and Akron playcalling
7:10 Indiana
14:45 Ohio State
21:50 Oregon
27:02 Penn State
32:52 USC
36:36 Michigan
42:06 Washington
44:55 Iowa
48:08 Illinois
50:52 Minnesota
53:08 Wisconsin
54:41 UCLA
57:47 Nebraska
1:01:43 Maryland
1:04:55 Northwestern
1:08:18 Michigan State
1:13:41 Rutgers
1:14:57 Purdue
1:18:20 Remember Some Guys: Tulane/Washington, Iowa, Michigan State

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Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a packed news episode. The guys discuss the Senate bill getting real, the Big Ten calling out the SEC, the arrival of jersey patches, some Minnesota rowing and more. David also nearly took out Shane Beamer with a golf shot.

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NOTE: After we recorded, the court and NCAA clarified that transfer and pro participation rules are not affected by this ruling, likely limiting the vast majority of players hoping to come back. If you signed a pro contract, you can't come back. If you didn't enter the portal earlier this year, you can't pick a new school. But the NCAA is appealing and this all remains fluid.

0:00 Intro, stickers and David's golf incident with Shane Beamer
6:20 Big Ten and SEC support the Senate bill, a big step. But what's in it?
13:49 Some graduated players are getting an extra year
18:37 Curt Cignetti calls out the SEC. Was he right?
25:33 Kyle Whittingham won't hate Ohio State. Does it matter?
29:25 Tony Petitti makes another pitch for a 24-team playoff
38:04 Jersey patches at Ohio State and Notre Dame
46:50 UNC places GM Michael Lombardi on leave
50:25 Minnesota is adding Norway fan rowing
56:52 Mailbag: Could Wisconsin be good?
1:00:54 Remember Some Guys: Michigan, North Carolina, Texas

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Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by best-selling author Chuck Klosterman to talk about why they love college football, if today's problems can be solved, and why Chuck's new book predicts the decline of football's popularity within a century. Then they remember some guys.

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Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about an eventful SEC media days. Will the SEC break away from the SEC? Can the league catch up to the Big Ten? Which coaches ruffled the most feathers?

0:00 Intro
6:35 Steve Sarkisian says Texas needed to clear cap space
13:37 Pete Golding leans into it
20:05 What the SEC breakaway talk really means
24:55 Eli Drinkwitz doesn't like Big Ten schedules
33:44 Lane Kiffin quit social media
38:29 Ryan Silverfield tries to overcome negativity
41:23 SEC preseason media poll reactions
45:20 Big Ten media days preview
50:54 The Senate bill might be dead
53:15 Mailbag Q on regular season vs CFP
57:57 Remember Some Guys: Kentucky, Texas, Florida

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Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Lucy Rhoden to draft the best stadiums in college football. The group shares their favorite memories at stadiums, what makes them unique and the close calls that missed the cut.

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0:00 Intro
4:58 What makes a good college football stadium
9:44 Stadium draft
1:04:15 Remember Some Guys: Middle Tennessee, Auburn, Iowa

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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 Miami
29:44 Bill Belichick enters Year 2 at UNC
33:40 Boston College
35:37 Cal
38:39 Duke
42:35 Florida State
44:46 Georgia Tech
47:09 Louisville
48:37 NC State
50:17 SMU
56:23 Stanford
1:00:17 Syracuse
1:01:37 Virginia
1:03:14 Virginia Tech
1:04:59 Wake Forest
1:09:34 What we expect from SEC Media Days
1:13:58 Remember Some Guys: NC State, Boston College/Pitt, Tennessee

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(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

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