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• Senior reporter, The Athletic • College football, dogs and pro wrestling... skeets? • Co-host, Bunch Formation and Getting Over podcasts • DM, cvannini@theathletic.com, Signal: ChrisVannini.01 • linktr.ee/chrisvannini

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Bunch Formation Bowl: Playoff Edition
Bunch Formation Bowl: Playoff Edition YouTube video by Bunch Formation

David vs. me in the dynasty CFP semifinals, Bunch Formation Bowl IV, now live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOp2...

11.03.2026 02:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

There have been 16 70-point games in NBA history.

Five of them have come since 2023.

11.03.2026 02:19 👍 23 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 4
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Bam Adebayo finishes with 83 points, the second-most in NBA history behind Wilt's 100.

20-for-43 shooting (7-22 from 3)
36-for-43 at the FT line

11.03.2026 02:12 👍 48 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 17

Kobe had 18 free throws in his 81-point game. Bam is double that.

11.03.2026 02:09 👍 22 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 2

The Heat are intentionally fouling to try to get the ball back. The Wizards are intentionally fouling non-Bam players. This is pretty shameless lol

11.03.2026 02:07 👍 41 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2

Bam got triple teamed at the 3-point line like he was two Steph Currys

11.03.2026 01:59 👍 51 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

Erik Spoelstra just challenged a call up 25 to try to get Bam two more free throws.

He *hates* challenging anything lmaoooo

11.03.2026 01:57 👍 101 🔁 11 💬 2 📌 0
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Bam Adebayo has SEVENTY-FOUR points tonight for the Heat, the fourth-most in NBA history.

There are still a few minutes left.

11.03.2026 01:55 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 2
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🚨 #WWE #WrestleMania clarifies as Cody Rhodes wins back WWE title, Drew McIntyre gets shunned, CM Punk destroys Roman Reigns. @adamsilverstein.bsky.social, @chrisvannini.com cover:

💪 Rhea & Jade
❌ Balor face turn
👻 Rollins' masked men
➕ Orton, Dom, Bayley, Penta, Danhausen
🎧: linktr.ee/gettingover

10.03.2026 22:01 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Had to ask Jim Mora his memories of Josh Rosen putting a hot tub in his dorm at UCLA.

“Half of you is going, that was brilliant.”

🎧📺 Full show: linktr.ee/bunchformation

10.03.2026 20:35 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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We asked Jim Mora for his favorite Mike Vick plays.

"Every single day, he did something that blew your mind."

🎧📺 Full show: linktr.ee/bunchformation

10.03.2026 15:37 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Announcer just said the Sun Belt's top two seeds got a double-bye. It's actually a quintuple-bye.

09.03.2026 23:03 👍 26 🔁 0 💬 8 📌 3
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09.03.2026 19:59 👍 17 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 3
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🎙 Jim Mora joins a new Bunch Formation:

- The "PLAYOFFS!?" backstory with his dad
- Favorite Mike Vick moments
- Josh Rosen's Hot Tub
- Fixing UConn
- Colorado State's potential
+ Scolding @davidubben.bsky.social's CFB26 coaching

🎧📺: Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation

09.03.2026 13:08 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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🎙 Jim Mora joins a new Bunch Formation:

- The "PLAYOFFS!?" backstory with his dad
- Favorite Mike Vick moments
- Josh Rosen's Hot Tub
- Fixing UConn
- Colorado State's potential
+ Scolding @davidubben.bsky.social's CFB26 coaching

🎧📺: Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation

09.03.2026 13:08 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Georgia Southern might finish this insane run.

The 10-seed Eagles just beat Marshall, their fifth win in five days, to advance to the Sun Belt title game out of the Gauntlet Bracket.

09.03.2026 03:28 👍 57 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 5
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More hockey coaches should dress like this.

09.03.2026 01:06 👍 70 🔁 6 💬 5 📌 6

Izzo's been very clear about what type of team he wants in this era. That's his right. But if he wants a second title before he's done, he needs better players.

08.03.2026 22:54 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 1

Izzo's gotten the most out of this MSU team this year. But the ceiling is what it is. A Final Four run with some breaks. Can't win it all.

08.03.2026 22:47 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The difference between Michigan and MSU basketball this year is that Michigan has NBA guys and MSU does not.

08.03.2026 22:45 👍 40 🔁 1 💬 7 📌 2

2.5 years of yelling "Tom what are you doing" and then it comes together, every time.

08.03.2026 21:31 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Carson Cooper is the only thing keeping MSU in this game, naturally.

08.03.2026 21:27 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

CBS had the Jeremy Fears groin kick package ready to go.

08.03.2026 20:58 👍 42 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 2

Jeremy Fears needs to stop kicking guys in the nuts.

08.03.2026 20:55 👍 50 🔁 5 💬 6 📌 4

31-0. Miami Ohio is a mid-major group that stayed together in the portal era and scores more than 90 points per game. In a new era with fewer Cinderellas than ever, this should be America's Team.

07.03.2026 05:02 👍 117 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 4

The Battle of the Basketball Bricks means something!

07.03.2026 04:46 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
You wouldn’t sleep in March

You wouldn’t sleep in March

07.03.2026 04:44 👍 90 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 2

Miami (Ohio) escapes Ohio in OT and finishes the regular season 31-0.

07.03.2026 04:41 👍 59 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 1

The White House college sports roundtable was going better than I expected. Then it ended worse than I expected. That might've hurt the chances of passing the SCORE Act.

06.03.2026 23:06 👍 27 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1

A discussion about the SCORE Act has turned into the president complaining about the Supreme Court and saying he's going to make an executive order to change college sports. (Executive orders do not have any power).

Mike Johnson is trying to steer this back to SCORE.

06.03.2026 22:56 👍 45 🔁 8 💬 3 📌 1