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The FCS Playoff Committee Top 10 Rankings, and a Week 8 Full of Big Sky home favorites

2026/10/22

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin take a look at the FCS Playoff Committee's Top 10 rankings before looking back at last week's Big Sky slate and looking ahead to Week 8.

UNC Football Beats Top-Of-The-Conference Cal Poly

2026/10/20

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap one of the most impressive wins of the Ed Lamb era, capitalizing on three turnovers to beat Cal Poly.

Northern Arizona Cements Itself as a Playoff Team, Plus Is Idaho State Dead?

2026/10/15

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap an exciting week of Big Sky games in this week's Beyond the Den. The two also debate the FCS top 25 and pick Week 7's slate.

UNC Comeback at EWU Falls Short, Plus Keegan Patterson at QB1

2026/10/13

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap a disappointing loss to EWU, including what looked like season-ending injury to Kenny Leuth. Then, the two look ahead to Cal Poly as Keegan Patterson takes over QB1 duties.

UNC Football overmatched at Montana. Could We See a 2 QB System Moving Forward?

2026/10/06

Ben Schleiger and Chris "Drunk" Bolin recap a loss at Washington Grizzly Stadium in which the Bears scored their first points in 9 years vs. Montana.

Montana Dominates UC Davis. How Many Playoff-Caliber Teams Are There?

2026/10/01

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap the first week back to Big Sky play, including a Montana trouncing of UC Davis. Then, they make their picks for Week 5.

UNC Football Trounces Utah Tech in a Game of Firsts of This Era of Bears Football

2026/09/29

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap a 37-13 Homecoming win over Utah Tech, the largest home win for UNC since 2017. Then the two take a look ahead to a matchup at Montana.

Is Montana State in Trouble? Plus, Big Sky Play is Finally Back

2026/09/25

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap a confusing Week 3, including a few games that were much closer than expected. Then, they preview the first slate of Big Sky games since Week 0.

UNC Bears Flip the Script, Scoring 16 Unanswered 4th Quarter Points to Pick up First Win

2026/09/22

Chris Bolin and Ben Schleiger finally get to revel in a win after UNC finally ends up on the winning side of a crazy outcome.

Good Teams Win, Great Teams Cover. Plus, the Last Week of Nonconference Football

2026/09/17

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin take a look through Week 2 of Big Sky Football, before making their picks for Week 3.

UNC Football Dominates Wyoming in Another Close Loss for the Bears

2026/09/15

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin wallow in self-pity about another UNC loss, before taking a look at the positives from Laramie and the program ahead of a Week 3 matchup against DII Northeastern State.

Is the Middle of the Big Sky Wide Open? Plus, What We Learned From Week 1

2026/09/10

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin discuss their first updates to their top 25 polls, recap the Week 1 Big Sky slate and look ahead to Week 2.

Northern Colorado Fights Hard Against South Dakota, Plus Chad Smith of WyoNation Previews the Pokes

2026/09/08

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap UNC's loss to South Dakota in Greeley, before Chad Smith of WyoNation joins to preview a Week 2 matchup at Wyoming.

Montana State in a Class of its Own? How Does the Rest of the Big Sky Shape Up?

2026/09/03

Chris Bolin and Ben Schleiger recap a highly contested Week 0 slate of games before making their Week 1 picks.

UNC Bears Football Finds Another Never Before Seen Way to Lose

2026/09/01

Chris Bolin and Ben Schleiger recap a season-opening loss to Weber State, the latest in a string of cruel and unusual ways the Bears have found to torture their fans. Thumbnail Photo Credit to UNC Athletics

★★★★★

@CFB_Polls_ 2025/08/11

UNC Bears Podcast

Like the passion. The commitment to UNC football and basketball. Quality content. Informed. Honest. Would like to see CO HSFB to players interviewed. ...

R3B3L_25 2023/10/02

Best UNC Podcast Around

Chris and Ben know a thing about the Bears 😉

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