Chris Vannini ✓

@ChrisVannini · Dallas (imported from Detroit) · joined 26 Feb 2009

•Senior writer, The Athletic •College football, dogs, pro wrestling tweets •Co-host, @BunchFormationP & @GettingOvercast •Tips: DM or cvannini@theathletic.com

65 781Followers

3 392Following

250 782Posts total

1.7MViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

6 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views11 436this account2 751median for 10K–100K

Reach, %17.39%this account9.00%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.14%this account1.65%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	11 436	2 751	4.16×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	17.39%	9.00%	1.93×
Engagement rate	0.14%	1.65%	0.09×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

1.4M4 Aug

12.5K2 Sep

268.5K

10.7K

3.1K

5.9K3 Sep

12.2K

Last 7 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.16%4 Aug

0.03%2 Sep

0.13%

0.55%

0.16%

1.09%3 Sep

0.07%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.65%.

What the audience does

Likes62.4%2 097 in total

Reposts11.8%395 in total

Replies2.6%87 in total

Quotes6.4%215 in total

Bookmarks16.8%564 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

The Bunch Formation helmet stickers are out! And tomorrow’s show opens with an incredible gift from a listener that @davidubben now holds. Show goes up tomorrow morning. Get subscribed: https://t.co/lbWr27tfhJ 12.2K views · 6 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 An LSU women's basketball player from Ukraine says her decision to leave the team was because Kim Mulkey signed a player from Russia. She's asking the NCAA to let her play somewhere else this season: https://t.co/gsbWzqcfDJ https://t.co/S3GXcKQg0t 5.9K views · 58 likes · 5 reposts · 2 replies 03 Sep 2026 Georgia's attorney general chimes in on the LSU drama, urging the conference to "take all measures available" if LSU uses pro players. You might remember state AGs coming to the Big 12's side in the Sorsby case, too. https://t.co/WnT9ZPNiX2 3.1K views · 5 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 Wowzers. These Clippers penalties are very similar to what the Timberwolves got in 2000 for cap circumvention. That also cost five first-round picks and a one-year owner suspension. But this Clippers fine is much higher. 10.7K views · 52 likes · 5 reposts · 2 replies 02 Sep 2026 RESULTS OF THE NBA'S CLIPPERS/KAWHI INVESTIGATION: NBA has taken 5 first round picks from the Clippers and fined THEM $30 million. Steve Ballmer suspended 1 year "for knowingly seeking to help Mr. Leonard obtain off-court income opportunities." Kawhi Leonard has to pay the NBA 268.5K views · 273 likes · 41 reposts · 9 replies 02 Sep 2026 @ChrisVannini 📍Federal Way, WA Thanks! https://t.co/xHUTxCbEOA 12.5K views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 20 years ago, ESPN aired Playmakers, a scripted drama about a football team with drug issues, domestic violence and homophobia. It was a massive hit, but the NFL hated it, so it was canceled. Here's the definitive story of what happened to Playmakers: https://t.co/4TC1ihZkFZ 1.4M views · 1.7K likes · 342 reposts · 74 replies 04 Aug 2023