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Episode 58!!! It's Buckets 32nd birthday! B & D are back for a very special show. We answer ALL of your questions including Sabres, MLB playoffs and so much more! We finish up with a deep dive on the 3-2 Buffalo Bills. Could it be our last show?! Never know…ENJOY!

Recap of the 2023 Pepper Tournament.

YES! We are back! Buckets and Dan get you caught up on all the important stuff in their lives before a comprehensive breakdown of WNY's most iconic golf tournament (#ThePepper). This very well could be our last episode so we hope you enjoy.

We are joined by two great guests in this one! Barstool Sports “Frank the Tank” joins us to discuss his upcoming trip to Buffalo for this Sunday's wild card matchup. Clay Ferraro of WPLG-Miami gives us a comprehensive breakdown of all things Dolphins as well. And of course, we answer all of your questions and give some predictions of our own. Go Bills!!!

We are BACK! Its time for a Bills Mid-season review. Buckets and Dan give comprehensive analysis of the Bills and the NFL through nIne weeks! It's also Cortaca Week! B & D preview this weekend's EPIC battle at Yankee Stadium between the unbeaten Red Dragons and Bombers. Cortland starting QB and Ken-Ton native Zac Boyes re-joins the show for a great interview! Enjoy! Go Bills! Go Red Dragons!!!

Episode 53: The (Married Boys are BACK). This time around we give a comprehensive recap of Bills Rams while previewing Bills Titans and beyond. We interview Villanova WR coach and Cortland legend to learn more about former Nova CB and current Buffalo Bill Christian Benford. Must listen. Enjoy and Go Bills!

A look back at what was another special weekend. Buckets, Dan, and team captains Mike Licata + Pat Cahill break down the events that lead to a consecutive Team Cahill victory. A major trade is also announced toward the end of the show.

The episode all pepper fanatics have been waiting for! A comprehensive breakdown and preview of the 2022 Pepper coming this weekend from Seneca Hickory Stick and Diamond Hawk golf course. Will team Cahill remain champions?

Buckets and Dan break down the NFL draft IN DETAIL and host a COUNTRY WIDE MOCK draft with writers from various NFL cities.

WE ARE BACK! Jam-Packed episode! We start with some critical Bills off-season talk before answering YOUR questions. Mike Licata joins us for an in-depth Final Four preview before Buckets and Dan give a comprehensive MLB season preview loaded with predictions. Enjoy!

Episode 48 - BILLS V CHEIFS PREVIEW. And your Q & A. We also preview the game with Matt Verderame of Fansided. We brought it - buckle up and enjoy. AND GO BILLS.

WE. ARE. BACK. Buckets and Dan answer your questions before a comprehensive breakdown of this weekend's Wild Card matchup between the Bills and the Patriots. The boys also talk NFL playoffs and review their preseason prediction. Enjoy! And Go Bills!!!

Thanksgiving Special!! Buckets and Dan catch up on all current sports events before we have special guest Mike Licata break down the world of College Basketball. Buckets and Dan then do a deep dive on the recent struggles of the Buffalo Bills before we preview and predict their game vs New Orleans Thursday night! Enjoy!

We are….BACK! Buckets and Dan break down the first four weeks of the Bills season and get you ready for Sunday Night in Kansas City. Dan is also joined by Chiefs reporter Matt Verderame of Fansided to break down the their 2-2 start to the season. All that and a GREAT Q&A! Enjoy!

WE ARE BACK! All things Bills leading up to the iconic Super Bowl Run. Dan has you covered on all things Bills v Steelers. Plus more NFL predications. Buckets has you covered on all things around the league + fantasy football. LETS … GOOO! The return…

The Pepper Review! We look back at the iconic weekend in Clymer NY and speak with Captain Licata as well as all the winners from Team Cahill. What a show!!!

Buckets and Dan return to preview the 2021 Pepper Golf Tournament. Interviews with both Captain Licata and Captain Cahill. Enjoy!

Buckets and Dan are BACK to discuss everything there is to know about the 2021 NFL Draft.  Besides talking about the Bills needs and who they think Buffalo will go with in the first round, they also discuss the main points of the draft as a whole, give a predictive top ten, give some sleeper late round prospects they like, and much more!

The Finale. One. Last. Show. Our biggest and best Q + A (12:00). Sabres legend Danny Gare is our final RE McNamara Buffalo Sports Blast From The Past (41:00). We then wrap up the fantastic Buffalo Bills season and provide our perspective on what’s next before our closing. We sincerely appreciate our listeners throughout this magical forty episode journey. Enjoy!

Super Bowl Bills?!? We have you covered front to back on this week’s Bills/Chiefs AFC Championship matchup! After our Q&A, Buckets and Dan give their opinions on Sunday’s game. Tom Martin, former sports reporter of WIVB-Buffalo and KCTV-Kansas City joins us for a detailed analysis of the Chiefs. (1:05:00)

Loaded show! We start with your questions before Nathan Leaman, Head Coach of U.S National Junior Hockey Team joins us to discuss their epic run to a gold medal last week (24:35). We then preview Saturday’s divisional round showdown vs the Baltimore Ravens before Bills legend Brian Moorman joins us to talk past and present in an awesome interview (104:05). Enjoy and Go Bills!

We start with your questions before a comprehensive break down of Wild Card Weekend. Kevin Bowen of Indy’s 1075 The Fan and Andrew Walker of Colts.com join us for a detailed look on how the Colts matchup against the Bills this Saturday. Enjoy!

We’re closing 2020 with a BANG. Episode 36 is the Hannon Birthday/NYE Special! We begin by reflecting on some of our favorite episodes and moments before answering YOUR questions. Kenmore West alumni and current UB football assistant coaches Mike Peters and Adam Fron join us at 25:30 to discuss their respective journeys and their current roles in the program. We then discuss the Bills/NFL playoffs. Our show finished with a fantastic interview with former Buffalo Bills tight end Jay Riemersma (129:30). Enjoy and Happy New Year!

Buckets and Dan bring the FACTS in this Christmas Eve Special. We answer all of you questions before discussing everything Buffalo Bills. Former UB legend quarterback Drew Willy is our blast from the past. Enjoy!

Episode 34! After a fun Q&A, friend of the show and former Buffalo Bills tackle John Fina joins us to discuss the success of the team and specifically the offensive line (24:30). We then preview this Saturday’s Bills vs Broncos matchup.

Episode 33 is a WNY High School Special! We interview two of WNY's top senior athletes. Katherine Jacobia (13:41), a senior field hockey star at Amherst High School joins us to discuss her team's magical run to a section championship this year. Katherine was named first team All-WNY and is currently a semi-finalist for the Buffalo News fall female athlete of the year. We then preview this Sunday night's marquee matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers before a fantastic interview with Lew Port's standout basketball player Roddy Gayle (45:30). Roddy has been a top player in WNY over the past few years and recently committed to play at Ohio State. Roddy speaks about his journey through basketball and about why Ohio State was the right decision for him. Enjoy!!

We begin with our traditional humorous Q & A before previewing Monday’s Bills vs Niners showdown. Jonah Bronstein joins us this week for an in-depth discussion regarding UB football and basketball (37:43). Enjoy!

The Thanksgiving Special! Dan and Buckets discuss what they have to be thankful for, while also welcoming on their fiancé's for a "Best Things about Thanksgiving" Mt. Rushmore. They also have a great discussions with Mets beat writer Michael Baron, and award winning author Mac Bledsoe, father of former Buffalo Bills' quarterback Drew Bledsoe. On top of that, the duo breaks down this weekend's matchup for the Bills vs the Chargers, as well much more! Enjoy! And Happy Thanksgiving to your and your family!

We did not hold back on episode 30! We are joined by two fantastic guests this week. Jerry Sullivan joins us for a very fun interview (35:15). Our Buffalo sports blast from the past is Quinn Early! He chats with us about his days in Buffalo and the interesting things he is up to now. (1:26:15) Enjoy!

EPISODE 29!!! Jim Abbott joins us to talk about this weekend’s Masters (18:15). Buckets and Dan then give an in-depth, comprehensive breakdown of this week’s Bills/Cardinals matchup. We then dive into some fantasy football talk with PFF’s Ian Hartitz (1:00:00). ENJOY!

After our traditional Q & A, we talk take a deep look at the Buffalo Bills with Bruce Nolan (26:00). Marist College assistant basketball coach Serge Clement also joins us to discuss his rise through the coaching ranks, among other fun stories (51:48). We then provide our preview of this week’s Bills/Seahawks matchup. Enjoy!

Packed show! We start by answering YOUR questions before doing our weekly Buffalo Bills recap/preview (20:00). UB Football head strength and conditioning coach Matthew Gildersleeve is our guest this week in a must listen interview. (43:20) Enjoy!

Buckets and Dan dive through all of today’s important sports topics before previewing this week’s Bills vs Jets game. Former Nichols and UB basketball standout Will Regan is our Buffalo Sports Blast from the past (30:26) Enjoy!

Buckets and Dan start with some #QandA4BandD - Craig Morgan joins the show to discuss Buffalo’s signing of Taylor Hall (19:12). Buckets and Dan then talk Bills football as they review the loss in Tennessee and preview Monday’s game vs the Chiefs! Enjoy!

SURPRISE EPISODE! On a Monday! Buckets and Dan give you their keys and predictions on tomorrow’s Bills vs Titans Tuesday showdown! Enjoy!

HUGE SHOW! Buckets and Dan update you on everything Bills, NFL, NBA, and much more. Scott Wheeler of The Athletic joins the show to break down the Buffalo Sabres draft pick of Jack Quinn and beyond (15:04). Afterwards, Buckets and Dan talk with Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach and Cortland graduate Derek Lalonde. Coach Lalonde speaks on his career and delivers fantastic stories about the NHL bubble and what it was like to hoist the Stanley Cup. Enjoy!

Huge Show ! After an entertaining opening Pat Malacaro joins the show to talk MLB playoffs (19:20). Buckets + Dan give you their #Bills vs #Raiders preview/prediction at 39:26. The legendary Tim Graham joins the show for a great interview at 56:25. ENJOY!

HUGE SHOW! Buckets + Dan start by answering your questions. Cameron DaSilva of USA Today Rams Wire then joins us to break down the Bills vs Rams matchup. Buckets and Dan then break down their keys to the game and what to look for ahead of the Bills game Sunday. Finally, we end with a great conversation with former Bill Jerry Ostroski. Enjoy!

Buckets and Dan are BACK and will be dropping on Thursdays moving forward. In this episode we have Ace Vetrano previewing the US Open, as well as an awesome discussion with Buffalo Bisons GM (and SUNY Cortland grad) Anthony Sprague. Thursdays also provide a great day to talk Bills, as we recap the week one win over the Jets, and preview this week's battle against the Miami Dolphins. Our RE McNamara Buffalo Sports Blast from the Past to end the show is former heavyweight boxer "Baby" Joe Mesi! Enjoy!

After a week off, Buckets and Dan are BACK with a loaded Bills season preview.  Plenty to talk about as they start with this weekend's season opener vs the Jets, before diving into some player prop over/unders.  They then discuss what is being over hyped and under hyped, as well as what they dup is looking forward to seeing most this season.  Predictions on the Bills' final record is followed by Buckets taking on friend of the show Dan Muscarella in a "Bills Season Opener" trivia segment, and the show wraps up with some team over/unders.  Enjoy!

A little bit of everything! We start with some #QandA4B&D before welcoming on Michelle Magdziuk (26:45), of FantasyPros and Ballblast: a Fantasy Football Podcast, to get you ready for your upcoming drafts. We then talk some golf with our good friend Ace Vetrano (59:19) before former Buffalo Bill, and three time super bowl starting guard, John Davis joins us as our RE McNamara Buffalo Sports Blast from the Past (1:13:51). Enjoy!

Another episode slammed with content as we discuss the NHL and NBA playoffs before welcoming on Buffalo Bisons' archivist and curator John Boutet (28:21) to discuss his incredible collection of Buffalo sports memorabilia, and how his passion first started. We then talk some hockey with Sportsnet's Jeff Marek (45:45), including what teams might blow it up now that they have been eliminated early from postseason play, and what he thinks the Sabres' first off-season move should be. Joining us for our Mt. Rushmore this week is WGR550's Brian Kozial and ESPN Ithaca's Nick Karski, as we each draft our top sports play-by-play announcers of all time (59:35). Finally, we finish it up by interviewing former Sabre J.P. Dumont as our RE McNamara Buffalo Sports Blast from the Past (1:30:12). Make sure to head to bucketsanddan.com as t-shirts are now on sale. Enjoy!

A little bit of everything since we are in the meat and potatoes of the COVID-19 sports season. We start with some Bills talk, with each of us providing our thoughts on the latest extensions, as well as the three players we are most excited to hear about about as training camp continues with the first full day of pads taking place today. We follow that up with two great segments as we welcome on Guru Gray to discuss the beginning of the NBA playoffs, and then our good friend Jay Moser hops on to talk about his new hockey betting site, puckluck.com, as well as giving us some locks heading into tonight's NHL action. Dan then talks more in depth on a few Bills topics with Cover 1 Buffalo's Greg Tompsett, followed by a very entertaining trivia segment, and Mt. Rushmore of Sports Records. Finally, we welcome on Buffalo Bisons' legend Jeff Manto as our RE McNamara Buffalo Sports Blast from the Past, Enjoy!

The play in round for the NHL is in the books, and we give our predictions for the first round including who we think reaches the Stanley Cup finals. We then recap the PGA Championship with Ace Vetrano and Dan Keem during our Hole in One segment (28:48), followed by a great conversation with WGR550's Sal Capaccio to talk all things Bills related (51:17). Steve Mathes of The Bills Guys podcast, along with friend of the program Brendan Graham, then join for a very fun Mt. Rushmroe segment in which we each build an offensive skill position roster comrised of all-time Buffalo Bills players (1:15:30). Finally, we welcome on former Buffalo Bills LT Chris Hairston as our RE McNamara Buffalo Sports Blast from the Past (1:34:00). All this, Tre White, the Buffalo Blue Jays, and much more! Enjoy!

We start with yet another BREAKING news segment as Dan tells us about his huge weekend. We then discuss sports being back, including an all-time rant from Dan regarding his beloved Mets, before our resident NBA experts Jim Doyle and Zach Bouley join us for an NBA round-table to discuss the return of basketball (21:21). NBA reporter Sean Highkin of Bleacher Report then hops on the pod to discuss more of the NBA return, including which players and teams to watch for as the playoff picture becomes clearer (48:09). We then mix it up a bit with our weekly Hole in One segment as Ace Vetrano is accompanied by Dan Keem to discuss the upcoming weekend’s PGA championship, the year’s first major, and we get best bets from each of our local experts (1:12:54). We then welcome our fiance’s on for a special Mt. Rushmore segment, as we discuss the Mt. Rushmore of wedding songs (1:33:46). We wrap it up this week with Damone Brown, a Buffalo native who starred at the University of Syracuse before spending four years in the NBA, and is currently the head basketball coach of Bryant and Stratton College, as our RE McNamara Buffalo Sports Blast from the Past (1:54:05).

Another packed show! MLB is back (for now), there is a new NHL team, and the NFL agreed on a process to return, so we tackle those topics and more in the resurgence of our #QandA4BandD segment (6:26). With the NHL returning this weekend, our playoff predictions are now on record as we go through each matchup of the qualifying round (19:29). Reid Wilkins of Global News and 630CHED in Edmonton then joins us to talk about the process of the NHL choosing their Western Conference hub city, and how the Oilers match up in their qualifying round tilt vs the Blackhawks (37:06). We then have some golf talk with our resident golf expert Ace Vetrano in our Hole in One with Ace segment. quickly recapping the 3M Open before previewing this upcoming weekend's WGC (1:06:38). We continue with golf as The Pepper captains, Mike Licata and Pat Cahill, recap this past weekend's festivities (1:19:07). A very entertaining Mt. Rushmore this week with our friends from @MtRushmore716, Nick Phillips and Adam Fron, as we debate and choose our top TV show theme songs (1:33:32). We wrap up the show with former Buffalo Sabre and 18 year NHL veteran Grant Ledyard as our RE McNamara Buffalo Sports Blast from the Past (1:59:48). Enjoy!

Over three hours of content! Do not get overwhelmed, pace yourselves, soak it in, we are jam packed this week. Baseball starts this week, and we go through each division predicting our winners and go on record with our world series picks. Plenty of golf talk as our weekly Hole in One with Ace segment returns (18:05) with Ace Vetrano giving his thoughts on this past weekend’s Memorial Tournament, followed by team captains Mike Licata and Pat Cahill joining us for a preview of this weekend’s local annual Pepper tournament (32:39). We then dive back into baseball with the former voice of the Bisons and current Toronto Blue Jays play-by-play announcer Ben Wagner (54:52), and then perhaps our biggest get ever, ESPN baseball play-by-play announcer Jon “Boog” Sciambi (2:23:05) . After some Mets trivia (1:32:42), and a very fun Mt. Rushmore building starting rotations consisting of only post 2000’s pitchers (1:45:23), we welcome on former Bisons manager Marty Brown as our RE McNamara Buffalo Sports Blast from the (2:47:19). Do not miss any of it!

Another mixed bag of topics before sports heat up in the coming weeks. Our resident golf expert Ace Vetrano stops in to discuss this past weekend's tournament, as well as give his thoughts on the upcoming Memorial Tournament, in our first of many, Hole in one with Ace segment (11:37). We then welcome back two of our favorite guests as Coach Nasca and Coach Simon return to the pod as we discuss our Mt. Rushmore of sports movies (34:03). After that, I surprise Buckets with a Bills trivia segment as he takes on good friends Dan Muscarella and Cory Martin (1:13:12), and we finish off with former Bills tight end Tim Euhus as our RE McNamara Buffalo Sports Blast from the Past (1:19:53).

A mixed bag of topics in this episode, but we start the show with BREAKING NEWS from Buckets. We then hop around a bit with a #QandA4BandD before welcoming on former Texas Tech standout, and recent Washington Nationals signing, Brian Klein (24:59). Co-owner of FC Buffalo, and NBC Sports writer, Nick Mendola then joins us to talk about how the club is handling the pandemic and what they are doing to fight social injustice (46:19). Dan's wonderful girlfriend Cassie, and our good friend Nick Phillips, then hop on for a Mt. Rushmore segment in which each person tries to create their best breakfast order. Finally, we close the show with one of your favorite interviews to date, as we chat with former Buffalo Bills left tackle John Fina and his son Bruno Fina, who will be playing football at UCLA in the fall, for our "RE McNamara Buffalo Sports Blast from the Past" (1:23:58). Enjoy!