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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 we...

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 bu...

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!

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 B...

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 Sp...

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 ea...

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...

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...

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...

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 T...

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...

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...

Sabres, NHL draft, and MUCH more!  After sharing our thoughts on the MLB shortened season and the interesting rule changes that will take place, we debate whether Cam Newton signing with the Patriots should strike fear in the Bills’ fan base.  We then welcome on NHL writer Joe Yerdon (21:07) to discuss the Sabres front office moves and overall state of the organization.  Afterward,...

Another special episode as we relive our college glory days and welcome on several guests from SUNY Cortland athletics.  Former men's basketball player and current associate head coach Maurice Kearney joins the podcast to discuss how his unique playing time at Cortland led to his transition into coaching (6:35).  Survivor 39 winner, and former intramural basketball teammate, Tommy Sheeha...

A special episode as we focus on WNY high school athletics.  After discussing our own joys of coaching, we welcome Frank Wolf (17:51) of WNY athletics to discuss how he got started covering high school sports, and how he has expanded his brand into broadcasting local games.  We are then joined by Coach Mark Simon and Coach Paul Nasca (39:47) for a very fun Mt. Rushmore segment where each...

It is another loaded episode as we focus on the current state of the Buffalo Sabres.  After breaking down our own thoughts, we reach out to Die by the Blade managing editor and Sabres beat writer, Chad DeDominicis, to discuss what needs to be done both on and off the ice to turn the Sabres in the right direction (23:26).  WGR's Brayton Wilson, producer of The Howard Simon Show , and Kenm...

We are heavy hitting with content in episode 5! MLB writer Tim Britton joins the show (19:21) to discuss the negotiations between the MLB owners and players and whether he thinks there will be a season this year, and our RE McNamara "Buffalo Sports Blast from the Past" this week is former Buffalo Bills all-pro full back Sam Gash (1:22:07).  We also have a Mt. Rushmore of trades by Buffalo spo...

Episode 4 of Buckets and Dan is loaded! We begin with our #QandA4BandD segment (6:21) which brings us through a variety of topics from Andrew Luck, to favorite bank holidays. Local connoisseurs, and experts of the esteemed chicken wing, Pat Moran and Sean Dungan join us for our Mount Rushmore of local wing establishments (28:33). In the second half of our show we conduct our first ever trivia chal...