If you didn’t catch this one live, you missed one of those episodes that remind you why we do this.No script. No guardrails. Just a straight reaction while the sports world was popping off all at once.We had Brandon, CEO of Variety Sports …
Sometimes a title ends up being more accurate than you even planned.This was one of those episodes.Pure Colorado Chaos pretty much says it all. Dom jumped back on the show, and we covered a loaded sports slate that somehow managed to include A…
The real meaning of Invincible’s rematch was never just powerEvery once in a while, a fight in a show stops being just a fight.It stops being about who hit harder.It stops being about who scaled higher.It stops being about who has the loud…
Every now and then, the schedule forces you to adjust.This was one of those weeks.So Ridin’ the Pine came back.No episode number. No normal two-man setup. No need to fake it and pretend the sports world slows down just because life gets …
The first weekend of March Madness always feels like a four-day sports blackout.You blink, your phone is buzzing every eight seconds, your bracket is already bleeding out by dinner on Friday, and somehow by Sunday night, you are sitting there tryi…
If there was any doubt about who owns this era of college wrestling, Saturday night buried it.Penn State did not go a perfect 6-for-6 in the finals. They did not get every belt. They did not have a totally flawless night.And it still did not mat…
If there is one lesson this tournament keeps teaching, it is this:Stop throwing around words like “unbeatable.”I have used that word in these recaps, and let’s be honest, that term lives more in fantasy than fact. Wrestling has…
If you have never experienced competition like the NCAA quarterfinals, I genuinely feel sorry for you.This is one of the best rounds in all of sports.As a high school wrestling coach here in Colorado, the closest thing we have to this kind of …
If anybody was still pretending this tournament was wide open after Session I, Session II should have put that nonsense to bed.Penn State is not sneaking up on anybody. They are not “just surviving.” They are not getting by.They are …
If you were looking for the first session of the NCAA Wrestling Championships to give us a clear message, it did.Penn State is not here to mess around.The Nittany Lions came out in Round 1. They did exactly what a title machine is supposed to do…
There are moments in sports where everything just hits at once.This is one of those weeks.The Denver Broncos went from “what are we doing?” to “oh… we’re COOKING” real fast.And at the same time?It’s M…
There’s nothing like this.Three days.Ten weight classes.The best wrestlers in the world are all in one place.March Madness might get the headlines…But if you really know competition, toughness, and what it means to earn something&md…
If the opening days of NFL free agency taught us anything, it’s that logic doesn’t always win in the NFL offseason.The biggest head-scratcher came from the situation surrounding Max Crosby, the Raiders, and the Baltimore Ravens. A bloc…
March is here, and if you're a sports fan, you already know what that means.The calendar flips and suddenly the sports world goes from a slow winter grind to absolute chaos. Conference tournaments are tipping off in college basketball, the NFL Com…
Red, White & OWNED.I waited 16 years to say this.USA runs hockey.Men’s gold.Women’s gold.Two overtime winners.Same opponent.You don’t script that.You earn it.The Golden Goal We NeededIf you’re our age, Cro…
If you don’t stay down and you never quit, come on over here and sit on the Far End of the Bench.Episode 266 hit different.Not going to dive into everything personally, but like I said on the mic — sometimes the podcast isn’t j…
If you don’t stay down and you never quit, come on over here and sit on the far end of the bench.Super Bowl week means extra reps for everybody, so after episode 265 with Daren, I decided to get selfish.If we were going to talk about the…
If you don’t stay down and you never quit, come on over here and sit on the far end of the bench.Super Bowl week means extra reps for everybody – coaches, players, content creators, and apparently my vocal cords. So for this one, I cal…
After a week off, we’re officially back — and honestly, the timing couldn’t be better.It’s Super Bowl week, Jokic is back on the floor, and we finally had the space to let the show breathe again.Episode 265 of The Far End o…
Broncos heartbreak, a Lumen Field classic, and a Super Bowl rematch nobody saw coming this way.Conference Championship weekend is supposed to separate contenders from cute little stories.This year? It exposed people.We got a rock fight in De…
From Perfect to PandemoniumIndiana Makes History as the NFL Playoffs Descend Into ChaosIf you don’t stay down and you never quit, you already know where to sit.Episode 264 of The Far End of the Bench was the rare convergence of college f…
There’s a moment every postseason where the NFL stops pretending.The Divisional Round is that moment.This is where good teams get exposed, great teams tighten the screws, and the margin for error completely disappears. This weekend wasn&rs…
If you don’t stay down and you never quit, you know where to sit —the far end of the bench.January football didn’t just get weird this year.It blew past the guardrails, jumped the curb, and kept accelerating.Between a CFP that …
Good evening, Bench Warmers.We went live on a Sunday night because the first weekend of the NFL playoffs (formerly “Super Wild Card Weekend”… the NFL quietly dropped the “Super” like we wouldn’t notice) deliver…