Episodes

Well... That sucked! This episode Niko and Jimmy are coming off of watching the Avalanche throw out a stinker of a game and suffer their first loss of the playoffs so far. It is not all doom and gloom, the guys vent about the Avs, breakdown why the Panthers are a joke in the NHL, The Battle of Alberta is drunk, and New York flat sucks. Along with Hockey Talk we get into the #ConferenceFinals and Niko addresses the Tim Connelly to Minnesota rumors for the first time publicly. A great kick off to ...

Wooo! Another episode coming right off a #Overtime win for the Avs, Niko and Jimmy are back in #PlayoffMode for episode 1 of the week. The guys start by going over the historic weekend of Game 7's in the NHL and how we got our 2nd round match ups. Then they have a spat about whether Jordan Binnington is a good goaltender or not, and finally they wrap up with the #ConferenceFinals in the #NBA! A packed episode filled to the brim with analysis of two of the greatest #playoffs in sports! #Follow o...

Wooo! Another episode coming right off a #Overtime win for the Avs, Niko and Jimmy are back in #PlayoffMode for episode 1 of the week. The guys start by going over the historic weekend of Game 7's in the NHL and how we got our 2nd round match ups. Then they have a spat about whether Jordan Binnington is a good goaltender or not, and finally they wrap up with the #ConferenceFinals in the #NBA! A packed episode filled to the brim with analysis of two of the greatest #playoffs in sports! #Follow o...

The Far End of the Bench is back! This week Niko and Jimmy break down what was a sneaky big sports weekend. From the Kentucky Derby upset, combat sports, and #PlayoffRecap look no further for the best sports coverage outside the major media! #Follow on #ApplePodcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/far-end-of-the-bench-with-jimmy-pallotto-and-niko-bryant/id1493003669 #Follow on #Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iQl62c4WQujFaiVHPzgm6?si=9939f84e52654d3f #Follow on #Twit...

The Far End of the Bench is back! This week Niko and Jimmy break down what was a sneaky big sports weekend. From the Kentucky Derby upset, combat sports, and #PlayoffRecap look no further for the best sports coverage outside the major media! #Follow on #ApplePodcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/far-end-of-the-bench-with-jimmy-pallotto-and-niko-bryant/id1493003669 #Follow on #Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iQl62c4WQujFaiVHPzgm6?si=9939f84e52654d3f #Follow on #Twit...

Boy are we going to be tired today! Not even a full week into the latest #Avalanche playoff run and we had a slug-fest in Ball Arena Thursday night, ending with an overtime game winning goal off the stick of Cale Makar #Operation16W has 14 missions remaining. With such a big finish to the night, and since we were all still awake anyways we got an impromptu visit from an old friend, and co-host of the @TellItAvsItIs podcast Griffin Youngs! Griffin, Niko, and Jimmy enjoy the moment, talk about wha...

Boy are we going to be tired today! Not even a full week into the latest #Avalanche playoff run and we had a slug-fest in Ball Arena Thursday night, ending with an overtime game winning goal off the stick of Cale Makar #Operation16W has 14 missions remaining. With such a big finish to the night, and since we were all still awake anyways we got an impromptu visit from an old friend, and co-host of the @TellItAvsItIs podcast Griffin Youngs! Griffin, Niko, and Jimmy enjoy the moment, talk about wha...

Benchwarmers! It feels great to be back and today we are not gonna lie, there is quite a bit of bias when discussing the #playoffs in this episode, but that is why you all love us! We kick things off today right after watching the Avalanche win game 1 of their series against Nashville, then discuss the rest of the game 1's from the #NHL. After a recap of the 2nd round matchups in the #NBA and why Golden State may be in trouble, the guys finish up with Broncos draft analysis and grades! From top ...

Benchwarmers! It feels great to be back and today we are not gonna lie, there is quite a bit of bias when discussing the #playoffs in this episode, but that is why you all love us! We kick things off today right after watching the Avalanche win game 1 of their series against Nashville, then discuss the rest of the game 1's from the #NHL. After a recap of the 2nd round matchups in the #NBA and why Golden State may be in trouble, the guys finish up with Broncos draft analysis and grades! From top ...

Guess who's back! Happy Friyay everyone, congratulations on finding the first of our #Playoff episodes where we release twice a week, if you haven't heard #Episode82 from Wednesday check that out after this episode and see how right or wrong our #NFLDraft predictions were right. For today it's back on track to discuss the playoffs for both the #NBA and #NHL. When it comes to basketball we had to pay respects to the Nuggets season ending in 5 games following two tough efforts in the last 2 games,...

Guess who's back! Happy Friyay everyone, congratulations on finding the first of our #Playoff episodes where we release twice a week, if you haven't heard #Episode82 from Wednesday check that out after this episode and see how right or wrong our #NFLDraft predictions were right. For today it's back on track to discuss the playoffs for both the #NBA and #NHL. When it comes to basketball we had to pay respects to the Nuggets season ending in 5 games following two tough efforts in the last 2 games,...

#PlayoffMode is on and today is the first in what is going to be the most up to date coverage we have ever given to you! From now until the end of the #Playoffs you will get two new episodes each week on Wednesdays and Fridays! Today it is time to cover the #NFLDraft and since neither the #Broncos or #Bengals own a top pick anymore we decided to look at former guest and friend of the show PTV Sports and their Mock Draft 2.0. After Niko and Jimmy break down what Peter is predicting for the first ...

#PlayoffMode is on and today is the first in what is going to be the most up to date coverage we have ever given to you! From now until the end of the #Playoffs you will get two new episodes each week on Wednesdays and Fridays! Today it is time to cover the #NFLDraft and since neither the #Broncos or #Bengals own a top pick anymore we decided to look at former guest and friend of the show PTV Sports and their Mock Draft 2.0. After Niko and Jimmy break down what Peter is predicting for the first ...

#PlayoffMode is now activated, or at least at half mast, the #NBA tournament is underway so Niko and Jimmy break down everything up to the minute of them recording this banger! Starting with the #Nuggets star Jamal Murray, Jimmy thinks he may be slow playing his return in the COA and then it is full speed ahead! Great episode this week you are all going to love! If you enjoy today's show make sure you are following the show and leave a 5-star rating and review, also tell a friend to check us out...

80 episodes later and we are all still here! We are moving right along and it is #Playoff time once again, on today's episode Niko and Jimmy recap the events of the weekend; both the Masters tournament and Jimmy gives a message to his former teammate #DwayneHaskins following his passing Saturday. All this and more be sure to leave a 5-star rating and a review! #Follow on #ApplePodcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/far-end-of-the-bench-with-jimmy-pallotto-and-niko-bryant/id1493003...

80 episodes later and we are all still here! We are moving right along and it is #Playoff time once again, on today's episode Niko and Jimmy recap the events of the weekend; both the Masters tournament and Jimmy gives a message to his former teammate #DwayneHaskins following his passing Saturday. All this and more be sure to leave a 5-star rating and a review! #Follow on #ApplePodcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/far-end-of-the-bench-with-jimmy-pallotto-and-niko-bryant/id1493003...

Fans of wrestling are more than likely familiar with the career of Ryan Deakin after he set foot on campus in Evanston to wrestle for the Northwestern Wildcats, but do you know the man under the wrestler? Ryan Deakin joins the show to talk about his experience growing into the wrestler he is today, from the wrong colored singlet in youth, to having a perfect season yanked from him by a global pandemic. All the way to finally fulfilling his goal of becoming a National Champion, as well as 4-time ...

Fans of wrestling are more than likely familiar with the career of Ryan Deakin after he set foot on campus in Evanston to wrestle for the Northwestern Wildcats, but do you know the man under the wrestler? Ryan Deakin joins the show to talk about his experience growing into the wrestler he is today, from the wrong colored singlet in youth, to having a perfect season yanked from him by a global pandemic. All the way to finally fulfilling his goal of becoming a National Champion, as well as 4-time ...

Fans of wrestling are more than likely familiar with the career of Ryan Deakin after he set foot on campus in Evanston to wrestle for the Northwestern Wildcats, but do you know the man under the wrestler? Ryan Deakin joins the show to talk about his experience growing into the wrestler he is today, from the wrong colored singlet in youth, to having a perfect season yanked from him by a global pandemic. All the way to finally fulfilling his goal of becoming a National Champion, as well as 4-time ...

Following that awesome #BonusFriday show with Hunter Mullin we know we need to have a worthy follow up! This week on #Episode79 the guys discuss #Wrestlemania and Pat MacaFee living the boyhood dream of so many, Niko is the #MarchMadness champion, the #EasternConference NHL Playoff outlook currently and more! Since Niko technically finished 1st the winners of the $150 Gift Card have been notified that #Thursday morning we will release the coin flip video where the best 2/3 will win. The coin tos...

Following that awesome #BonusFriday show with Hunter Mullin we know we need to have a worthy follow up! This week on #Episode79 the guys discuss #Wrestlemania and Pat MacaFee living the boyhood dream of so many, Niko is the #MarchMadness champion, the #EasternConference NHL Playoff outlook currently and more! Since Niko technically finished 1st the winners of the $150 Gift Card have been notified that #Thursday morning we will release the coin flip video where the best 2/3 will win. The coin tos...

What would you do if in a span of 24 hours you lost your first chance to wrestle in a National tournament? How would you handle that news? This week for #BonusFriday Jimmy is sitting down with his good friend and Western Colorado University Mountaineer wrestler Hunter Mullin, Hunter and Jimmy met in Gunnison while Jimmy was broadcasting wrestling on the radio and they also worked together on campus. Hunter is coming off of a 7th place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships and ear...

What would you do if in a span of 24 hours you lost your first chance to wrestle in a National tournament? How would you handle that news? This week for #BonusFriday Jimmy is sitting down with his good friend and Western Colorado University Mountaineer wrestler Hunter Mullin, Hunter and Jimmy met in Gunnison while Jimmy was broadcasting wrestling on the radio and they also worked together on campus. Hunter is coming off of a 7th place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships and ear...

What would you do if in a span of 24 hours you lost your first chance to wrestle in a National tournament? How would you handle that news? This week for #BonusFriday Jimmy is sitting down with his good friend and Western Colorado University Mountaineer wrestler Hunter Mullin, Hunter and Jimmy met in Gunnison while Jimmy was broadcasting wrestling on the radio and they also worked together on campus. Hunter is coming off of a 7th place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships and ear...