In this episode of the Bench Podcast, Christopher Magnuson, Jim Manzo, and Cody Kugler discuss their experiences with youth basketball, upcoming high school district games, and the excitement surrounding the GLIAC and NCAA basketball seasons. They also delve into the NHL All-Star Game, the Daytona 500, and engage in a fun draft of their favorite sports commentators, sharing insights and personal anecdotes throughout the conversation.

In this episode of the Bench podcast, the Jim, Tracy and Topher discuss a variety of sports topics, including a recap of the Super Bowl, the future of Aaron Rodgers, insights into high school and college basketball, and Jim talks about the Detroit Red Wings' performance. The conversation flows naturally between these themes, providing listeners with a comprehensive overview of the current sports landscape. In this engaging conversation, the hosts reflect on their nostalgic sports experiences, discuss the implications of the new flopping rule in basketball, and draft their favorite baseball stadiums while sharing personal anecdotes. They also critique the current state of the NBA, emphasizing the importance of player participation and the changing dynamics of sports fandom.

The Bench is back, We start out with Jim's white hot Red Wings and their assent since the coaching change.

Next we talk NFL playoffs, the Packers blowing a golden chance in Philly, it's time for a change in Pittsburgh and the first Dominoe falls with Mike Vrabel going to New England.

We talk some CFP, and move to High School hoops with some big matchups coming up including IM vs Kingsford, Westwood vs Negaunee and Marquette going to Grand Blanc.

Happy New Year!! Tracy, Jim and Topher are back!! We start with High School hoops, Marquette - Kingsford lived up to the hype, Westwood with a huge win in Iron Mountain.

We move on the CFP, and teams interviewing GM's to manage the NIL and Transfer Portal. Will Urban go to Florida? WE discuss Notre Dame- Penn State and can Texas slow down Ohio State.

WE have Jim's first Red Wing Corner, and move on to the NFL, the playoff picture and the Coaching Carousel as we get to Black Monday..

Jim, Tracy and Topher are back, we start out with CFP and simple solutions for it. Bring back the BCS Formula and eliminate Conference Championship games. We move on to High School Hoops, the NFL and Jim taking a cruise during the NFC Championship weekend. Check us out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and email us at [email protected]

Jim, Tracy and Topher are back from a week off and are back in the MBEC. We start with some high School hoops, talk about the big week ahead with the big matchups. We move on to the CFP, our thoughts and Jim gives his positive rant about the Lions.

We continue with the NFL, Bill Belichick, Penn State's backup entering the Transfer portal and if the NBA is Fixable??

Jim, Topher and Tracy are back, we begin with our weekends, the Packers game and move on into the Michigan -Ohio State game. We talk about Ryan Day, the intimidation factor Michigan has by being borderline dirty and what the logic for Ohio State was. We talk CFP Playoffs, the Lions mash unit and give a little love to Mike McCarthy.

We are back with Jim dialing in from Florida. We go over the MHSAA Football Finals, before making our CFP national championship picks. The SEC should only get 3 teams in only, ACC 2 and Big Ten 4. Tracy picks Ohio State and Jim and I pick Notre Dame.

We move to the NFL and the Thanksgiving game Turds are discussed along with our Locks and Upset picks.

WE discuss Bobby Hurley going crazy, and we do out Thanksgiving day shoutouts.

Jim and Topher are back, a little late but back. We talk MHSAA playoffs in Football including a loaded D1 bracket, move onto the CFP and finish up with some NFL and high school hoops program building.

We are back for the first Episode of November. The Lions with an epic comeback despite 5 interceptions, the Cowboys continue the path towards the first pick, the Jets meltdown and the Bears are who we thought they would be. We move on to College Football and talk about the Big Ten having 4 of the 5 top teams in the rankings. Miami moves to the Fraud Category, and we discuss how Georgia could be out.

We finish with High School football, results and predictions for this coming week.