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The Voice for all things Utah sports, Matt gives you his unedited and unbridled opinion on the current events around the state. Sprinkled in are video game reviews and talk about important national sports stories. Listen now and become a spelunker today!
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Send us Fan Mail Matt breaks down a packed week in Utah sports, starting with BYU basketball’s frustrating but injury-riddled season and what’s next for AJ Dybantsa’s future. He then dives into Utah State’s impressive tournament run and why the Aggies continue to exceed expectations year after year. The conversation shifts to the Utah Jazz and the ongoing tank debate, including strong opinions on player development, roster construction, and the future of the franchise. Matt also covers Real S...
Send us Fan Mail Matt returns with one of the most frustrated episodes of The Matt Cave Podcast yet. With March Madness arriving and Utah sports delivering plenty of drama, Matt breaks down the biggest storylines across the state—from college basketball to the NHL playoff race. The episode opens with a look at the University of Utah’s difficult basketball season and what comes next under head coach Alex Jensen. Matt also celebrates Utah State’s impressive Mountain West championship run and di...
Send us Fan Mail Utah sports had a lot going on this week, and Matt breaks it all down. The Utah Jazz continue their slide in the standings as the race for the NBA Draft Lottery heats up. Matt explains why he believes the NBA may already have its mind made up about where the Jazz will pick and why Utah seems to be the league’s current scapegoat for tanking. College basketball season is wrapping up across the state. Matt reacts to Utah State winning the Mountain West regular season championshi...
Send us Fan Mail Matt breaks down a packed week across Utah sports, starting with the Utah Jazz and the ongoing debate around tanking, league scrutiny, and lottery positioning as the NBA season winds down. College basketball takes center stage with honest reactions to the Utah Utes’ rebuilding process, Utah State controlling its postseason destiny, and a frustrating stretch for BYU as injuries and roster construction concerns reshape expectations heading toward March. The conversation then sh...
Send us Fan Mail Matt dives into a packed Utah sports week with a full Olympic recap, NBA controversy, college basketball reactions, and the start of the MLS season. He breaks down how Utah-based Olympians performed on the world stage, including Clayton Keller’s gold medal performance, Olli Määttä’s bronze, and standout moments from Utah’s winter athletes. From Breezy Johnson’s mental toughness to Chris Lillis proving critics wrong, Matt celebrates the local impact at the Games. Then it’s tim...
Send us Fan Mail Matt breaks down a packed week in Utah sports, starting with a full check-in on college basketball across the state. Utah State continues to prove it’s the class of the Mountain West, while Utah searches for an identity and BYU’s lack of depth raises real concerns as the season grinds on. From there, Matt turns to the Utah Mammoth and the frustration surrounding the Winter Olympics. Clayton Keller being repeatedly scratched, questionable coaching decisions, and missed opportu...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Matt Cave Podcast, Matt breaks down a turbulent week in Utah sports, starting with BYU basketball’s alarming collapse at the worst possible time. Despite elite talent at the top, the Cougars’ flaws are being exposed — poor free throw shooting, disappearing secondary scorers, and a lack of depth that raises serious questions about their ceiling under Kevin Young. Matt also examines Utah State’s continued dominance as the class of the Mountain West, contr...
Send us Fan Mail This week on The Matt Cave Podcast, Matt breaks down a tough reality check for BYU basketball after a brutal Big 12 stretch reveals the team’s true ceiling. With expectations sky-high, Matt explains why BYU is still ahead of schedule and why perspective matters when an 18-year-old star is carrying the weight of a program. Utah State, meanwhile, has officially separated itself as the class of the Mountain West. After a statement win over San Diego State, the Aggies look like l...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Matt Cave Podcast, Matt dives headfirst into a full Utah sports spiral! Starting with college basketball and ending with a full-on plea for the Utah Mammoth to stop waiting and make a move. Matt breaks down Utah State’s sudden stumble after earning national respect, reacts to the final Holy War of the season as BYU takes down Utah behind a historic night from AJ Dybantsa, and takes a realistic look at where Utah basketball stands in year one of a rebuil...
Send us Fan Mail The transfer portal door may be closed, but the ripple effects are still shaping Utah and BYU heading into next season. Matt breaks down where both programs stand, why BYU’s talent retention under Kalani Sitake continues to separate them nationally, and how Utah has quietly reloaded after significant departures. The episode then shifts to the Utah Mammoth, who are riding one of the best stretches in the NHL and holding firm in the playoff picture. Defensive consistency, unexp...
Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode of The Matt Cave Podcast is packed with storylines across Utah sports. The show opens with a full transfer portal breakdown across Utah State, Utah, and BYU — including why Kalani Sitake’s ability to retain elite talent has been one of the most impressive developments of the offseason. While there are still fair questions about BYU’s defensive coordinator hire, the overall roster retention and portal additions put the Cougars in an outstanding position hea...
Send us Fan Mail The first episode of 2026 is a full-state check-in on Utah sports — and it starts with BYU finally having real options. Matt breaks down the Cougars’ defensive coordinator search and explains why this hire is different from past cycles, with deep dives on Shaun Nua, Vic So’oto, Gary Andersen, Justin Ena, and why an in-house move would be settling. From there, the focus shifts north to a University of Utah program in flux, examining the coaching exodus to Michigan, the loss of...
Send us Fan Mail It’s the final Matt Cave Sunday of the year, so buckle up — because we’re hitting every major Utah team before we head into 2026. Matt starts things off with bowl season, where Utah State gets a legit coin-flip matchup with Washington State, BYU gets a winnable showdown with Georgia Tech, and Utah walks into Kyle Whittingham’s last-ever game as a 16.5-point favorite in the Las Vegas. Then we jump to college hoops: Utah State looks like the class of the Mountain West.Utah gear...
Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode of The Matt Cave Podcast opens with a deep dive into the University of Utah’s oddly worded announcement that Kyle Whittingham is “stepping down” — not retiring — and why the timing of that decision raises real questions. With a $500 million private equity partnership suddenly entering the picture, Matt breaks down why the language matters, why the silence around it is strange, and why the story may not be as simple as it seems. From there, the show turns t...
Send us Fan Mail This week on The Matt Cave, Matt's doing a full post-mortem on Championship Weekend…and folks, woof barely covers it. BYU walked into a Texas Tech buzzsaw with a one-legged freshman quarterback and left with a reminder of what a real championship roster looks like. Kalani isn’t going anywhere (and never was), and the Cougars now have their blueprint for the future, whether they like it or not. Then we move into college basketball, where the Utes are confusing, Utah State is q...
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s post-Thanksgiving episode of The Matt Cave, Matt delivers a full therapy session for Utah sports fans. He breaks down Utah State’s collapse in peak Bronco Mendenhall fashion, Utah’s narrow escape against Kansas, and BYU’s early-morning sleepwalk that turned into a dominant win to reach 11–1 heading into Championship Week. Matt then unloads on the College Football Playoff Committee — calling out the contradictions, the SEC favoritism, and the outright nonsense s...
Send us Fan Mail Happy Thanksgiving, Spelunkers! 🦃 This week on The Matt Cave, Utah sports actually had a rare, beautiful moment — everybody won. BYU basketball handled Wisconsin in a revenge spot, Utah State became bowl eligible with a wild second-half turnaround, Utah pulled off a chaotic thriller against Kansas State, and BYU football got carried to victory by an absolutely monstrous performance from LJ Martin. I break down: BYU men’s basketball locking down Wisconsin with shockingly elite...
Send us Fan Mail This week on The Matt Cave, Matt breaks down another eventful weekend in Utah sports, featuring decisive wins, late-season drama, and some much-needed perspective for Mammoth fans. The episode opens with Utah State’s double-overtime loss to UNLV, a game that perfectly showcased the traditional Bronco Mendenhall script: competitive, gritty, and frustratingly close. With Fresno State and Boise State left, the Aggies still have a narrow path to bowl eligibility, but the margin f...
Send us Fan Mail This weekend was one of those weekends in Utah sports. BYU got humiliated on a national stage — again — and I’ve got some words for the coaches, the offensive line, and a fanbase that needs to calm down. Utah’s Big 12 hopes? Barely alive, but technically still breathing. Utah State? Quietly rolling and one win from bowl season. Then we shift to hoops: BYU men’s basketball is fun again… but Rob Wright might be a black hole for the ball. I break down Kevin Young’s rotations an...
Send us Fan Mail Rice-Eccles at night once again reminded everyone why there’s nothing like Utah Football under the lights. Devon Dampier proved the doubters wrong, Utah rolled a supposedly “ranked” Cincinnati squad, and I break down why the national media’s obsession with the Kelce's is the only reason the Bearcats were even in the conversation. Then we pivot south to Provo, where BYU’s entire Big 12 season hangs on an early-morning slugfest with Texas Tech. I’ll explain why it’s the definin...
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