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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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Real Salt Lake remain without a loss for a WHILE now! Why does it feel like a mirage?Offseason cliffs notes for the Jazz and Hockey Club!Sony, EA, Microsoft and Nintendo all had bad weeks. What did they do and why are gamers so mad about it all?? Matt will tell you!Support the Show.
BYU Men's Basketball has their new head man! Matt tells you why this hire has great potential.Real Salt Lake continue to storm through the MLS! Is it sustainable?Sony REALLY stepped in it this time. What game did they destroy, how did they do it and why? Support the Show.
This is it! ZACH IS FREE!!! Here Matt's reaction to the trade and the Broncos headscratching move to draft Bo Nix in the first round.Hey, not that many locals got drafted this year... does Matt like where the guys went?Real Salt Lake is a... juggernaut?!? Matt breaks down the early season blitz and why he is both excited and a little hesitant all at the same time.The most wished for game in the history of Steam launched in Early Access this week. What was it? Is it any good?? Matt lets you know!Support the Show.
The pen has hit paper, and the votes have been cast: HOCKEY IS COMING TO UTAH!! What will they be called? Matt has a shortlist of team names (hint: he doesn't really like any of them...)Real Salt Lake is WHERE in the standings!? And they have someone leading the league!?!?! Matt tells you where they are and who the league leader is!With all of the craziness around Utah sports, Matt hasn't been able to do a show dedicated to his favorite time of the year: THE NFL DRAFT IS THIS WEEK!!!! He will tell you the names to look for and when they will be called.Support the Show.
HOCKEY IS COMING TO UTAH!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!!Matt goes over the wild series of events that occurred to bring a team here so fast, and what it might mean for another rumored expansion...(baseball anyone?)Real Salt Lake had a real chance to make a statement. Instead, they whispered...This season was quite the brown note from the Jazz, what is their path forward? Who stays? Who leaves?College Basketball fans are looking to Provo for the white smoke as Mark Pope leaves BYU to coach at his alma mater. Who is left to fill the void?Support the Show.
We are moving into spring now in the sports world which means!? Well in Utah, Real Salt Lake becomes the focus!The Jazz STINK. No, really. They are AWFUL.The NCAA tournaments are almost over and the women ruled March. Two older games released new content recently. What games and why does Matt care?Support the Show.
We are coming to the ending of another basketball season and for a lot of Jazz fans, it can't come fast enough. Matt tells you why this season isn't the end of the world.Real Salt Lake may have found offense! If they did, this could be a very good year for the boys in Cobalt and Claret!!A release date has been announced! Why you should care about this one, Matt tells you the one game to actively avoid and why does he feel like an "old gamer" now? Support the Show.
Hey! How's your bracket doing? SameMatt talks to the fan bases of BYU, Utah St and Utah. They need a talking to after some of the things that are being said...RSL are... fun to watch!?! IT'S TRUE! Matt goes over their most recent victory over Vancouver.Jazz fans need to chill, no seriously...Are either of the Major League Baseball games worth playing? Matt's going to let you know!Support the Show.
The brackets are live and the picks are flooding in! Matt has made two brackets and NO MORE!! What are his picks?! What are YOURS!?!Coach Will Hardy is getting frustrated with the attitudes of his young players!! Uh-oh... What did he have to say after their latest loss?Bungie may be jumping the shark when it comes to alerting their preorders... Matt tells you a story of their latest gaffe.Support the Show.
The regular season is over and the standings are set! Where is YOUR team in their conference brackets? Matt goes over the ending of the regular season and the outlooks for Utah, Utah State and BYU Men's Basketball teams.Are Jazz fans really this impatient? Matt (again) reminds you all to slow it down and appreciate the growing pains of a very young team.Two of the very best to ever do it for Matt's former favorite team are hanging up the cleats. Matt says goodbye to them and the last vestige of team he once rooted for.Do you know about the Steam Deck?? Well Matt got one and he lets you know if it worth the money!Support the Show.
The unpredictability of College Basketball continues! How about those Cougars, huh!? Matt talks about the upset and the following game against the Horned Frogs and what it means for March.The Aggies continue to take care of business. Although not in the most comfortable of fashions and the Utes have back-to-back blowout wins! What does this all mean for these schools heading into March?The Jazz are still right where they should be! The young guns are starting to show what they are made of and Matt tells you how the rest of the season will, and should, look like.RSL wins in a winter wonderland! What an odd game!!Lastly, Pokemon had a real chance to set this year up for a massive win. Instead we got... well... Matt will go over it.Support the Show.
With Spring Training here, the MLB Expansion rumors begin to swirl anew! Matt has you covered on the latest developments.If you think you can predict College Basketball, you would be wrong. What went on with BYU, Utah and Utah State's Men's Basketball teams??EA Sports College Football 25 has announced NIL compensation and the final list of universities. Is it good enough and did your school make the cut?!Pokemon is an institution. Why is this Pokemon Presents, and Pokemon Day, more hyped than the rest? Matt will tell you why!Support the Show.
It was not a great introduction to the weekend from a few of the basketball teams here in Utah. It's a good thing that there is a distraction in the form of the All Star Weekend!Matt breaks down the slip ups by BYU and Utah State. He also talks about Utah FINALLY getting a road win! While there wasn't a Jazzman selected or voted to the All Star Game proper, Utah was well represented. Matt talks about the All Star weekend and what he liked.EA Sports finally made the announcement we have been waiting for since the start of the new year, College Football has been confirmed!! But why isn't Matt as excited as he should be?Support the Show.
Wow, what a game huh!? In this week's show Matt breaks down the Super Bowl, where the 49ers lost the game (it might not be where you think!) And what the Chiefs did right.The Trade Deadline came and went and the Jazz were active! Matt goes over who moved and what to look forward to for the rest of the season!BYU has the toughest remaining schedule, Utah is on the road a lot and Utah St has their destiny in their hands. What does it all mean!?Finally, Matt talks about some of the games he thinks are worthy of your time. He even recommends a game that he doesn't like!Support the Show.
There is only one more game of football left this season. It's a good thing there is PLENTY left to talk about!Matt talks about the refreshed enthusiasm of the NHL to Utah rumors. He gives the reasons why it will and why it won't be headed there!Basketball fans rejoice! Matt gives his updates on the Jazz, Utah, Utah State and BYU Men's Basketball squads!!Lastly, TSM once ruled the esports world. Now they lay in shambles. What happened?Support the Show.
Championship weekend in the NFL is over. How did Matt's picks fair? Matt goes over what he saw, and the discusses the futures of the losing teams. Almost all of the Head Coaching vacancies have been filled and there THREE coaches that are still unemployed? WHY!? Matt tries to discern the reasoning and Nintendo is investigating Palworld... uh-oh...Support the Show.
What a weekend of football!! 3 out of the four games came down to the final possession!!!! How did Matt's Pre-season Super Bowl picks fair? The Jazz hot streak ends but they are right where they should be and a new game like Pokemon, that isn't quite Pokemon!? Matt might be in love.Support the Show.
The locals in the NFL showed up in the first round of the NFL Playoffs! Have a day, Jordan Love and Puka Nacua!! Who are these Jazz??? And saying goodbye to two coaching legends and a wishlist item for another!Support the Show.
Happy New Year, Spelunkers!!!! It's so good to be back!This week, Matt kicks off the year by looking back to 2023' VGA winners. He also laments the loss of E3 and what these expos used to mean to gaming.Locals in the NFL returns and there is a RECORD BREAKER! Congratulations to Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams!!!!To wrap up the show, Matt might finally be free of watching the WORST franchise in the NFL.Support the Show.
It's the last episode of 2023! THANK YOU, SPELUNKERS! It has been a wonderful year and each and every one of you are amazing human beings. What's in this show? Well, the Jets finally injure more than just Zach's pride, Locals in the NFL and BASKETBALL!!! Matt talks about the men's teams for Utah, BYU and Utah St. Here's a hint, they are all pretty good! But Matt didn't stop there! He talks about the Jazz and has a message for the impatient Jazz fans out there.Support the Show.
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