The Matt Cave

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By: Matt Smith

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!

No Wrong Brackets, The NIT IS Still Around and MLB's Two Video Games Reviewed
Last Sunday at 10:00 PM

Hey! How's your bracket doing? Same

Matt 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!

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The Brackets Are Live, The Jazz Aren't Hardy Enough and What Did Bungie Do Now?
03/18/2024

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.

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Let the Madness Begin! The Young Guns Are Getting Some Run, and Two Legends Retire
03/10/2024

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...


A Big Time Upset, A Small Time Team and A Medium Time Letdown
03/03/2024

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...


MORE MLB Expansion Rumors, College Basketball is Impossible to Predict and It's Pokemon Day!
02/25/2024

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!

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Happy President's Day! Rough Weekend for Utah's Basketball Teams and EA Finally Made An Announcement!
02/19/2024

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...


Super Bowl Reaction and Breakdown, Basketball and What Video Games to Play
02/12/2024

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...


New Hockey in Utah Rumors, Basketball, Basketball and more Basketball and the Downfall of TSM
02/04/2024

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?

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Championship Sunday, Surprise Coaches Remain Unemployed and Palworld May Be In Trouble
01/29/2024

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...

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Divisionals Didn't Disappoint, Jazz Streak Ends and Pals Abound
01/22/2024

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.

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