Episodes
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Zim on Jacks' 67-game Summit streak ending, SDSU football surviving portal, declining regional hoops crowds
HEY! We encourage you to listen to this show as part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant local...
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Jacks-Bison hoops, Aaron Rodgers, FCS portal news, Indiana football & Husker hoops bizarro world
HEY! We encourage you to listen to this show as part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant local...
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Jacks & Yotes football brands, epic FCS final, early Summit hoops & more
HEY! We encourage you to listen to this show as part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant local...
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FBS future for SDSU & NDSU, Dumb DeBoer drama, FCS title is set, more Vikings QB quandary
HEY! We encourage you to listen to this show as part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant local...
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Chase Mason staying at SDSU, Kalen staying in Alabama, McCarthy still needs a minute
They just can't believe it. To some — especially college football fans outside of South Dakota and the FCS — it just doesn't make any sense. Why would 6'4, 230 lb., bodybuilder-framed, rocket-armed, runaway freight train fast Chase Mason stay at South Dakota State for his final season of college...
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Is USD "elite?" Jimmy's big break, Mason & SDSU's near future
This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant local...
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Mason's triumphant return, Coyotes keep surging, Gronowski annihilates Huskers
This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant local...
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Jacks' jubilant win at UND, Chase Mason conspiracy theories, FCS Playoffs, Polasek as FBS candidate
NOTICE: This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant...
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Nov. 18 - SDSU debacle vs Redbirds, UND desperation dual, Yotes wild clutch comeback, state football recap, more McCarthy misery
NOTICE: This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant...
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Nov. 11 - USD beats SDSU, Augie/USF snow blowout losses, HSFB state title preview, McCarthy misery
NOTICE: This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant...
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Nov. 4: Zim & John take a swing — and a swig — at "State vs U"
NOTICE: This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant...
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Oct. 28: Unpacking Bison beatdown & SDSU moving forward, USD on the brink, DeBoer dodging defeat, Wentz the Warrior, HSFB Playoffs, Halloween in your 40's
NOTICE: This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant...
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NLA: The Chase Mason Mystery, Dakota Marker preview, Zim's trip to Alabama to cover DeBoer's Year 2 surge
NOTICE: This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant...
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Oct 14: We just can't wait a week to talk SDSU-NDSU! Plus, College Gameday memories, Augie/USF freshman sensations, and Nebraska's Matt Rhule distraction
NOTICE: This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant...
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Oct. 8: Zim & John on Hobo Day game, Dan Jackson as SDSU "ambassador," USD's climb back, MVFC challengers, Augie-USF thriller, Hammon vs Tibbetts in WNBA Finals
NOTICE: This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant...
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Sep 30: Twins fire Rocco, Vikings M*A*S*H unit, Coyotes crushed in Fargo, SDSU cruises, and Green Day
NOTICE: This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant...
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Sept 23: Wentz wins big in Vikings debut, USD-NDSU preview, SDSU-Mercyhurst preview, NFL Today Musburger retro show, Canaries lose title bout
NOTICE: This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant...
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Sep 16: Jacks-Drake, Yotes' season-saving (?) win, Wentz takes over Vikings, Sanford International recap
NOTICE: This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant...
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Sept 9: SDSU > MSU, McCarthy's debut win, USD & Mark Gronowski struggle, "Phillies Karen"
NOTICE: This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant...
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Week 1 waxing poetic: SDSU, USD, Augie/USF, DeBoer's FSU debacle, Vikings = Super Bowl? Why not!
It was not a pretty first game for most of the Div. I football teams and players of interest in South Dakota. But it was a "just win, baby" week for some. No. 3 South Dakota State stopped the "Go Go" offense of No. 15 Sacramento State all night, but the Jackrabbits didn't exactly make...
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Aug 28: Week 1 previews! SDSU-Sac St, USD-ISU, Gronowski Iowa debut, DeBoer/Bama Take 2
Will Saturday be another story of the "farm kids" from South Dakota being underestimated by a bunch of thoroughbred athletes from California? The Dan Jackson Era and Chase Mason era at South Dakota State opens with a likely sold-out home game against Sacramento State, a 3-9 team from last year…
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Aug. 20 - DSU-to-Vegas, Chase Mason hype, USD's new O-line, LLWS coverage (too much for 12-year-olds?), Putrid Pohlads, Mike Meyer's Canaries legacy
While waiting breathlessly for actual football games (that count) to start, South Dakota State fans and media felt an early Christmas present drop in their lap on Monday with the news of the Jackrabbits accepting an invitation to play Montana in the new Vegas Kickoff Classic at Allegian Stadium —...
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Aug. 5 - Jacks & Yotes early camp, McCarthy misfires, Twins' Pohlad Problem
Let's go camping and light a fire for the 2025 football season. With all the roster turnover and fresh faces in both the Jackrabbit and Coyote football programs, fans are salavating for a sneak peak into what's to come once the pigskin flies in just three weeks. How are both seasoned veteran…
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80's icons leave us, Jacks & Yotes start practice, Nate White's SDSU legacy, Canaries championship culture, Twins talk
Before we look ahead to a rapidly-approaching 2025 football season, a look back — over beers and with a background of classic country music at the Gateway Lounge, of course — at pop culture titans from our youth who left us this past week. Gen X'ers John Gaskins and Matt Zimmer put the latest…
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July 14: Wild Weekend at Target Field, Buxton & the HR Derby/All-Star Game, Kalen DeBoer in Sioux Falls
What a weekend it was to be at Target Field! Twins ace Joe Ryan got the 2-1 pitcher's duel win over National League All-Star starter and Cy Young candidate Paul Skenes in front of a sellout crowd, followed by a one-hour concert from still-jacked 50-year-old Nelly in front of a still-amped throng....
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June 26: Nate White tragedy, USD/SDSU opt in decisions & crowd sizes, Canaries on a tear
What is there to say about South Dakota State running back Nate White's death, just over 24 hours after it was reported on Wednesday? The tragedy — with details yet public — rightfully hovers a cloud over the program, the FCS, and the regional sports scene, trivializing normal day-to-day events…
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Brian Wilson, Mic Ultra, logos, golf bags, SDSU likely "not opting in," Twins, SF Storm future
Beer-logo'd golf bags. Old school MTV veejays. The Dead Guys of the Week — Brian Wilson and Sly Stone — and their place in music and pop culture history. Matt Zimmer and John Gaskins tried their best to kick around fun and breezy topics to avoid that dreaded summer buzz kill — The NCAA-House...
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Beer, Stu, Chase Mason, Twins, SDSU/USD on TV, NCAA, Dead Guy of the Week
The breaking news of one of the biggest sports stories of the entire summer interrupted an entertaining storytelling session about beer and how picky people are about their beer. Aaron Rodgers reportedly plans to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Will he be any good? Will they be any good. We...
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Cheers to Norm, Wolves whimpering, Canaries slugger to break big record, Twins, Taryn Christion's legacy, and USD-NDSU a "Top 10 game" in CFB '25
Why should Sioux Falls be captivated and impressed by Canaries slugger Jabari Henry tying and eventually breaking the American Association independent league's career home run record, and what makes his story and career intriguing? How disappointing, if at all, should we consider the Minnesota...
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May 14: Diet Coke sucks, pajamas, Jacks/Yotes QB-OL combos, Twins & Canaries rocking
From May 14 (sorry for the delay): Is Diet Coke the "worst-tasting thing in the world?" Is it acceptable to wear pajamas in public, let alone sweatpants? Is our "Dead Guy of the Week" — a B-list Twins legend — someone that passes Matt Zimmer's fame test? As they do every week at Gateway Lounge,...
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Wolves-Warriors, Buxton Breaking Out (?), Summit-MVFC Merger
How can you not have Minnesota Timberwolves fever, especially on the precipice of a showdown full of stars, storylines, and bad blood between the Wolves and Golden State Warriors? Jimmy Butler — whose belligerence and self-engineered exit eventually sunk the squad into the abyss — returns to face...
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Prank calls, SDSU's new vibe, USD's "edge," J.J./Vikings, Wolves, Seymour Weiner, Beavis & Butthead
Things certainly feel different in South Dakota State's football program — at least the personality of the head coach and staff and therefore the atmosphere of spring football. Happy Hour host John Gaskins and Sioux Falls Live SDSU reporter Matt Zimmer compare notes of their recent interviews…
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NFL Draft local preview, Vikings-Rodgers (still hope?), Augie remodeling Elmen Center, and R.I.P. The Pope
Beyond Pierre lineman Grey Zabel, a North Dakota State Hall-of-Famer-to-be, it appears there may not be a South Dakotan (native, high school alumnus or local college player) drafted. But history tells us that doesn't mean there aren't several that could make an impact on NFL teams. It appears…
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Portal Hell / Twins Suck!
South Dakota State's roster full of youngsters and rookie starters looks green, while several USD players are leaving -- perhaps for literally greener pastures (NIL money?). Those are a couple headlines from spring football at the Rushmore State Div. I schools, according to Sioux Falls Live's…
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April 1: Hendo leaves, SDSU hires own "Petey"
Woops! We failed to post the reaction show to Eric Henderson leaving SDSU for Drake and the near-immediate hiring of Bryan Petersen as his on-staff replacement. Are Jackrabbits fans spoiled? They are treated to national championship football teams and every-other-year NCAA Tournament berths for...
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UConn-Jacks hoopla with Zim in Storrs
Is SDSU vs UConn the biggest sporting event in the history of South Dakota State — and maybe even the state of South Dakota — considering the Jackrabbits' opponent, the stakes, and the national stage this game is on? Yes, there have been football FBS national titles and Div. II men's and women's...
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Jacks got screwed in NCAA seeding. Now it's Cowgirls in UConn time!
The Jackrabbits got hosed. That's Matt Zimmer's assessment of their No. 10 seed in the NCAA Women's Tournament, despite beating three ranked teams and playing four Quad-1 teams, with two close games. John Gaskins tried to make sense of the seeding with some NET and quad logic. Why will Oklahoma...
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Aaron Rodgers in purple? And the Summit transfer portal is already active
Aaron Rodgers hasn't found a place to play yet — at least, as of this show's publishing. So, why not the Minnesota Vikings? In this week's "Nobody's Listening Anyway," Sioux Falls Live's Matt Zimmer and John Gaskins describe why they think Rodgers in purple would work, in addition to the McCarthy...
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Summit League Tournament Preview Show! (Plus, Buster Poindexter & Gene Hackman die)
Who will emerge from a stacked, up-for-grabs field as the men's Summit League Tournament champion and go dancing? Will a home court advantage be enough for the South Dakota State men to overcome the loss of their starting point guard? Should SDSU's Oscar Cluff have been voted conference player of...
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Feb 25: Larson injury, Summit stretch run, Craig Smith & Saul Phillips firings, Gray Zabel draft stock rise
John and Matt re-live their couples day drinking trip to Brookings on Sunday and get down to business with the Jacks' sleepy (until the last few minutes) win over Kansas City, how SDSU will fare without Owen Larson, the Omaha Mavs' first regular season title, and the final week of games before…
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Jacks-Yotes barnburners, SDSU women's 60 straight, SNL's 50th
What should we make of the latest Jackrabbit victories in the State-U basketball series after a pair of riveting games? On this week's "Nobody's Listening Anyway" with John Gaskins and Matt Zimmer break down the SDSU men's trouble against USD's full-court press, Jacks coach Eric Henderson's...
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Super Bowl review, State vs U preview, and Amazing Grace Larkins
This may be as good of a mood Matt Zimmer has ever been in the four-plus years of "Nobody's Listening Anyway," as he appears to still be glowing — and gloating — over the humiliation of Patrick Mahomes and the get-out-of-my-life Kansas City Chiefs. However, Zimmer and John Gaskins explain why the...
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Super Bowl apathy, SDSU's big signing day, USD's need for more local players
Steve Miller sucks! That's Matt's opinion on the 1970's and 80's rocker, and he isn't much more excited about the Super Bowl, despite the fact the Chiefs could reach NFL mortality with three straight titles. Warning: We are NOT your authority on the breakdown of the matchups of the game!... but…
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Why do you gotta be so good? (Goedert, McCormick, Kalen-Kurtiss, Jackson-Jimmy, Parliament, recruiting, Jacks-Yotes hoops)
In a rollicking, one-hour pow-wow from the Gateway Lounge, 17-year friends and 5-year podcast partners John Gaskins and Matt Zimmer take their maiden voyage on a made-for-TV (well, YouTube) episode and dive further into the nation's obsession and aggression toward the Kansas City Chiefs, then…
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Jacks & Yotes hired the right guys -- if they're not around long
Zim lauds the hires of head football coaches Dan Jackson (SDSU) and Travis Johansen (USD) but explains why they won't be considered great hires if both guys are still around a decade from now. Also, some words about the amount of coverage the state's two D1 athletic programs get. As Zim says,...
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An hour with Dan Jackson... just before Bob Nielson retires
One minute after John Gaskins and Matt Zimmer walked out of a nearly hour-long conversation with the new SDSU football in his office, Jackson actually broke the news via text that USD coach Bob Nielson is retiring. So, John and Zim begin with a 12-minute reaction to the 65-year-old's decision to...
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Gronowski to Iowa & a message for Jacks fans
Zim wants to shut up & calm down ornery SDSU fans re: coaching & player flux. More Dan Jackson insight, NDSU national title thoughts & Vikings hyperventilation. What should the Vikes do about diaper-soiling Sam Darnold?
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Jimmy jets SDSU! Who's job is it to lose?
John joins on vacation from Tempe while Zim reports and opines on Rogers leaving for WSU and why Dan Jackson is probably the man.
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Semi sadness for Jacks & Yotes
Kurtiss Riggs fills in for Zim and provides deep dives into the FCS games, plus the coaching strengths and futures of SDSU, USD and NDSU
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Biggest week ever for SD football! All about Jacks-Bison-Yotes-Bobcats
Deep dive into storylines and matchups, as NLA joins "Happy Hour with John Gaskins." We begin with Fireball and drunk dog stories, and the hot sales lady from Christmas Vacation turning 71.
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