NLA: Zim on roller coasters, leaving games early, NDSU in CFB27 video game, Sorsby scandal, UND probation, KAT in Finals, Coach Piv at USD
Get ready for Matt Zimmer to take you on a roller coaster ride. That's kind of what happens every week on Happy Hour's "Nobody's Listening Anyway" podcast when Zim joins the Happy Hour host over beers at Gateway Lounge to talk sports, but we mean it this time. The Sioux Falls Live sports editor and veteran local scribe was on a family trip to Valleyfair amusement and water park in the Twin Cities over the weekend, and it brought back some squeamish childhood memories. Well, squeamish for Zim, fun for us. So, buckle up and soak in the thrills and spills. Then, at some point, the hosts talk sports during the not-so-dog-days-of-summer-after-all. Just because sanctioned local high school and college sports are now dormant until late August doesn't mean there is nothing to talk about. Not when the lunacy, hypocrisy, and buffoonery of college sports pops up around every corner. What do we make of Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby being allowed to play—for now—despite breaking the most sacred rule for all sanctioned sports participants: Don't bet on sport, and, especially, don't bet on your own team? Then, there's the NCAA slapping the University of North Dakota with a few recruiting-related penalties and a $25,000 fine [https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/college/ncaa-penalizes-und-football-for-tampering-violation] for an assistant football coach's tampering violation, which brings to mind the old Jerry Tarkanian line: "They're so mad at Kentucky, they're going to give Cleveland State another year of probation." Almost every week, a new perk of North Dakota State's leap to the FBS seems to pop up. This week, it's the presence of the Bison in the CFB27 video game. Is this a big deal, if not a recruiting advantage over NDSU's old MVFC rivals like SDSU and USD? Zim also weighs in on the USD softball promotion of associate head coach Shannon Pivovar, the call back up of Royce Lewis to the Twins, and Karl-Anthony Towns emerging as an NBA Finals MVP leader through two games of the series with the Spurs... and how that could make a Timberwolves fan feel about the 2024 trade that took KAT to the Knicks. But we begin with a situation every sports fan encounters when attending one of their favorite team's games in-person: Should you ever leave early when it appears your team is going to lose? Zim faced that quagmire at Target Field the day after his roller coaster nightmares came rushing back. Enjoy the ride.
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