America was swept off its skates with the Four Nations event — especially the pair of USA-Canada showdowns that finished with an epic overtime final on Thursday night. While it was a spectacular showcase for the sport, how much will the hysteria spread? Will most Americans who don't watch hockey go back into their "call me the Olympics are back" mode?

John Gaskins is one of those Americans and gives his perspective.

Then, an intriguing half-hour sit-down with University of Sioux Falls women's basketball coach Travis Traphagen, who just won his 300th game and has been at the helm for 17 years, almost his entire career. How has he sustained success in such a deep conference like the Northern Sun?

"Trap" jumps into the unique challenges coaches these days face, especially the transfer portal. And he explains why he thinks he has one of the best Div. II jobs in the nation.

Just when it appeared to be a three-horse race for the Summit League men's regular season crowd, fourth-place North Dakota State ended third-place South Dakota State's 16-game home winning streak, and fifth-place South Dakota pulled out a thrilling win over first-place St. Thomas — the second league leader to come to Vermillion and lose in the last month.

Now, we have a five-horse race. John Gaskins explains why Eric Peterson's coaching has a lot to do with USD's surge over the last month, and why neither the Bison nor Coyotes — flawed, as they have been at times — could easily win the Summit League tournament and punch a ticket to the NCAA Tournament.

Then, it's hockey talk time! Augustana coach Garrett Raboin sits down with John at Sunny's Pizzeria for a glimpse into his building of an instant winner, and the building in which the Vikings play their games, Midco Arena. Augie is a Top 20 squad in just its second year of existence.
But mostly, learn about Raboin's hockey journey from the not-so-hockey-hotbed of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, to the USHL's Lincoln Stars, to walking on and becoming a captain at St. Cloud State, to time as a pro in Finland and Norway, to his 10 years as an assistant under former Sioux Falls Stampede coach Bob Motzko at SCSU and hockey powerhouse Minnesota.

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 teaching touch, the Coyotes' impressive climb back from the abyss via the up-tempo identity Eric Peterson established, and if the SDSU women's 60-game league win streak is more a product of Aaron Johnston's genius or a lack of worthy competition (hint: both).

Then, a fun potpourri of topics — Pat Mahomes vs. John Rocker, the USA-Canada fistacuffs, SNL's 50th Anniversary show, and Netflix making its move to take over NFL Sundays.