'Nightcaps' is a daily column that catches you up on the biggest sports, news and culture stories you may have missed while pretending to do work at your desk.
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It runs Monday-Friday on OutKick.com.
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The NBA starts this week for those who care.
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The WNBA is still, somehow, doing WNBA things and disrespecting our great national anthem.
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The weather has finally started to turn here in Florida.
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It ain't much, but when your highs are only 80 and not 90 on a consistent basis, it feels like winter.
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I only have to change shirts twice a day now!
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Let's roll.
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Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Olivia Dunne and an NFL WAG stole the show at last night's Victoria's Secret fashion show, which is apparently still going on.
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Who knew?!
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I didn't, but I do now.
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I've got Aaron Rodgers absolutely blasting the turf in Tampa after yesterday's OT thriller, I'm still in awe of how bad the refs were in Saturday's FSU-Miami game, and I've got some random reader mail to clean out as we start a new week.
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It's overflowing right now!
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Been too long since we heard from you guys.
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We'll fix it here in a bit.
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Grab you some chicken and waffles as we celebrate National Chicken & Waffles Day, and settle in for a Monday 'Cap!
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We had a big crossover event last night
Normally I'm against popular trends, but I can't knock chicken and waffles.
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I've got nothing bad to say about either.
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Cracker Barrel, if I recall, had a solid chicken and waffle special at one point.
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No clue if they still do, but from what I remember, it was good.
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I know it's been a rough year for them, but I'd be curious to see if things improved over the summer after they canned that terrible CEO.
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Let me know!
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OK, let's go ahead and start class — and the week — with another elite pairing: Sports and Victoria's Secret fashion shows.
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The two have gone together beautifully for years, and — despite VS going woke for a stretch during the horrible Biden years — it appears that bond is stronger than ever.
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Just last night, while the Cowboys were peeing all over themselves at Lambeau, the models were out and about at the annual show in LA.
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Unsurprisingly, both had dominant showings:
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I can't believe the refs did that to FSU
Good to see a couple OutKick Hall of Famers dominating out in LA!
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While Dunne is officially in her offseason with Paul Skenes and the Pirates in vacation mode, Kristin has game tonight in San Fran.
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49ers-Redskins ... who ya got?
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Normally, I'd say San Francisco by a billion, but after the weekend we just experienced with upsets, I'm staying away from this one.
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Seriously, I can't remember a weekend with more upsets between college and the NFL.
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I was stunned Georgia lost.
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I thought Kirby Smart was upset-proof.
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And how about the Colts choking yesterday against the TITANS of all teams?
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That one cut me especially deep, because I had the Colts in Hard Rock's $2 million survivor pool.
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I couldn't believe what I was watching.
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The biggest near-upset of the weekend took place in Coral Gables Saturday night, where Miami — now the No. 1 team in the country — nearly lost to FSU.
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Frankly, they should have.
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This holding call was maybe the softest "holding" call I've ever seen in my life:
Aaron, reader mail & commercials!
It was just so bad.
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I said it at the time, and I'll say it again today: FSU was robbed.
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…and 26 more, not listed.
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