Olivia Dunne's Sister Hits The Beach, Skip Bayless Nearly Crossed A Line & Aaron Rodgers' GF Is Ready To Be VP
It's a bittersweet day for me. I'll be honest. Always am with you folks.
On one hand, I ate food for the first time since Sunday night's salmon. Banana pancakes and eggs.
The First Lady whipped them up during our OutKick morning meeting, and I ate them like that one hot chick in Temple of Doom eats the apple Indy gives her before she nearly dies in a pit of lava.
PS: some people hate Temple. I love it. I'd put it over Raiders. How's that for a take on a Thursday?
Anyway, I finished the three-day fast, ate way too much, way too quickly, and spent the rest of the morning in the bathroom because things go through you pretty rapidly when there's no line at the checkout counter.
But that's not the bitter part of the bittersweet. Obviously, you all know by now, Anthony is leaving us to join Jemele Hill over at The Atlantic. Sad. Didn't see it coming.
As David Hookstead said in his three-minute death threat video earlier today that should win an Emmy next year, it's a dark day in America.
But, it is what it is. Frankly, it doesn't affect me too much because I'll still talk with Anthony plenty offline – mainly about King of Queens, the Browns and Britney Spears.
I may just keep messaging him as if nothing's changed. Take the George Costanza route.
As for Nightcaps, I'll take over the Wednesday class in the immediate future. For those who hate it around here on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays – you're really gonna hate Wednesdays now.
Congrats!
For those who liked those classes, you'll still like Wednesdays – but they won't be as fun.
They'll be fine, sort of like when Kelly Holcomb replaced Tim Couch (that's for Anthony!), but not the same. Never the same.
On that note, let's send Anthony off in style by doing what Clevelanders do best – playing the role of the plucky underdog who nobody ever talks about, but probably should, because they deserve more attention.
Welcome to Nightcaps, Julz Dunne!
Olivia Dunne's sister checks in with a spring break heater
We obviously talk a lot about Olivia Dunne around here. She jogs the Google Algo, seems like a relatively normal person, goes to a major school and knows how to play the influencer game.
So, she checks all the boxes.
But you know what? Sister Julz does, too. She may not have the follower count or fame and notoriety that Livvy has, but, frankly, neither does Nightcaps when it comes to the 'Caps family.
We play second fiddle to Screencaps, and we're OK with it. Doesn't mean we're not a bunch of loose cannons around here, though – especially when it comes to #springbreakszn.
We need to talk about this Skip Bayless tweet
See? Julz Dunne is a firecracker. She isn't the most successful kid in the family – which I can certainly relate to – but she deserves some shine. That's what Nightcaps is built for.
So, again – welcome to class, Julz! And have a great spring break.
Now, let's discuss the now-infamous Skip Bayless tweet. I know I'm a few days late because I wasn't teaching Tuesday or Wednesday, but I still need to go over some of the best responses.
For starters, I feel like I (we) was first on this one. Everyone else followed suit pretty much right after, but I'd like to think I was ahead of the obvious trends when Skip pushed send on this masterpiece:
When I first saw it, I did a double-take. Such a risky little play here by Skip – he's talking about the Cowboys, of course – but he pulled it off by the grace of God.
You're one unfortunate autocorrect away from being in a real tough spot. Skip took a chance and it paid off.
Twitter, of course, pounced like a bunch of hyenas and went to work on this gem. Even RGIII, for as insufferable as he's become over at the World Wide Woke Leader, chimed in with a winner.
Here are some of the best:
Boxing is BACK, Gerrit Cole has patience and another great day at the Waffle House!
The replies are endless. I don't have enough time – or battery – to sift through them all, but feel free if you have a few minutes.
How about the Portland Pickles, too? Elite account. Elite name.
Now, let's rapid-fire this into a big Friday, so I can get on out of here and go make Anthony edit this for his final OutKick act.
First up? What a week for boxing! You have Mike Tyson coming out of retirement to fight Jake Paul, and you have Chuck Norris proving he's still very relevant in 2024.
Wild.
You know who wanted to break out those exact moves yesterday? Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, who is set to miss a few months (at least) with an elbow issue.
The insufferable media got that little update from Aaron Boone yesterday, but, of course, it just wasn't enough for them.
I mean, good God. What do you want my guy to say here? What exactly was this idiot hoping for? This is why people hate the media. Right here. So insufferable.
Obviously, people saw this and immediately brought up the Big Unit during his peak Yankee days.
Can't believe it's been nearly 20 years since that moment. Time flies!
PS: I once rode down an elevator with Randy Johnson in Deer Valley, Utah during a ski trip out there years ago. True story. He was staying at the same resort we were, and the guy is a giant teddy bear.
Menacing as hell – the TV definitely does NOT add 10 inches – but down to earth dude. Loved the Big Unit.
Speaking of old school Randy, here he is in the throwback Diamondback uniform – again, this one's for Anthony.
Finally, good luck to Anthony at his new job. No, he's not joining Jemele. Don't be crazy.
He's going to the Waffle House!
Take us home, Mallory Edens
Wild Wild West, AF - head on a swivel! Elite cheesy eggs, too. Enjoy!
OK, that's enough for today. There's a lot of talk about future VP Aaron Rodgers today, so we're going to check in with (maybe) girlfriend Mallory Edens on the way out.
Zig when they zag. Don't you forget it!
See you tomorrow.
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