It’s Friday, we’ve all made it to the end of another week of life and I’ve made it to my 12th consecutive day of pumping out a fresh edition of Screencaps. The normal Substack guys will write like twice a week and act like they’re overworked.
Meanwhile, this column just keeps humming along day after day. For those of you who are new here, I want you to give Screencaps a chance for at least an entire week. After a week, if you hate it, then by all means, move along. I’m betting after seven straight days, you’ll find a new home.
Let’s get into it.
RAIDERS’ FERNANDO MENDOZA FACES CRITICISM FROM COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH OVER NFL READINESS
• How long can Fernando Mendoza go with the Leave It To Beaver persona before it wears out its welcome? This season is a hall pass. He just won a national title and is still relatively unknown to NFL fans. I predict by November 2027, Mendoza will either show he’s ready to be a star or he’ll be headed to the scrap heap like so many other No. 1 picks.
That said, if Mendoza wins, you are looking at an advertising & media machine. He’s going to make billions if he can put together 10-11 win seasons. And if he ends up in some sort of wholesome, Tebow-like marriage, while putting together an AFC title game run, watch out.
• What a night it was in the WNBA. Watch how Angel Reese reacts to the sex toy thrown on the court in Los Angeles. I can’t read lips. You guys tell me what she said.
Was this the guy who threw the green sex toy? I have no idea. All I can go off of is what the woke WNBA reporters who can actually get a press pass are reporting.
AMERICANS CLASH OVER TRANSGENDER ATHLETES AS DEBATE HEATS UP: ‘JUST GETTING OUTRAGEOUS’
• Eric P. in the PnW wants to know if I’m aware of the guy who quit his Seattle Times job over the woke newsroom (allegedly) refusing to run his work on trans in sports: I read this guys column every day. He’s fair and enjoys going against the grain. Even when I disagree with him, I can see his points , which makes a good writer. He would fit at OK in my opinion. Matt Calkins claims the Seattle Times refused to publish his column on two student-athletes who oppose transgender athletes in women’s sports.
Kinsey: I have some good news, Eric. We let Calkins have his say on the matter. I don’t know if there’s a conversation on working more closely with Calkins, but I can say that you’re not going to find a site more dedicated to this topic of keeping biological males out of female sports.
INSIDE THE SUPREME COURT BATTLE TO ‘SAVE WOMEN’S SPORTS’
Search Fox News for the OutKick Sports story on why the Seattle Times sports columnist resigned after 11 years:
Seattle Times columnist resigns after paper allegedly refused to run ‘Save Women’s Sports’ column
Our track record speaks for itself. In December, it will be five years since I became the first writer to talk to a Lia Thomas teammate, who turned out to be Paula Scanlan. For at least 2-3 years, before she revealed herself, the only people who knew the source to my story was my wife and Clay Travis.
SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SPEAKS OUT ON PROTECTING GIRLS FROM COMPETING AGAINST ‘BIOLOGICAL MEN’
OutKick has been on the right side of history on this topic since day one. I can tell you that Fox News Digital is incredibly committed to this subject. Just take a look at where our reporters have been around the country. Dan Zaksheske and Jackson Thompson have literally criss-crossed the U.S. covering this topic.
We’ll see if Calkins fits into the coverage. I was at a junior high open house last night. I’m not sure where we stand as of this morning.
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PIZZA HUT BRINGS BACK VINTAGE VIBES AS FRANCHISEES EMBRACE NOSTALGIC MAKEOVERS
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Talk about a Screencaps and Nightcaps legend. Between Paige Spiranac, Mikayla Demaiter and Milana Vayntrub, you have three Mount Rushmores of this website. Do you know how many millions of people have clicked on headlines associated with these three?
We have scientific data from AI researchers that tell us these three are the most-clicked on personalities in OutKick history.
Milana, 39, surfaced this week –– she rarely posts on Instagram these days –– at a Mets game where she threw out the first pitch. It was news to me that she even cared about sports.
And I love it every single time. Every email. Every tweet where you praise me for being early on Pizza Hut Classics.
– Bill C. emails: I bet this wasn’t on your bingo card today.
Kinsey: Bill, it never shocks me when I see Hut Classic headlines. These posts do millions of pageviews. The nostalgia associated with Pizza Hut as we all remember is one of the strongest nostalgia plays on the Internet right now. Go on TikTok or Instagram. Hut content is undefeated. It’s like Screencaps posting AT&T Lily or Pageviews Spiranac. Part of this job is to just play the classics.
– Drew in Katy, TX emails: In a prior email to you on August 12th I had stated. “If they will put dine-in restaurants with all of the Pizza Hut nostalgia in towns where boomers live, they will thrive again.” Well, the nostalgia is not just attracting the boomers according to the article which states, “Sparks said he encountered skepticism early on from those who believed the concept would primarily cater to Baby Boomers.” “That’s where they were dramatically wrong,” he said. “When we started to get a lot of traction with social media, these weren’t 50- and 60-year-olds coming in and doing TikToks, right? These were [people in their] teens and 20s coming in and doing them.” Interestingly, Pizza Hut started this process back in 2017, but apparently never got fully behind it. Yum Brands sold off Pizza Hut recently. If the new owners of Pizza Hut will invest in this business model, I predict success.
Kinsey: Pizza Hut is No. 2 behind Domino’s as America’s top pizza chain in terms of sales. One thing to keep an eye on is this “Total Change in Units from 2024” stat. Pizza Hut has had to clear out stores.
Can Pizza Hut get Americans to sit inside and eat a pizza again? I have my doubts, but if there’s a Classic nearby, you need to give it a shot. Trust me. You’ll feel like you were transported back to simpler times.
The grandson is tough, but fair.
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That’s it this morning. You’re not going to get many more summer weekends. Get out there and go nuts this weekend. I’ll see some of you tonight at the National Tractor Pull Championships in Bowling Green, OH for some FULLLLLLLL PULLLLLLLL action.
Let’s go get after it.
