Over the hump and safely into a big Thursday — which, during the fall, is basically the start of the weekend.Congrats, you made it! Football tonight.Playoff baseball this afternoon AND tonight.
More football tomorrow.And the next day.
And the day after that!Who has it better than us right now? We're halfway through October, which is a bummer.That just means we need to appreciate this time even more.And we will.Let's roll.Welcome to a Thursday Nightcaps — the one where ESPN is about to make one of the dumbest decisions it has made in years, which is saying something given its recent history.BREAKING UP TROY AIKMAN AND JOE BUCK WOULD BE A BIG MISTAKE FOR ESPN | BOBBY BURACKWhat else? I've got Western Kentucky players partying with Sam Houston State cheerleaders after destroying the Bearkats last night, Dodgers fans are getting DRAGGED through the mud today, and MLB Network's Abby Labar checks in on this third Thursday of October.OK, grab you a headset and head on up to the ESPN booth because you could be next in line on Monday nights, and settle in for a Thursday 'Cap!ESPN commentator Troy Aikman looks on before the game between the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field on Sept.
28, 2026, in Chicago, Ill.(Getty Images)I hate to start with a competitor today, but ESPN has left me no choice.Obviously, the big story in the sports media world today is the ongoing riff between Troy Aikman and Joe Buck.
It started to percolate a few days ago when a report said the two had an argument before Monday night's game in LA, and it all stems from the fact the Buck recently signed a contract extension with ESPN.Troy — Joe's longtime partner in the booth — has not.Some threw cold water on the report, which came from Front Office Sports.Some.Not Troy.Take a listen:SUPER BOWL LXI GETS PAT MCAFEE TREATMENT AS ESPN ADDS ALTERNATE BROADCAST"There’s probably a time and a place for all that.
I don’t know if now is the time," Aikman said when asked about...