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Another October Hump Day is here, folks. This is No. 3 of the month, with just one left. Before you know it, we’ll all be basting turkeys and hanging lights.
It goes fast. Soak it all in. Don’t take a single day for granted, because we’re in the final stages of the greatest month of the year.
World Series on deck. NBA is back. Midweek college football is hitting on all cylinders at the moment. Hockey in full swing. The NFL is currently sending teams to Paris for reasons I still can’t figure out.
Just an amazing time to be alive right now if you’re a sports fan. It doesn’t get much better than this.
Let’s roll.
Welcome to a Hump Day Nightcaps â the one where the Neyland Stadium crowd last weekend had Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer seeing GHOSTS in the fourth quarter.
Goodness. Brutal look here for the head coach of the Crimson Tide. Saban would NEVER!
What else? I’ve got Danica Patrick back on the campaign trail, Tiffani Amber Thiessen gives her Halloween costume a test drive, and a hypothetical college football question worth your time today.
Sound good? Good!
OK, grab you your favorite Back to the Future movie to celebrate Back to the Future Day, and settle in for a Hump Day ‘Cap!
That’s right. Today is the day any Back to the Future fan worth his or her salt knows like the back of their hand.
October 21 (2015). They thought we’d have flying cars back in the ’80s when they made this movie, and, to be fair, we’re getting closer.
Did y’all see what Elon cooked up over the weekend? The ROADSTER!
Yeah, we’re not far off! About 11 years later than Doc McFly envisioned, but still, not bad.
As for the franchise itself … I’ve said for years that Back to the Future is one of the greatest trilogies of all time. That’s right â all time. It’s also one of those rare ones where the middle movie is the best of the three. That’s hard to do. It’s rare. And BTTF pulled it off all those years ago.
Impressive. What a dynasty.
OK, let’s get this class started with another dynasty that, sadly, feels a bit old in 2026: The Alabama Crimson Tide.
Amazing. Poor Kalen DeBoer. He looked just miserable last weekend in Knoxville, and that video â coupled with the apparent record the Vols broke â makes it even worse.
As for the decibel record itself … Tennessee claims it now owns the highest on record at 130.3. Some folks on the internet aren’t so sure. I’ve seen fans point to the LSU-‘Bama game in 2022 at 133, and some random Nebraska game in 1992 at 133.6.
The Vols, however, maintain last Saturday’s third-down sack tops ’em all. From the official release:
No crowd pops were louder than during a huge sequence in the third quarter with the Vols leading 19-10. Defensive end Tyree Weathersby recorded a sack on second down with 3:56 remaining in the stanza. The en
