Fans are sick and tired of the NFL's obsession with flags, anthem fatigue is real & UGA football is too smart!

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We're eight days out, folks.

Eight days away from Halloween. Hard to believe, right? October is flying by, and for good reason. We've got a TON going on right now — and that doesn't even include the World Series, which starts tonight.

Show of hands ... who's paying attention? I know there's this big debate about small market teams and lack of interest ... blah, blah, blah.

RAYS PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE WORLD SERIES, TAKING DOWN GUARDIANS IN GAME 6 TO SET UP SERIES WITH BREWERS

I don't care. Anything — and I mean anything — beats having to watch the Dodgers. Give me some fresh blood in the Fall Classic. I don't even like the Rays, but I'll take them over the alternative.

Obviously, we're all rooting for the Brewers, right? Feels like that's a pretty unanimous choice. If you haven't watched a single second of Brewers baseball this year, do me a favor and watch the first inning tonight.

BREWERS' FLAMETHROWER JACOB MISIOROWSKI LIGHTS UP RECORD BOOKS WITH TRIPLE-DIGIT SPEEDS IN GEM VS YANKEES

Wait till you see this Jacob Misiorowski pitch. He's gonna blow your minds.

On that note, welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where fans (you guys!) weigh in on two things that are pretty top-of-mind at the moment ...

Penalties in the NFL, and the ongoing anthem controversies in both the W and NBA.

Spoiler alert: You're sick of both! I don't blame you.

What else? I've got bedlam in Boone, I thought Kirk Herbstreit was actually really good alongside Al Michaels last night (see, I can be nice!), and let's check in with UGA fans after last week's horrible loss to Auburn.

They're doing great!

OK, grab you some bologna for National Bologna Day, and settle in for a Friday 'Cap!

I'm certain we've celebrated this day before, because I contend that bologna is one of the more — if not the most — underrated meats on the market.

People dunk on bologna all the time, and it's baffling to me. I don't get it.

I'd put a fried bologna sammy over any sammy in this country. I'm dead serious. It's rare that you can find one anymore, but if you do, you're in for quite a ride. Nice thick slice of bologna? Cheese? Toasted bun. The best.

Mount Rushmore of deli meats? Sure! Why not?

1. Bologna (duh)

2. Pepperoni (not sure it counts as a deli meat, but I get it from my Publix deli, so it counts today)

3. Turkey (gotta be sandwich-sliced though. If it's too thin, I walk away. Thinly sliced turkey is for the birds)

4. Roast beef (I had chicken in this spot last year, but I've evolved)

And that concludes our culinary portion of today's class! Gordon Ramsay would be proud.

OK, let's go ahead and get started by addressing some fan frustration from this past week. First, we'll start with last night's flag-fest in Chicago:

Yikes. Look, I don't even think last night was that bad when you compare it to the rest of the year, but still ... the flags in the NFL are out of control right now.

I believe Al Michaels made a comment about it last night. Whenever there's a big p