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Hooters isn't dead yet as iconic brand releases 2027 bikini calendar, Packers disaster & Oktoberfest

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Kinsey, J. (2026, September 25). Hooters isn't dead yet as iconic brand releases 2027 bikini calendar, Packers disaster & Oktoberfest. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/hooters-iconic-brand-releases-2027-bikini-calendar-packers-disaster-oktoberfest

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Joe Kinsey discusses various topics including Hooters' surprising announcement of an Ohio woman, Sophia Zullo, as the cover model for their 2027 bikini calendar. Despite the brand's retreat from many states, Hooters continues to release content and maintains a presence in Florida. Kinsey also expresses skepticism about the upcoming John Madden biopic by Amazon, criticizing its production quality and comparing it unfavorably to early VHS movies.
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In an unexpected twist, the Hooters brand, far from fading into obscurity, announced that Sophia Zullo, an Ohio woman, will be featured as the cover model for their 2027 bikini calendar. This news comes amid other notable events, including a disappointing performance by the Green Bay Packers who were heavily booed off the field during halftime of their game against the Atlanta Falcons in what ended with a lopsided score of 35-14. Joe Kinsey, from Fox News, provided context around these happenings and shared his plans for upcoming weekend activities like visiting pumpkin patches and apple-picking outings.

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Florida GPE · 5× Hooters ORG · 5× Amazon ORG · 3× San Diego GPE · 3× Sapp PERSON · 3× Kinsey PERSON · 2× Ohio GPE · 2× SDSU ORG · 2× Falcons ORG · 1× Packers ORG · 1×

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27072 Carronade Dr, Unit A 155 Perrysburg, OH 43551 Hooters isn't dead yet In one of the biggest upsets in Hooters calendar history, the brand announced this week that an Ohio woman, Sophia Zullo, was the 2027 bikini calendar cover model.
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🔮 A night like that produces content like this that I can then turn into a preview of my upcoming weekend that will include a trip to the pumpkin patch where Screencaps Jr. will be running tomorrow.

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Welcome to Friday Screencaps and day 12 of 13 straight editions of Screencaps I've pumped out for you guys. asserted
I → welcome → guys
Is it hard to dump out so many editions in a row? asserted
it → dump → row
It is if it's the middle of summer and we don't have content like the Packers getting absolutely pummeled — and booed off the field at halftime – by the Falcons, 35-14. asserted
Packers → have → Falcons
A night like that produces content like this that I can then turn into a preview of my upcoming weekend that will include a trip to the pumpkin patch where Screencaps Jr. will be running tomorrow. asserted
Jr. → produce → patch
I am already mentally preparing because I'm fairly certain that this will also turn into an apple-picking outing. asserted
this → prepare → outing
At least the weather is supposed to be very good. asserted
weather → suppose → ?
Good luck to all of you who face a doubleheader tomorrow. asserted
who → face → doubleheader
Let's get it in and then get back to football Saturdays in October. asserted
's → let → October
📩 Email: joe.kinsey@outkick.com Send photos, stories, tips, rants—whatever you've got. asserted
you → send → whatever
📸 Instagram: @OutKickScreencaps You guys need to start tagging me on content you're seeing. 📘 Facebook Page: Screencaps on Facebook 👥 Facebook Group: Join the Screencaps Community 📬 asserted
you → need → Community
27072 Carronade Dr, Unit A 155 Perrysburg, OH 43551 Hooters isn't dead yet In one of the biggest upsets in Hooters calendar history, the brand announced this week that an Ohio woman, Sophia Zullo, was the 2027 bikini calendar cover model. asserted
woman → announce → history
The brand has been retreating by the month back to its roots in Florida. asserted
brand → retreat → Florida
As someone who has tracked Hooters for nearly all of my 20-year Internet career, I figured the brand would lean into its Florida operations by naming a Florida woman to the top honor. asserted
brand → track → honor
Nope, they leaned into...Ohio? asserted
they → lean → Ohio
Earlier this month, the company closed a store in Panama City Beach that had been open for 30 years. asserted
that → close → years
How do we feel about this new John Madden movie? Flop, right? asserted
we → feel → movie
If you can't get the voice even remotely close, it's a guaranteed bust. asserted
it → get → ?
And why is it that everything Amazon touches feels like the cheapest production in the history of movie-making? asserted
Amazon → touch → making
Last night, I turned off the football game and started looking at the movies and shows being offered up by Amazon. asserted
I → turn → Amazon
It all felt like the VHS movies you'd never rent back in 1998. asserted
you → feel → 1998
That's the vibe I'm getting from this Madden movie. asserted
I → get → movie
It feels like Amazon throwing money against the wall because they have money to burn just so they can market its Prime Video vertical. asserted
they → feel → vertical
You guys tell me if this gets the blood pumping. asserted
blood → tell → me
Jim T. in San Diego emails: How about the Tony Packo's chili sauce if SDSU wins? asserted
SDSU → email → Diego
And then you can figure out something comparable you want local to San Diego. asserted
you → figure → Diego
Doesn't even have to be food - maybe you want a Torrey Pines towel for your golf bag? asserted
you → have → bag
I especially like this bet with SDSU facing a Noon kickoff. asserted
SDSU → like → kickoff
I'm going to pass on the towel. asserted
I → go → towel
I feel like that's stolen golf valor. asserted
that → feel → ?
Head on a swivel when it comes to Sapp, he's retired with nothing to do. asserted
he → come → nothing
I don't care how large he is, he's got to reign that situation in.....completely unacceptable. asserted
he → care → situation
He's got to get his operations dialed in before its too late. asserted
operations → get → ?
IMO, Sapp is looking for a payday. asserted
Sapp → look → payday
Trust me, I'm on high alert. asserted
I → trust → alert
Toys 'R' Us is coming back because so many adults are buying toys...for themselves Fewer humans having kids. asserted
adults → come → kids
More people living in apartments. asserted
people → live → apartments
Storage units popping up like gas stations. asserted
units → pop → stations
More adults than ever buying toys for themselves. asserted
adults → buy → themselves
I will call my life a success if I can raise my kids to buy lawn equipment, have children, go on nice trips to Vegas to blow off steam here and there and not buy toys as adults. asserted
I → call → adults
– Steve E. says: I know it’s been a while since this topic has been discussed in SC, but I thought you’d get a kick out of it. asserted
you → say → it
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