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College basketball takeaways: Alabama has to play a little undermanned

By Joseph Nardone

EUGENE, OR - DECEMBER 11: Head coach Avery Johnson of the Alabama Crimson Tide signals to his bench during the first half of the game against the Oregon Ducks at Matthew Knight Arena on December 11, 2016 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
EUGENE, OR - DECEMBER 11: Head coach Avery Johnson of the Alabama Crimson Tide signals to his bench during the first half of the game against the Oregon Ducks at Matthew Knight Arena on December 11, 2016 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /
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Tricky Ricky!

Did you guys hear about the FBI probing college basketball coaches? How about Louisville hurling a kid under the bus to protect its own future earnings?

Maybe you have been living under a rock for the past few months, but those are all real things. Real things, mind you, that former Cardinals coach Rick Pitino has been involved in.

For those unaware, when Pitino isn’t busy being a vampire or moonlighting as an Al Pacino cosplay talent, he is currently rooting on his son, Richard, while his spawn attempts to build Minnesota into a power program.

While son Pitino certainly loves having his father in his corner, a guy could certainly have better allies.

“I’m a cheerleader,” Pitino said, when asked if he can watch his son coach, via the AP. “I just root for him every possession. For me, being out of work, I am living vicariously through him.”

Here is where things get dicey with whatever credibility the elder Pitino has left.

“I thought Louisville was great, Kentucky was great. Nothing matches what Minnesota did,” Pitino said. “A $180 million football-basketball [facility]. It’s much needed for years. It’s going to change the program.

“Minnesota is a legitimate, big-time team. They don’t have a weakness. They play together. They’re humble. They’re really hungry to win.”

Nothing matches the big bad Minnesota basketball program. Not Big Blue Nation or Louisville? Has Rick Pitino lost his mind?

Well, yes. Yes, he has.

The point here, in the most roundabout way as possible, is that the words that come out of Rick Pitino’s mouth literally have no value. He’s playing the weirdest game of Mad Libs at this juncture in his life.

Seriously. We are like a week away from him spewing conspiracy theories about the moon landing and claiming that Neil Armstrong was actually was actually an alien from the future who had a goal to turn the moon to cheese.