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Come Fan with UsWednesday, August 5, 2026

Don’t Ever Cry For Dick Vitale

Earlier this afternoon, Dick Vitale tweeted at Chad Ochocinco saying, "wish u would give ur take on who u would want as ur QB Rodgers or Big Ben?" And you know, you may see that and think to yourself, "God, his life's kinda sad, huh? He really cares which QB Ochocinco likes?"

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But then there's the rest of the tweet: "Having a blast @hooters 4 a TV commercial!"

↵And then the picture he tweeted:

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↵So, no. Even as senility sets in and one of college basketball’s icons is slowly phased out at ESPN, nobody should feel bad for Dick Vitale. His life seems pretty great regardless.

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