To the surprise of the Big Blue Nation, Rick Pitino made his return to Rupp Arena for the first Big Blue Madness of the Mark Pope era. Hours after the event wrapped up, we still don’t know if what we experienced was real. So we’re just going to jot down our thoughts. Drew FranklinI’m still in shock, so I’ll need a night’s sleep and maybe a long neighborhood walk alone with my thoughts before I’m ready to put into words how I feel about Rick’s grand return. I will say, though, that the man seized the opportunity to come home to a shocking roar of applause in front of the Big Blue Nation. Fans w…