Bracketology Losers: Syracuse, Texas and St. John's suffer setbacks

Bracketology Losers: Syracuse, Texas and St. John’s suffer setbacks

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 16: Oshae Brissett #11 and teammate Tyus Battle #25 of the Syracuse Orangereact after the conclusion of the first half of the game against Oregon Ducks during the 2k Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 23: Kerwin Roach II #12 of the Texas Longhorns and his teammates celebrate on the court after a defensive stop against the Michigan State Spartans during the championship game of the 2018 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena on November 23, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images) /

Texas Longhorns

After a solid 2-0 start to Big 12 action, the Longhorns created some breathing room for themselves. And after one week, it’s completely gone.

The first loss came on the road at Oklahoma State, a team under .500 for the season who just lost a key contributor. While West Virginia is 0-4 in conference play, the Cowboys are still the least talented team in the Big 12 and considered a “bad loss” whether it was on the road or not.

The other loss this past week came to Texas Tech by six points. While the loss itself isn’t shameful, Texas was at home with a second-half lead against a top-10 ranked team. It was a missed opportunity for a team who at 10-6 (2-2), with losses already to Radford, Providence, and VCU in the non-conference, can’t afford many more slip-ups.

We’ll find out about this Longhorns team soon enough, with games against Kansas twice, Oklahoma, Iowa State, TCU and Georgia in the Big 12/SEC Challenge coming up this month. They may have to go 3-3 at least to still be on the right side of the bubble. Also, Texas fans must root for North Carolina to have a huge rest of the season, as they’re the best win to date.

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