Are the Texas Longhorns March Madness worthy?

College basketball fans in Austin, Texas have been very spoiled over the past few years. Not only have they had the pleasure to see several NBA-caliber players come and go from the Forty Acres– i.e. Kevin Durant, D.J. Augustin, T.J. Ford, Tristan Thompson, Cory Joseph– the Texas Longhorns have been perennially competitive. The 2011-2012 Texas Longhorns have struggled– at least given the current standard– due to a variety of factors, some controllable and others simply circumstance. First off, the Longhorns are an extremely young team, with several freshmen seeing substantial playing time, earning the team the nickname the “BabyHorns” around Austin. Unless you are Kentucky, having five to six freshmen playing heavy minutes is not a recipe for success. Secondly, this youth has led to crucial mistakes at important times, causing the Longhorns to lose several games which should have been won (both on the road and at home), all contributing to a 15-...