The last time TCU won in Austin, Jamie Dixon had 18 pts and 9 assists He led the Frogs in a different capacity tonight! pic.twitter.com/UOL8W7JPVL

— TCU Basketball (@TCUBasketball) January 12, 2017

Oh. Well, TCU is a feisty brand this season. This is understandable. But Texas is still good, no?

Was that not the No. 3 pick in the Big 12 preseason coaches’ poll? (Nice job, guys!) The Longhorns are talented. WVU has had trouble playing and winning there — three straight losses by 17, 27 and most recently seven points. Shaka Smart’s second team has a lot going for it, yes?

No?

This is the second time Mack has been suspended this season. He was benched for the season opener for an undisclosed incident that had happened months prior. Smart insisted it was a one-off issue and nothing to worry about.

This suspension comes one day after UT’s disappointing 64-61 loss to TCU on Wednesday night. On the game’s final play, Kerwin Roach Jr. dribbled out the final seconds. After the horn, Mack was seen shouting at Roach on the court.

“It was no frustration, he was just giving me advice on what I should have done,” Roach said afterward.

Smart said he saw the tail end of Mack and Roach’s exchange.

“They’re very disappointed that we lost, so it’s understandable to have emotion,” Smart said. “But we need to make sure as a team we stay connected. There are obviously things we gotta get better at, and we need to work on those things together.”

Yeah, Texas might be the worst team in the conference. It’s the Longhorns or Oklahoma. But it’s not like Texas is about to hit rock bottom.

During an on-court promotion during a timeout at Wednesday’s Texas-TCU game, a fan was right on the money when asked this question: Which Big 12 school is the southernmost located?

“Texas” came the answer. Correct.

That fan walked away with some goodies, but being southernmost in the conference standings isn’t something the basketball teams aspires to, even though recent events point to Texas heading that way very soon if things don’t change. College basketball analyst Ken Pomeroy picked the Horns to finish 1-17 in the Big 12 before the season started, suggesting with his numbers that UT would be simply overrun by teams in arguably the best conference in the country.

Well, the Horns have started 1-3 out of the gate, a record that could easily be 1-6 by this time next week after the Mountaineers, Bears and Jayhawks games.