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Texas loses frontline stars but defends against a letdown

By Dana O'Neil
ESPN.com

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

NEW YORK -- Kansas State is lost without Michael Beasley. USC is struggling to find its way now that O.J. Mayo is gone. It's taken Ohio State two years to regain its footing after losing Greg Oden. Even Memphis is searching for an identity without Derrick Rose. No, not even college basketball is immune to recession. Except in the state of Texas, where the Longhorns are the John Gotti-Teflon kings of recession. Kevin Durant comes, Kevin Durant goes; D.J. Augustin is here, D.J. Augustin ...

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