COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Texas A&M men’s basketball’s biggest curse might be it’s biggest blessing this season.

Football reigns supreme in Aggieland. Currently, the 12th Man’s gridiron excitement is reaching a fever pitch as the Aggies carry a 9-0 record and a No. 3 ranking into the final three weeks of the season. A run at a national title is firmly within the sights of head coach Mike Elko and his crew.

In a normal 8-4 football season, focus rarely shifts to the men’s basketball program until January when conference play starts. This season, that attention might say honed on football for even longer.

After the first four games of the season, it appears Bucky McMillan’s first squad in Aggieland is going to need that potential extra time under the radar to coalesce after sufferin

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