Saturday tilt with Alabama crucial to Texas A&M's NIT hopes

As the old saying goes: “Old ugly is better than old nothing.” Texas A&M is old ugly.

In regards to postseason college basketball, the National Invitation Tournament – which is often deridingly referred to as the "Nobody’s Interested Tournament" – is ugly compared to the prestigious NCAA Tournament.

But for Texas A&M, it’s old ugly or old nothing.

Therefore, the Aggies' Southeastern Conference basketball game against Alabama on Saturday night at Reed Arena is crucial.