With baseball's 5-2 loss to Rice yesterday, completing the Owls' sweep of the Aggies, we've officially entered the desert wasteland that is the infinitely wide span of space and time that lies between the conclusion of the spring sports season and kick-off September 1st.

While there won't be any active sports to follow, there's plenty to write about and analyze. In particular, the 2 months of "free time" will give us the opportunity to pursue and analyze some bigger issues and stories within A&M and surrounding NCAA Athletics in general.

To look for this summer:

• Introduction of the Aggie Roundtable
  Consisting of various aggie bloggers, the weekly roundtable will discuss and answer a set of questions posed by one of the roundtable members.
• Tech vs. A&M: The Dallas Debate
  As the move to a neutral site game with Texas Tech becomes more and more likely, we'll analyze the motives and consequences, eventually deciding whether or not the move is in the best interests of Texas A&M.
• Bill Byrne: 3.5 Years of Building Champions
  We're about 3.5 years into Bill Byrne's tenure as Texas A&M's Athletic Director and it's time for a progress report.
• 2007 Big XII Preview
  Breaking down the Big XII team by team, and predicting who will meet at the Big XII Championship game in December.
• Top 5 Best Moments of 06-07
  I'll break down what I think were the 5 highest points for A&M athletics during the 06-07 season, and yall will vote on the #1 moment for Aggies this past year
• Top 5 Worst Moments of 06-07
  Just like the Top 5 Best Moments, but with 500% more agony and depression.
• '06 Roadtrip Review
  A looong overdue review and rankings of ALL of A&M's away games last year (yes, i went to all of them), this piece will naturally segue in to...
• '07 Roadtrip Preview
  We'll draw on personal experience and interview other bloggers on what to do/where to eat when roadtripping to this season's away games
• Cheating: Why Every School Is
  We'll look at the economics behind its inevitablity, the financial incentives, and the politics behind the lack of enforcement.

- Brad -