re: Strong's comments that A&M is a "gadget program"

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re question about t.u. and TAMU never being dominant simultaneously

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simple math.

Sure, Texas has 5x the population of Alabama, but there historically has been 5x the competition for recruits as well. 'Bama (for example) does not have the same level of competition for in-state recruits,

In addition to t.u. and TAMU, the State or Texas fenerally has at least two or three successful programs at any given time. For instance, I can remember times that t.u., TAMU, Baylor, SMU and Houston were all competitive. We were all in the same conference, so there was not something as clear as the SEC to differentiate the teams for recruits.

Thankfully, that situation has changed.