re: What am I missing about A&M..

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Why haven't y'all won more than what y'all have? Y'all seem to have resources.

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We've been called the second most underachieving team in the NCAA. Here are the common arguments as to why:

A&M existed until 1965 as an all male, military college. That year was the first that women were allowed in without reservation. A&M was about the size the citadel is today.

Change doesn't happen overnight, however. With an extremely small alumni base and a powerhouse program in TU looming over it, A&M stayed down for much of the 1970s. As the size of the graduating classes grew, so did the size of the stadium, and the name recognition.

In the 1980s, the fruits began to ripen. A&M picked up Jackie Sherill as HC, and was finally large and rich enough to compete. The late 1980s and early 1990s saw A&M begin to dominate Texas. We won 9 times in 10 years and won a handful of CCs. We also had a booster get caught paying players, and went undefeated the year we had no bowl game, and no TV appearance, per the NCAA.

RC Slocum was a decent coach, but not a great one. We began our rise again, but were slowed by a terrible AD and his final hire, Fran.

Now we have a great AD, are in the top 20 for the directors cup every year, and finally have a coach with the potential to shine.

We are an old university, but are just now getting used to the sunlight.