I feel bad for Strong. Dude is a really good coach but not the type of good old boy Texas craves. And I don't think it's all about race per say - Kevin Sumlin would thrive at Texas for instance because his personality fits what they want. But Strong seems socially awkward, and while he has improved he's still not the guy boosters want. He's not giving them access, isn't letting them watch game film (as Mack Brown did), etc. I salute him for all that of course, but it makes things harder at a place like Texas.
Worse yet I feel like he might be getting set up. Bring the black dude in with a literally bare cupboard, watch him fail a couple seasons, then bring in a high profile coach after Strong has rebuilt the recruiting and let the new coach win. I don't see Strong lasting long.
His team is trash thanks to Mack Brown's horrible recruiting. And yet he isn't afraid to cut guys for being dumbasses. Dude has big balls.