I agree with this statement. Other schools (perhaps not as highly regarded as the ones you mentioned) such as Texas A&M do hardcore, low-level C++ courses, comp

I agree with this statement. Other schools (perhaps not as highly regarded as the ones you mentioned) such as Texas A&M do hardcore, low-level C++ courses, compiler stuff, etc. for both CS and CE students as core requirements. They lightened the requirements several years back to compete with other schools, but changed back to them when they realized how soft their students had become. Of course, Bjarne Stroustrup is the chair of the CoE CS program at TAMU... so that may have a lot to do with it.