Mike Elko regrets calling out ‘cesspool’ part of Texas A&M fanbase
By Field Level Media Oct 13 (Field Level Media) Two days after calling the team s leading fan website a cesspool, Texas A M coach Mike Elko walked back his comments on Monday and again accepted responsibility for the Aggies 3-3 start to the season. Following Texas A M s 27-6 loss on Saturday at then-No. 14 Missouri, Elko referenced TexAgs, a site co-owned by Billy Liucci. Elko said at the time, There s one group that I really don t care much about. Billy s cesspool can go be Billy s cesspool. Our fanbase: Stay with us, be behind us, we re going to build something that we told you we were going to build. We re in a really bad spot right now, but we ll work our way out of it. At his Monday press conference, Elko said, I think in the heat of the moment, I answered a question in a way I certainly regret. I think everybody knows I appreciate our fanbase and everything that they re about and everything they mean to Texas A M. I regret the way it was taken, I regret the way it c