‘Billy’s cesspool’ – Texas A&M Head calls out fan site, asks ‘real fans’ to stay behind the team

Aggies head coach Mike Elko has called out TexAgs owner Billy Liucci and fans online after Texas A&M's latest disappointing loss led to intense online backlash.

Texas A&M entered the season with high expectations under Mike Elko, but a 27-6 loss to Missouri dropped the Aggies to 3-3. The defeat followed an earlier loss to Kentucky, with the team's struggles on the field leading to a lot of frustration within the fanbase.

TexAgs, co-owned by Billy Liucci, is one of the biggest platforms covering the program. It has been one of the sites where criticism of Elko and the team has been the loudest. Elko's handling of the team's struggles has led to a lot of questions on the discussion hub, and he has now hit back at his critics.

Mike Elko says he 'doesn't care much' about online fans on TexAgs, calls it 'Billy's cesspool'

The landscape of sports fandom is constantly changing, and the modern era has brought its own peculiarities. Coaches and players now have to regularly deal with fans online pointing out their every failing and discussing every issue they have.

While it can be a lot to deal with sometimes, pushing back doesn't always help. Elko clearly doesn't agree, though, because he didn't mince words when calling out the fans on TexAgs.

"There's a difference to me between the fan base and social media," the coach said during his press conference. "So there's one group that I really don't care much about. Billy's cesspool (at TexAgs) can go be Billy's cesspool.

"Our fan base, stay with us, be behind us. We're going to build something that we told you we were going to build. So we're in a really bad spot right now, but we'll work our way out of it."

This isn't going to go over well with fans when the team is already underachieving. Speaking from a position of success can sometimes allow players or coaches to get away with it. For Elko, though, this will likely amplify the criticism and give his doubters more reasons to call him out if results don't improve.