COLUMBIA, Mo. – Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko called out fans on the TexAgs.com forums Saturday following the team’s 27-6 loss to No. 14 Missouri.
“There’s a difference to me between the fan base and social media,” Elko said in his press conference after the loss. “There’s one group that I really don’t care much about. Billy’s cesspool can go be Billy’s cesspool.”
TexAgs is one of the biggest fan sites in college football and co-owned by Billy Liucci, the Billy referenced in the press conference. Liucci responded to the jab on social media.
“Going to show restraint here (for now) and get back to answering questions, but the head coach losing 27-6 then immediately calling out an incredibly large portion of the loyal but also understandably frustrated fan base was a wildly unnecessary misstep,” Liucci tweeted about an hour after Elko’s comment.
But in the minutes after the quote, he replied to another tweet about Elko’s comment, saying, “Personally, I think he needs to spend less time on the site as the head coach but that’s just me.”
Missouri safety Elijah Dotson (22) celebrates his interception during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Texas A&M, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/LG Patterson) (LG Patterson/Associated Press)
The Aggies have been in a spiral the past month, losing three of their first four to start SEC play. The offense scored only six points in two of the losses and the lone win came against Arkansas, a team that entered Saturday without a conference win since Oct. 2024.
The stretch also comes despite a top-10 ranking a month ago and the program’s first College Football Playoff appearance last season.
Social media has clearly been on Elko’s mind over the past few weeks as he’s mentioned it or been asked about it in multiple press conferences. This was the first time he referenced a specific subset of social media users.
After last week’s 34-7 win over the Razorbacks. Elko talked about social media when asked about what it says that more than 108,000 people packed Kyle Field for the game after two straight losses.
“I think it says that the 12th Man doesn’t live on social media. That’s what I continue to tell the guys. I think the fans of this program, the people who support this program, they’re going to be behind this team. They’re going to rally behind this team, and that’s really positive. And I didn’t expect any different. That’s how the 12th Man has always been,” Elko said.
“You can get involved in other things and hear and feel things differently sometimes, and that’s just the nature of today’s role. But I know what the 12th Man stands for, and so, no, it doesn’t surprise me that they came out to back this team. They always do.”
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This article originally published at Texas A&M coach Mike Elko rails against ‘cesspool’ fan website after Aggies’ loss to No. 14 Missouri.