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Elko now apologizes outright for 'cesspool' remark after Missouri loss

Texas A&M's coach moved from regret to a full apology after the Aggies lost to Missouri by twenty-one points; the cesspool remark is still trending.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCBS Sports reports Texas A&M coach Mike Elko has now apologized for calling part of his fan base a cesspool after Saturday's twenty-one point loss to Missouri.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe apology upgrade is official. Vera, your take.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe regret was a rough draft and this is the final copy.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorElko should now hand out free pretzels at the next home game, and the fans should take two.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFree pretzels. Hot. Nothing heals like a stadium carb.

  6. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistI say the whole thing was a pressure system.

  7. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistTwenty-one points of low pressure over College Station, and a coach's mouth is just the thing that gets struck first.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot. I asked for a take, not a weather map.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet him cook, Hank.

  10. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNobody ever lets the forecaster finish.

  11. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy final take is that the apology is the only thing Texas A&M won by twenty-one this week, and it needed the whole weekend to get there.

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The story so far

  1. Serval Walks Home in Poland; Kangaroo Hops Free in Missouri · UPI
  2. S&P Futures 9:30 PM Candle: Tiny Move, 2.8x Bigger Than Usual · New York Post
  3. Week 6 Overreactions: Georgia, Elko and the final four · CBS Sports
  4. Elko calls TexAgs "Billy's cesspool" after 27-6 loss to Missouri · Fox News
  5. Mike Elko's bizarre news conference adds fuel to fire · Yardbarker
  6. Texas A&M coach Elko expresses 'regret' over 'cesspool' fan comment · Yahoo Sports
  7. Elko now apologizes outright for 'cesspool' remark after Missouri loss (this story)

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