A tweet by Missouri State football coach Dave Steckel received some backlash from fans on Thursday night before he ultimately deleted it.
Author Jon Gordon tweeted a quote by a nine-year-old Michigan State fan who wrote a letter to the team that went viral when it was posted on Twitter.
The quote Gordon tweeted out read: "Losing gets rid of the bad fans."
Gordon — who wrote the forward in Steckel's book about leadership — added: "Funny how when a team starts winning the stadium/arena fills up.