I do think that was worded poorly by the players and coach. I get what they meant, but it maybe has a little shade of Paul Rhoads who was constantly saying how bad things were when he got here. Some of it is maybe a little bit defensive as the season didn't go as they'd hoped.
As for being embarrassed? Never. My only embarrassment would be actually showing someone my closet, which has an entire shelf just for ISU shirts. I probably buy 1-2 sweatshirts/hoodies and 2-4 T-shirts and 1-2 hats every year and I'm not to the point of "outgrowing" anything yet. So that's probably a little embarrassing to the non-fan.
As for being embarrassed? Never. My only embarrassment would be actually showing someone my closet, which has an entire shelf just for ISU shirts. I probably buy 1-2 sweatshirts/hoodies and 2-4 T-shirts and 1-2 hats every year and I'm not to the point of "outgrowing" anything yet. So that's probably a little embarrassing to the non-fan.