I’ll be completely honest — when Al Golden roamed the sidelines for the U in the early 2010s, I was not a fan of his formal, necktie-wearing look — especially considering the vast majority of football coaches had long transitioned to wearing a polo at most, if not just some sort of jacket/quarter-zip type deal.
He seemed like he was trying too hard, and it didn’t seem like the right vibe for the head coach of the Hurricanes in 2011. Their fearless leader should be someone with some swagger and some style, and instead the look reminded me of Joe Paterno, which of course isn’t at all a similarity you want to draw in fans’ minds.