With a bit of astonishment and some amusement, I recently read a comment in the Kernel’s sports section concerning the attire of men’s basketball head coach Billy Gillispie. It seems some folks were upset that for one game he chose to wear a yellow tie and charcoal suit on the sidelines as opposed to “being blue.”

We should not care if he wears a purple coat, chartreuse slacks and a paisley tie as long as he wins games. I am a diehard Wildcat supporter, but this criticism of the new coach is ridiculous. We are supposed to be basketball fans, not the fashion police.

Roy Lee Lawrence Jr.

Journalism alumnus, class of 1968