Royal Blue Uniforms Coming Back

TornBySports is reporting matching information from multiple sources that the royal blue uniforms will again be worn in 2013 when BYU hosts the Utes in Provo for the 3rd game of the season in September. Most recently they were worn in 2009 for the last two games of the season (Utah/Provo, Oregon State/LV MAACO Bowl) - both victories. I like the implications and hopeful continuance of a victory trend.

We should just bring them back permanently. Royal blue is BYU blue.

I certainly agree with this. I like Utah State a lot better than Utah, but they have ugly uniforms. Why would we copy them?

FINALLY, a step in the right direction.



Bring back the royal so I can buy merchandise!!!

Word. Love this.

I concur 100%. I love wearing my royal blue or royal blue trimmed BYU hats. I don't wear the navy stuff nearly as often. One, it is too hot in the south, and too, I prefer the brighter royal shirts or I prefer white shirts with the logo to the navy ones. I would be ecstatic if they went back with royal blue all the time. It is the color of the signed helmet in my office (white with royal blue trim). It pops out better in the stadium than a sea of Navy shirts.



Teams can change designs around a little (adding striping here or there or switching up the pants shirts combo--I'm glad the blue pants are gone), but one thing a team should not do is flat out change it colors. Don't insert the argument about how we used to be other colors. I mean the colors it has been traditionally known by in the modern football era.



How many other major programs have just changed their colors?

In addition to a savvy fashion choice, it looks like Taysom's choice of headgear for his video interview on the golf course for the charity tournament was prescient! Or he's just dropping hints.



I like both unis. I think the navy and navy shirts are very wearable and look sharp on the field. But I also enjoy the special feeling of breaking out the royals for special events like the opportunity to shut the utes up for the subsequent 1100 days.

CrimsonCoug wrote:
In addition to a savvy fashion choice, it looks like Taysom's choice of headgear for his video interview on the golf course for the charity tournament was prescient! Or he's just dropping hints.



I like both unis. I think the navy and navy shirts are very wearable and look sharp on the field. But I also enjoy the special feeling of breaking out the royals for special events like the opportunity to shut the utes up for the subsequent 1100 days.

I'm afraid really shutting them up is a bridge too far. ;) It will take a monster pounding to at least get them to simmer down a little. Another close call and they will just keep pointing out the recent record. I'll be happy with a close call, mind you, but I will be ecstatic with an absolute beat down, and usually I prefer close games.

Is this the interview?



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Cougarfan87 wrote:
How many other major programs have just changed their colors?

I remember when the NY Jets brought back their old helmets/uniforms, but they used a darker green instead of the old kelly green.



About that time, when BYU had the navy and tan uniforms, I thought, "That's what BYU should do. Bring back the old helmets and uniforms, but keep the navy."



My dream came true.



P.S. The blue pants are gone?

scott715 wrote:
Is this the interview?



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Yep, that's the one! That's a sweet hat.

Love to have the Royals back, but would also like to keep the navy with one exception. I would like a color reverse helmet. Navy with white stripes, white oval with Navy "Y". think of the combinations the team could wear.



All White, white helmet.

All white, Navy helmet

White jersey, navy pants, White helmet

White jersey, navy pants, Navy helmet

Navy jersey, navy pants, White helmet

Navy jersey, navy pants, navy helmet - (Navy out instead of black out)

Royal jersey, White helmet, Royal pants

Navy jersey, White pants, White helmet

Navy jersey, White pants, Navy helmet

White pants, Royal jersey, White helmet

Royal jersey, royal pants, white helmet

(Have to see these next 3 before committing to them)

Royal pants, royal jersey, Navy helmet

Navy jersey, Royal pants, White helmet

Navy jersey, Royal pants, Navy helmet



There are enough combos to wear different every game. Some combinations are not to cool, but at least this would keep us in traditional colors. while I'm not to keen on all the combinations, I do think some would be really cool.



Are there any combinations you would like, or am I just to far out on this.

Schmoe wrote:
We should just bring them back permanently. Royal blue is BYU blue.

100% agree. My New Football Year Resolution this year is to ONLY wear Royal Blue on all gamedays.

The kids who signed with BYU three years ago have only ever known BYU in the deepest shade of royal blue. Traditional royal blue and BYU haven't been together in a long time.

SpiffCoug wrote:
The kids who signed with BYU three years ago have only ever known BYU in the deepest shade of royal blue. Traditional royal blue and BYU haven't been together in a long time.

Agreed. And navy was BYU blue before royal was. If we're using "history" as the reason to choose a color, it seems silly to use a narrow portion of history, ignoring the part before



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ABYUFAN wrote:

The kids who signed with BYU three years ago have only ever known BYU in the deepest shade of royal blue. Traditional royal blue and BYU haven't been together in a long time.

Agreed. And navy was BYU blue before royal was. If we're using "history" as the reason to choose a color, it seems silly to use a narrow portion of history, ignoring the part before



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Using tradition, not history, there is a difference. The tradition that put BYU on the map started in royal and should continue in royal. Hardly a bad season since that tradition started until we changed colors...food for thought.

BYUgeezer wrote:
Love to have the Royals back, but would also like to keep the navy with one exception. I would like a color reverse helmet. Navy with white stripes, white oval with Navy "Y". think of the combinations the team could wear.



All White, white helmet.

All white, Navy helmet

White jersey, navy pants, White helmet

White jersey, navy pants, Navy helmet

Navy jersey, navy pants, White helmet

Navy jersey, navy pants, navy helmet - (Navy out instead of black out)

Royal jersey, White helmet, Royal pants

Navy jersey, White pants, White helmet

Navy jersey, White pants, Navy helmet

White pants, Royal jersey, White helmet

Royal jersey, royal pants, white helmet

(Have to see these next 3 before committing to them)

Royal pants, royal jersey, Navy helmet

Navy jersey, Royal pants, White helmet

Navy jersey, Royal pants, Navy helmet



There are enough combos to wear different every game. Some combinations are not to cool, but at least this would keep us in traditional colors. while I'm not to keen on all the combinations, I do think some would be really cool.



Are there any combinations you would like, or am I just to far out on this.

Royal blue jerseys etc. with navy and white trim would be very striking. I don't mind keeping the navy around as part of the color scheme (or even as a "navy out"), but I have never been happy with the color change. Royal blue is BYU blue! I have been a BYU fan for a long time, and I can't remember the "old" navy blue (although it may have been there when I became a fan: the games were probably in black and white---when there was one on the TV in Boise. What I remember is that Dick Namelka was very good). Not only is Royal blue a lot prettier IMO, but it is far more striking, especially as a sea of color in a stadium. MAKE THE CHANGE tstb! GO COUGS!!!!!