ought to be the divorce from navy final. No good reason was ever given in the first place for why we had to abandon royal in the late 90s. It seemed to be BYU President Bateman's idea, and no one felt they could disagree and remain secure in their job, so it happened. Bateman was a general authority at the time, which made his authority even more intimidating. When AD Rondo Fehlberg had disagreed with Bateman's desire to discontinue our successful wrestling program, he got fired for saying so. That's why we've endured basically colorless navy uniforms for so long — we're afraid to speak out against decisions made by leaders of a church-run university.