You don't have to follow them blindly, but your odd connection to a single color

Feb 23, 2021
5:19:51pm

Cougar TD All-American

And your desire to watch them based on that color is weird. I follow teams because of the years of following them, going to games as a kid, and being part of the culture. My support/being a fan is not tied to them having a color on their jersey.

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Cougar TD

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Navy helmets??? 🤢

arizonacougarfan

2/23/21 8:13am

I like them.

Ragnar Danneskjold

2/23/21 8:15am

Better than expected for all Navy. All Royal is better though of course.

cmoney

2/23/21 8:18am

The all navy unis are my least favorite. Look like blueberries out there.

4th and Niner

2/23/21 8:19am

What's not to like? Not like they'll be permanent

Rat

2/23/21 8:23am

People liked the Navy helmets and tan in 99 too. We all know how that turned out

arizonacougarfan

2/23/21 8:49am

I don't know a single person who liked the tan.

Turnpike Lane

2/23/21 9:15am

That was a color combo that MIGHT'VE worked in '77.

SinkingQuffa

2/23/21 10:07am

the design team for the '99 rebrand was mostly NIKE based on historic colors for

Littlerich

2/23/21 11:05am

This is not that

Pretorian

2/23/21 11:09am

Nobody liked navy and tan. Those uniforms were horrible.

Zastava

2/23/21 12:45pm

That tan wasn't subtle at all. It was solid, & very heavy in yellow.

SinkingQuffa

2/23/21 12:46pm

It was dreadful. I was so excited when I learned BYU was going to have Nike...

Zastava

2/23/21 12:50pm

Remember the poop-stain cougar head on basketball shorts?

SinkingQuffa

2/23/21 2:15pm

Those were absolutely cringeworthy. I don’t know how those ever got made.

Zastava

2/23/21 4:59pm

A good laugh. There was a national announcer who made a deadpan comment on them.

SinkingQuffa

2/23/21 6:05pm

Tan should NEVER be a sports team color.

BlooCoog

2/24/21 7:47am

Ummm. Yeah about that.. 😬 BYU is going to have Royal and Navy lids for

JCoug94

2/23/21 9:16am

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the_byu_flash

2/23/21 8:36am

Monday!?!?

LyleLanley

2/23/21 9:06am

Sure hope we are keeping white in there. I think the Y with cougar looked really

Tuskaloosa Cougar

2/23/21 10:14am

The all navy looks really good. I also like how the helmet looks with navy helmet, navy top, white pants. I’m not sold

YIsForBrigham

2/23/21 8:36am

BYU has one of the most iconic helmets in all of CFB

CaliWG

2/23/21 9:06am

As soon as fans realize this isn't them, the better. This is for the players on the field. And I love it.

Turnpike Lane

2/23/21 9:14am

It’s for players and recruits

LyleLanley

2/23/21 9:40am

The brand is bigger than the players

CaliWG

2/23/21 9:45am

Legit such a poor argument when BYU has worn blue helmets throughout its history

JCoug94

2/23/21 10:05am

"Throughout its history." How about since BYU actually had a brand to protect?

CaliWG

2/23/21 10:09am

I promise you if you go up to a random CFB fan and ask them, ‘Does BYU have a

JCoug94

2/23/21 10:21am

Those of us who lived through the Crowton yrs are especially sensitive about it

CaliWG

2/23/21 10:25am

I get it. That era is my first memories of BYU. I’m a youngin’ so that was my

JCoug94

2/23/21 10:36am

We live in a different CFB world than existed in '99-'04.

SLIVER

2/23/21 10:27am

SPOT ON. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

JCoug94

2/23/21 10:28am

If this sounded like a one off, I don't think it would be such a huge deal

CaliWG

2/23/21 11:09am

We're comparing apples to oranges here..

SLIVER

2/23/21 2:11pm

Not to mention, we need all the help in recruiting we can get. If several helmet

SLIVER

2/23/21 10:15am

Better players build the brand. Oregon sucked until they got creative with

Thrill

2/23/21 11:57am

Nobody flips through channels anymore. I see this argument a lot, and it hasn’t been valid for 20 years

Alpi Gusto

2/23/21 10:33am

Blue helmets in navy and royal will be cool. I’ve wanted to see those for years.

BlooCoog

2/23/21 9:17am

We could always go all Navy and paint the field navy as well.

Northpaw

2/23/21 9:42am

And have one player lay down for kick-offs?! such a great idea!

cmoney

2/23/21 9:49am

BYU needs to decide what its dang color is. That navy helmet is horrible.

Zastava

2/23/21 9:47am

More options and colors is what players want. Get used to it.

Cougar TD

2/23/21 9:59am

Agree this. Fan's tastes will be all over the spectrum based on their age and personal views. Most important opinions

CLCougar

2/23/21 10:37am

Meh, I’ll just turn off the TV or give my seats away when they’re wearing Navy.

Zastava

2/23/21 11:59am

Really? You would stop watching because they are wearing a color that you do not

Cougar TD

2/23/21 12:14pm

Nope. I’m a child of the 70’s and 80’s. BYU=royal. I can’t stomach navy.

Zastava

2/23/21 12:40pm

Well I guess you will be a Utah state fan now.

LyleLanley

2/23/21 1:05pm

Nope.

Zastava

2/23/21 1:10pm

If not a troll, then you are being a terrible fan. It is a color, we all have

Cougar TD

2/23/21 1:17pm

I’m a horrible fan. I watch BYU sports purely for entertainment purposes.

Zastava

2/23/21 4:50pm

You don't have to follow them blindly, but your odd connection to a single color

Cougar TD

2/23/21 5:19pm

I don’t like Navy. BYU’s insistence on using it annoys me.

Zastava

2/23/21 7:12pm

You are definitely looking for an excuse to be angry.

Cougar TD

2/23/21 7:48pm

I’m not angry.

Zastava

2/24/21 7:57am

You are acting like it, over the color of navy blue. Saying that your time is

Cougar TD

2/24/21 11:11am

This is an intriguing post. With the background you've shared, it begs the question how you got started following BYU

CLCougar

2/23/21 5:36pm

I grew up in Provo and I’ve been cheering for BYU since birth.

Zastava

2/23/21 7:41pm

So it has nothing to do with Lavell retiring, or BYU no longer being a continual

Cougar TD

2/23/21 7:46pm

Since you followed BYU in the 70's when the program was just coming into vogue that puts you in your late 50's or 60's

CLCougar

2/23/21 7:59pm

So how did those conversations go when your wife or date came out with an outfit or color you detested? Did you rip

CLCougar

2/23/21 1:40pm

You could have ended your post with the word "child"

Alpi Gusto

2/23/21 2:02pm

Bronco had players burn the navy helmets when he started. For good reason.

arizonacougarfan

2/23/21 10:00am

Yeah, I’m sure that happened.

Alpi Gusto

2/23/21 10:33am

Go watch “Tradition, Spirit, Honor”

arizonacougarfan

2/23/21 10:55am

It did. It was in that Tradition, Spirit, Honor movie.

ccitycougar

2/23/21 10:55am

It absolutely happened.

Zastava

2/23/21 12:46pm

Now maybe they can work on the chinstraps.

Elwood Blues

2/23/21 10:17am

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AZbronco

2/23/21 10:22am

Because they have a rich history in both colors, and the players like having the

JCoug94

2/23/21 10:25am

All Any Color is bad fashion. Black even worse. Whats wrong with the classic?

DazeofBlue

2/23/21 10:46am

The uniform template is exactly the same. They are just adding blue lids.

JCoug94

2/23/21 10:49am

The new generation is bringing back mom jeans

CaliWG

2/23/21 11:25am

We need a cougar fashion category, for the truly bored.

HenderCoug

2/23/21 10:59am

They will be matte navy. It's actually gonna look amazing.

andrewg3

2/23/21 11:06am

They both look great.... nothing beats the white and Royal but those shake thing

Pretorian

2/23/21 11:08am

The more options the better in terms of color. I love the stretch Y and don't

Thrill

2/23/21 11:33am

I love em!! Bring them on.

byukarl

2/23/21 11:58am

I think they are really cool

ditch

2/23/21 12:05pm

Ugh. Does Notre Dame ever change their helmets? Don't think so.

BleedCougarBlue2

2/23/21 12:18pm

They literally do. Soooo

JCoug94

2/23/21 12:24pm

Uhh.. Here you go

CLCougar

2/23/21 12:28pm

I stand corrected. However, BYU should "never" go away from the classic white/Y.

BleedCougarBlue2

2/23/21 12:32pm

Well they are 🤷‍♂️ Same template as the normal helmets, just inverses.

JCoug94

2/23/21 12:35pm

Inverted*

JCoug94

2/23/21 12:36pm

Rudy would be rolling over in his grave if he were dead.

DazeofBlue

2/23/21 2:47pm

We tried this once. They were hideous. I am forever grateful to Bronco for getting us out of the navy helmet. If Kalani

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