Will the hats be different in the new company compared to the old? I much prefer 47 brand and New Era

Feb 16, 2024
1:17:41pm

TCuz Coastal Elite

Unfortunately the old company had a large enough hold on certain BYU hats that it felt like was holding back BYU from getting more quality deals with 47 and New Era - in my opinion.

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No longer Zephyr. Back in the game.

CAPX All-American

2/16/24 1:09pm

RE: No longer Zephyr. Back in the game.

ryebrye

2/16/24 1:11pm

I miss the three bar hats from the late 90s

Parkercoug82

2/16/24 1:16pm

the stupid one size fits all heads doesn't work they are either to big or tight

bald man

2/17/24 6:25am

Please make a hat that actually looks good on those of us with tiny heads

530Coug

2/16/24 1:13pm

Superkid dupe?

TNT

2/16/24 1:14pm

I don't even bother trying. I haven't worn a hat in over 25 years.

Superkid

2/16/24 1:20pm

And your head has gotten smaller each year? That's harsh

TNT

2/16/24 1:21pm

RE: I don't even bother trying. I haven't worn a hat in over 25 years.

VACOUGFAN

2/17/24 4:44am

Check these out

IBC

2/16/24 1:15pm

Oddly enough, I put on my kids hats all the time.

530Coug

2/16/24 1:18pm

If that doesn't work for you either, maybe try these:

IceCreamButt

2/16/24 1:21pm

And those of us with big heads too 😄

BluebloodOR

2/16/24 1:15pm

RE: And those of us with big heads too 😄

sah22

2/16/24 4:14pm

^^^This^^^ x 1,000,000 I have a pinhead and I have to buy kids hats.

Lifer

2/16/24 1:17pm

I’m with you.

Cougs or die

2/16/24 1:25pm

I have a large head and so many hats still put too much pressure on the top of

jcase16byu

2/20/24 3:29pm

And that don’t come all the way down to the ears

cougaman

2/16/24 1:29pm

Yup, the hat industry has failed to figure this out for too long.

530Coug

2/16/24 1:37pm

These guys have the same problem.....

StarMan

2/16/24 1:43pm

Special request. I don't wear hats much but my wife loves when I wear a hat

Bee Chunder

2/16/24 1:46pm

Those of us who are bald! Hats look too big on me! Though I finally did try a

ColonelMustard

2/16/24 8:52pm

Also those with large heads, regular heads and normal and misshaped heads. TIA

byuTX

2/16/24 9:45pm

If you want to disrupt the industry…

brj8

2/16/24 1:13pm

There’s a company I’ve seen advertising on social media but I haven’t liked any

ChiCityCoug

2/16/24 1:14pm

and small heads

Niiineteeen84

2/16/24 1:18pm

Do these fit your giant head brj8?

COUGND

2/16/24 1:18pm

Gross.

brj8

2/16/24 3:10pm

Cam rising endorses this post

machete

2/16/24 1:26pm

Idk if those are big enough….

Cougs or die

2/16/24 9:23pm

This is why I wear '47 hats. Only brand with a good fit for big heads.

Diablo and Doc

2/16/24 1:57pm

Thanks, Hoss.

BW84

2/16/24 4:20pm

Love Zephyr hats and now I can’t wait to try your CapX hats. Your snapbacks are

ChiCityCoug

2/16/24 1:13pm

Glad you're back in it. I'll buy

Preppy

2/16/24 1:13pm

Good luck!

Indy Coug

2/16/24 1:14pm

Very exciting. I can feel your passion in the post. Stoked to watch you scale!

Yucatan

2/16/24 1:14pm

Royal blue stretch or fitted anything.

vagabonder

2/16/24 1:14pm

welcome back!!! Please burn all the flat brims

CougarBuddy

2/16/24 1:14pm

At least flat brims can be curved. Burn all the snapbacks instead.

fredgarvin

2/16/24 1:16pm

Why the hate on snapbacks?

ChiCityCoug

2/16/24 1:16pm

I hate snapbacks with the fury of 1,000 suns. They look stupid in the back, and

fredgarvin

2/16/24 1:33pm

Weird, I like them.

Cougar TD

2/16/24 1:41pm

Wow we all have different tastes. I’m the exact opposite I see a cool hat and

ChiCityCoug

2/16/24 2:39pm

I also find the best designs are fitted and I'm bummed by that.

j20

2/16/24 4:16pm

^^^^^^^^^BALD^^^^^^^^

jvquarterback

2/16/24 4:11pm

Nope. Snapbacks look stupid with hair coming out the back.

fredgarvin

2/16/24 11:11pm

RE: welcome back!!! Please burn all the flat brims

cougarblue

2/16/24 1:16pm

RE: welcome back!!! Please burn all the flat brims

CougarBuddy

2/16/24 1:19pm

Nothing goofier than the ultra curved bill hat sorry.

kotacoug

2/16/24 1:33pm

Ah, the redneck fit. I see a lot of that in North Georgia.

Diablo and Doc

2/16/24 1:59pm

Get off our porch, and no, we don't want your pest control…

ochobeeguy

2/16/24 2:01pm

I’m sorry if this is your look…..

kotacoug

2/16/24 2:10pm

Is that ultra-curved?

Diablo and Doc

2/16/24 2:25pm

No… but first image they came up. Close enough lol

kotacoug

2/16/24 2:34pm

That's actually closer to sales bro. flat brimmed.

ochobeeguy

2/16/24 8:06pm

Thankfully there is a lot of middle ground between flat-bill and ultra-curved

fredgarvin

2/16/24 3:50pm

I don't wear hats, but good luck.

Superkid

2/16/24 1:15pm

Life advice: find someone who loves you the way Zephyr/CAPX loves hats.

Mitty

2/16/24 1:16pm

If you can make a Melin Odyssey Hydro type BYU hat I will fund your business in

Cougs or die

2/16/24 1:17pm

Also, recreating any of the Golf Team ping hats. They have the best hats of any

Cougs or die

2/16/24 1:23pm

Heck yes

vagabonder

2/16/24 1:24pm

100%

kotacoug

2/16/24 1:33pm

And a Melin Trenches Hydro type hat for big heads, wide faces and flat bill

cambo

2/16/24 3:08pm

I was coming here to say the SAME thing!

FallingRock

2/16/24 8:55pm

Yeah if they made a royal blue one I would have done this already for sure.

Cougs or die

2/16/24 9:26pm

Will the hats be different in the new company compared to the old? I much prefer 47 brand and New Era

TCuz

2/16/24 1:17pm

Good stuff. Any thought of doing anything in the NIL space with players?

SayMyName

2/16/24 1:17pm

done

CAPX

2/16/24 1:19pm

Sweet!!! Looking forward to new hats to buy.

JohnnyC

2/16/24 1:20pm

Looking forward to buying some new hats from you

Ojiisan

2/16/24 1:25pm

Cougar Board members only line!

O Gaucho

2/16/24 1:26pm

Cargo hats — love it

COUGND

2/16/24 1:27pm

This is fantastic!

stenso

2/16/24 1:28pm

RE: Cargo hats — love it

530Coug

2/16/24 1:38pm

Boom! Good for you. That market seems to be exploding so great timing.

Big Daddy D

2/16/24 1:27pm

My request- just a simple not fancy logo design hat in a quality look.

blackandblue

2/16/24 1:27pm

Yes. Love my Melin hats.

kotacoug

2/16/24 1:29pm

We need hats that actually fit on people with normal size heads.

stenso

2/16/24 1:29pm

Did you happen to have a Pro Image store in Southglenn in Colorado?

JamieTartt

2/16/24 1:31pm

no, i had pro image stores in southern cal from 88-93.

CAPX

2/16/24 1:33pm

Got it - store rings a bell and SoCal was my mission

JamieTartt

2/16/24 1:36pm

Question for you: what's the proper way to clean a dirty baseball cap?

Mitty

2/16/24 1:33pm

Buy a new one

cougaman

2/16/24 1:35pm

Buy a new one

WJCougar

2/16/24 1:35pm

RE: Buy a new one

cougaman

2/16/24 1:46pm

Dishwasher with a special frame. Google it.

Q-grr

2/16/24 2:54pm

Woohoo!!! Best of luck going forward! No doubt you’ll be successful!!

Blue Panda

2/16/24 1:35pm

I hope you've been working very closely with good lawyers because I would be

Scratch

2/16/24 1:36pm

Why - the non-compete ended.

JamieTartt

2/16/24 1:39pm

And he was almost certainly competing before the non-compete ended. I would

Scratch

2/16/24 1:52pm

RE: And he was almost certainly competing before the non-compete ended. I would

CAPX

2/16/24 2:43pm

Good to hear. Just seen too many people get burned by misunderstanding the

Scratch

2/16/24 2:44pm

If you need a 50-yr old so-so looking model with an average head, call me.

sah22

2/16/24 4:18pm

Are you gonna set up another large warehouse/distribution center in Denver area or set up elsewhere?

CLCougar

2/16/24 6:02pm

He can plan all he wants, but without a product to sell he wasn't competing.

TailgateU

2/17/24 1:41am

Did you read the full post? He said the non-compete has ended. Go destroy your

EQD2

2/16/24 1:44pm

RE: Did you read the full post? He said the non-compete has ended. Go destroy

Scratch

2/16/24 1:58pm

I'm on the mailing list. I'm excited to see what's a-"head"......

Leonardo

2/16/24 1:37pm

I'd love it if you made a 'tall' hat for guys with big tall domes.

Peter Venkman

2/16/24 1:37pm

Bring back hat-fit styles that were popular in the mid-90's. I used to be able

BYU-Ite

2/16/24 1:38pm

My favorite is a Dry-Fit Nike hat. Close second is an Under Armor golf hat.

Fatalplacebo

2/16/24 1:40pm

Get me a stiff foam front trucker hat with a cougar on the BYU logo...

UberDeek

2/16/24 1:48pm

Get me a stiff foam giant cowboy hat with the old cougar mountain logo on it and

foofcoug

2/16/24 1:58pm

You should go by CapX, formerly known as CapTwitter…

ochobeeguy

2/16/24 1:58pm

I have a limited edition "Legacy Collection" hat you made

FuriousMonkey

2/16/24 2:06pm

I love hats too. Here is my collection from all over the world. But notice that BYU hats have the prominent position

Zenoch

2/16/24 2:14pm

I literally have a fat/big head. 8 1/4 fitted royal blue stretch Y hats please!

NorthwestCoug

2/16/24 2:16pm

Amazing how you were able to contract the day after the non-compete ending. All those negotiations on one day

Baron

2/16/24 2:48pm

RE: Amazing how you were able to contract the day after the non-compete ending. All those negotiations on one day

CAPX

2/16/24 2:57pm

Yep. All done on one day. Really quite the feat.

Baron

2/16/24 2:59pm

I have such fond memories of shopping for hats the day after we beat Utah.

Bluedarts

2/16/24 3:17pm

Did you get a new license plate yet? 😃

Royal_Minister

2/16/24 4:06pm

Something like this in royal blue with the stretch Y logo would be awesome

TheLoanArranger

2/16/24 4:29pm

Running hats. Trucker style, mesh back, good style/design like I’d wear around

Crowd Factor

2/16/24 4:33pm

Wish there were more alt fabrics, e.g. dri-fit to wear for working out in sun

BYU'01

2/18/24 11:43am

For all you guys with really big heads, I give you:

Null

2/16/24 4:41pm

There are some amazing graphic artists out there. There’s a lot of brands I’ve

BYU'01

2/16/24 4:49pm

oh heck yeah

CougarLucas

2/16/24 6:33pm

Running hats that look good for everyday wear would be great. Excited!

3ngin33rCoug

2/16/24 9:47pm

If it wasn't for the unsightly 'z' on the side, I'd own a lot more zephyr hats

Rooney

2/17/24 4:47am

Think of it as Zed, the Canadians just love it.

Q-grr

2/17/24 4:49am

so? this is capx?

bald man

2/17/24 6:27am

RE: so? this is capx?

CAPX

2/17/24 8:20am

I know. Just yanking your chain

bald man

2/20/24 4:22pm

I would create a subscription model for the hat aficionado. You take their size

NOCAL_YFAN

2/17/24 8:23am

Hey, just curious. When you sold Zephyr was the idea of you becoming a competitor in 2 years looked at as a probability

Blue2thebone

2/18/24 1:04am

My experience with founders and non-competes

Biff

2/18/24 6:07am

Bm me.

CAPX

2/18/24 9:09am

I’ll buy a hat with any BYU logo except the beetdigger.

StantonMac

2/18/24 11:48am

Please don’t make hat logo decisions based on this comment

Cougz19

2/18/24 3:59pm

I really like the look, style, & materials of Fury Athletix hats, if you can check those out. Luke List wore one

CLCougar

2/18/24 7:53pm

Flex-fit option, like Richardson does, would be nice

El Paso Coug

2/20/24 3:57pm

Release a remake of the "NCAA Men's Scholarship Relaxed Hat", Michigan please!

colecorpus2005

3/23/24 6:48pm

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