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Cougar fan has a case of the 'blues'

It's good to see someone have a dream and then work towards it.

I think it will look a lot better on the 1st.

I don't like blue, and I like BYU even less, but that is cool to have a fan that dedicated. I can relate to guys like that. Of course, we don't need to be prodded into wearing red at the "U", but hopefully Provo can get their act together.

is it just this one Ute or are there many others who have quickly forgotten the efforts and dare i say, 'prodding' that urban meyer gave them to wear red when he rode in to (and soon thereafter rode out of) town?
Is their memory so short that they think the MUSS was always there?
Now, people wore red for MAFU and others before him (like some people have always worn blue in provo), but there was a 'wear red' push by ute fans back in the day when they were excited for something other than a 7-5 season.

BYU students (and fans) are too well grounded to think football is the purpose of life (unlike the South where I used to live). Not going overly nuts (e.g. everybody dressing in blue) is a good thing. P.S. Changing from Royal Blue didn't help!

Can you imagine Georgia, Texas, Tennesee, Clemson,or A&M ever changing their colors? Clemson loves organge BECAUSE it's not stylish. It stands out. BYU changed from royal blue to navy (just like USU) because they thought it would SELL more (MAKE MORE MONEY). If the school isn't loyal to a color why should I be. BIG MISTAKE!!!

Love it-- finally someone willing to bleed blue for a cause! Now BYU needs to do its part by sticking with a single blue. No more gold, no more complicated logos-- just give us a block Y and Cougar Blue.

How come BYU Bookstore sells mostly white, then blue with gold? How come Cougar fans think that wearing a green coat over the top of a blue and red plaid shirt is ever acceptable.

Thanks Tony and thanks Dick Harmon!

PInk michigan or chartruese Georgia! ha ha ha...

Amen to the changing of colors!!! Right on cjohnson. BYU went back to TRADITION and the traditional "Y", why not ROYAL BLUE. It will brighten the stadium much better than navy blue.

Baby Blue was for ... babies. They switched colors for a couple reasons, (the bookstore selling more items is probably the last reason), just as the Denver Broncos swithced to a darker blue, it looks better and is more intimidating. Keep the Dark Blue and don't go back.

Props to Cougarboard's "Downtown" and "El Jefe." How come the article doesn't mention all of the hard work "Bernard" contributed?

Go Cougars and wear blue!

UTEinVegas, you say fans in Utah don't have to be prodded into wearing Red! How about prodding to just show up for the game. BYU fans have always had better attendance - even if they don't know what to wear.

Great idea. Seems like a no brainer to me. To Max I have to say that wearing a blue shirt to a football game doesn't mean I'm not well grounded, it just shows that I support my team. I agree with INtheMUSS that Ute fans don't have to be prodded to wear red, they just need to be prodded to show up at the games. 65,000 seats in Lavell Edwards Stadium are frequently sold out versus 45,000 in Rice Eccles rarely sold out, (unless BYU is playing there of course). Maybe with Bronco's "Legacy of BYU" emphasis he can go back to the true BYU color, Royal Blue. That would be nice.

Finally unity

What happened to WHITE?
I thought the cougar colors where blue and white.

Blue and white, dynamite!

Did we forget how great white looks with blue? We are all going to die in a hot stadium with only Navy Blue. We need the white to highlight the blue.

I personally like the new color -- and I've been a season ticket holder for over 25 years. I always wear blue on game days even when the team is away. I get really tired of the stogy BYU fans -- though the east stands have been better lately. And I'm old enough to collect Social Security myself. I applaud this effort and hope to see a sea of blue (jow appropriate) on the First. Go Cougs.

Way to go Cougs! A sea of blue will be intimadating. Thanks to all the organizers who made it easy and cheap to get the shirts.

Why would byu want to be like their big brother up north in logan? nice colors guys.

cjohnson--As one who lives in SC, and is somewhat familiar with Clemson, I can tell you their colors used to be yellow and purple. They changed to orange because it doesn't fade as readily as yellow, but that was probably back in the late 40s-early 50s, and they've stuck to orange ever since. Point taken. I agree, the school color is as much a part of the tradition as the uniform. I just can't see Nebraska, Alabama, Penn St, USC, Michigan or Notre Dame significantly changing either. Going back to the old style unis was a great move by Bronco, lets get the old blue back as well! When a school starts changing all that, you know they are searching for an identity and are out of touch with their 'tradition'.

When I was a student at BYU, I wanted to get a nice shirt to wear to games, something like a rugby or polo. I found stuff in purple, silver, black, white, pink, green, light blue, plaid, and even red. But not a thing in royal blue except a cheap t-shirt. I laughed long and hard when they complained about people not wearing the colors to events, and changed to an 'easier' color to wear. What is hard about selling the fans the right color? So last year I was out west from SC, and stopped to get my kids a BYshirt. Selection was better, but I still found many of the syles I wanted were white, tan, light blue, light green and pink. Yes, there was more navy blue on more than just t-shirts, but if wearing blue is such a big deal to the school, why are they even selling the other stuff? Someone in marketing hasn't been let in on the secret? I wish Tony luck!

Big mistake on the color blue changed. Look at the Jazz playoff at ES Arena. That was a classic light blue - Dark blue won't stand out well. But imagine with little mix up blue color - light blue -) blue -) dark blue -)then darker blue --- blend them in like you see at the beach at carabean islands.
Oh, by the way, why do we see those Utah Utes showing up on this page. Whoever at Deseret News letting this outsider getting to this message board should be block out. This artical was about getting BYU fans to wear their blue to the game, not other subject. Sure why not once comes to rivarly game, then go ahead join in and get on with this holy war!

I hate Navy Blue. Royal Blue was a bright unique color that stood alone for BYU. Our standards dictate that we do not follow what others do, but do what is right. Wearing Navy Blue is not unique or right. Navy blue seems to represent a dark, evil spirit. Royal Blue had us stand head and shoulders above all others. It seems that BYU changed colors to get the evil lucre. I would like BYU to change back to the traditional Royal Blue and quit wearing what all other schools wear. I have missed very few games in 54 years, and what I really miss is the Royal Blue of BYU.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Let us not be like others, but rise above other and shout that we are the true BLUE BYU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!