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Dick Harmon: Cougar fan has a case of the 'blues'
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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.
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!
Go Cougars and wear blue!
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.
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!
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!
As for the idea of BYU sticking with their traditional colors, find a picture of BYU's uniforms a few years before the Edwards era - that's right, they are navy blue.
Royal Blue was a color that faded into the background when contrasted with any other dominant color. Navy Blue shows well when worn in large quantities.
Maybe it's just my military/marching band/wear-a-white-shirt to church mentality, but this seems a no-brainer. Dare to show you're a fan!
Stop crying about the sky blue, baby blue, powder blues of yesteryear and get the BYU BLUE of TODAY. And wear it on game day even if you don't go to the game. It's time to start being part of the team. BYU Navy Blue Team.
Climb on board the Blue Train NOW!
and a little blue
I will people who sold BYU apparel were aware of it. Anyway, Navy, Dark Royal, whatever, just wear Blue!
What exactly is it about putting on a blue shirt that makes you think football is the purpose of life? Is it putting the left arm in the left armhole, or maybe putting the head throught the neck hole?
The fact remains, among the bickering and arguing, is that the coach and the players have asked you to wear blue. If there wasn't reason enough before, there is now. Everyone can do his or her part to help our home field advantage. If you don't wear blue to the stadium, there is no two ways about it, you're a half-baked fan at best, and more likely a fair-weather fan who will start cheering for the Utes if they start to do better.
He shrugged and said, "It never would sell."
I said, "Surely you could stock enough of it to keep a few hundred die-hards happy, like a dozen sales per week during the season?" He said something like, (paraphrasing) thanks for your input. We always consider input.
I totally disagree with the non-fan comment about poor game atmosphere. Outsider commentators have always marvelled at how Cougar fans bring it to the stadium. Cougar Nation brings mucho attitude; they're just fussy about the colors they wear.
Cougar Nation would be just about right if it/they would JUST WEAR BLUE!
Personally, I prefer a color scheme like Boise State has, with a brighter blue and the contrasting orange. Boise State's stadium looked great last year when the fans in one section wore orange and the next section wore blue. Those are dedicated fans.
I also loved the colors of the uniforms of the band in the movie Drum Line. Bright blue and bright yellow. Gorgeous combination, and it really stands out.
I know that either of those ideas would buck tradition, but fans are more apt to wear bright colors. That's just a fact.
I prefer a brighter blue, but BYU's original color was actually "Prussian" blue, which is close to what the color is now.
But hey, dark blue or bright blue, let's wear blue. Drives me nuts to see our fans not wearing blue.
What is more amazing is how many fans seem to care more about how good different shades of blue will look in the stadium. Is this a relief society party committee meeting? I guess BYU fans need something to talk about before thet get pounded against an average 7-6 Arizona, classic BYU discussion board....
Good job Tony. Thanks to Dick Harmon who must be taking a bit of heat from BYU marketing. Sadly it is clearly evident by walking through the BYU Bookstore that they themselves don't get it. I just left Walgreens, where I saw a wall of BYU shirts hanging: 2 in grey, 3 in white, and 1 in pink. Let's see if this movement can change the tide!
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