New BYU Basketball Unis

[Mingjai]

Not only is my alma mater BYU trying to eradicate tan/gold from their sports uniforms' color scheme, but they also seem intent to live in the past. First the football team, and now the basketball team too! I like tradition, but I think there are ways to acknowledge tradition while still maintaining a modern look (see, e.g., the 49ers). I think the tan/gold looks good as a trim/highlight color. Anyway, I'll shut up now and be content that the trend here is de-Nikefication:

Basketball (2005, 2004, early 1980s)

Football (2005, 2004, early 1980s)

[LMU]

They're being consistent; I'll give them that much.

[Sodboy13]

Odd that in '04, Nike attained near-perfection with BYU. Then in '05, the school decided to scrap it all and go generic.

And in the opposing corner, wearing diamondplate, we have Oregon...

[Cujo]

They suck less than the ones they wore last year.

[Yac12]

I like how they went back to the older look with the football uniforms.

The basketball uniforms didn't need to be changed.

[SEMOSTLfan]

I actually like the change to the retro look. Its simple very clean and looks much more collegiate. props to BYU.

[Shmee]

BYU's current football jerseys are near perfect. Could not get better, in my opinion.

The basketball jerseys also look great, I just don't like the Y patch that interrupts the collar stripes.

[pittfan11]

I think the football and basketball jerseys both look sharp and clean.

[bhambruiser]

I actually like the change to the retro look. Its simple very clean and looks much more collegiate. props to BYU.

i second that. very good classic look. I wish more teams would follow suit

[CS85]

i like the simpler look. the 2004 byu stuff was god awful, they look like they're wearing space suits or something.

[VitaminD]

Simpler works better for a school like BYU. As much as the gold was a nice touch, they made simple blue and white classy and attractive.

[TenaciousG]

2 points:

1. The basketball unis are good, it is a shame there's no gold, but I like the consistency with the football team.

2. Outside of the basketball team, BYU needs to be wearing these football unis again:

Also, if they're going old school, why navy blue instead of royal blue? Doesn't make sense to me.

[The_Admiral]

Yeah royal would look much better

[JQK]

Looks good. I was never a fan of the BYU modernization.

[Joshawaggie]

I really like what BYU is doing here. looks great.

[DG_ThenNowForever]

I agree with the majority opinion here -- it looks good, nice, clean, and respectable. I'm also really enjoying the move toward "classic" designs -- Syracuse, the Bills alt, this, the Sonics last year, etc.

[silentbob_7264]

Are there any plans to change the primary logo, the one with the byu and the cougar on top of it. It just looks really out of place with the new retro look.

[sscrunner06]

I actually like both the 2004 and 2005 BYU jerseys. If they took the new unis and put a little gold on the trim, it would look a lot better.

[FiddySicks]

I like tradition, but I think there are ways to acknowledge tradition while still maintaining a modern look

I accually think they are doing just that very well. BYU has had some of the busiest sports unis (Especially football) in the past few years, i like the transition to the more simple look

[Mingjai]

Before I let this thread slide into oblivion, I just wanted to say that I agree with most of the responses here to some extent--the traditional look is pretty good. I was just hoping for something with a little bit of tan, so that it would at least match BYU's overall athletic identity.

For example, maybe something like this (modified vs. current) and an equivalent set for the basketball team (which you'll have to imagine):

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