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Berry Tramel, Sports columnist
Mountaineers' rise started in Norman
PHOENIX — A quarter century later, Don Nehlen doesn't remember that much about his trip to Oklahoma's Owen Field. He remembers the trip home.
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Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops talks to his team during practice at Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday.
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