Berry Tramel: OU defense could be great at every position

 
By Berry Tramel | Published: July 22, 2009   


One of my all-time favorite football stories, I witnessed live, courtesy of an old high school coach, Dave Brown.

The 1983 Norman staff sat around and discussed the previous night’s junior varsity game, and Brown wanted to know why a certain halfback phenom barely played.

photo - OU linebacker Travis Lewis, left, and defensive end Jeremy Beal are part of a Sooner defense which has the potential to be elite. AP PHOTO
OU linebacker Travis Lewis, left, and defensive end Jeremy Beal are part of a Sooner defense which has the potential to be elite. AP PHOTO

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"Coach, he doesn’t know half the plays,” said a young assistant.

Responded Brown, "Run the half he does know.”

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