Berry Tramel

I’ve become an expert on The Lion King in my later years. Becoming a grandfather will do that. I’ve seen The Lion King movie and I’ve seen the Broadway touring company of The Lion King at the Civic Center. I’m not an expert on much of anything besides sport. You need a water pump...

I ran into Kevin Wilson on Sunday night at the Thunder game. I asked him if he saw coming the Bedlam beatdown that resulted, 27-0 Sooners. Wilson said his only concern was if OU’s offense could score enough. He figured the Sooners would shut down OSU’s offense. But he said something very...

The new emails are in, and as you would suspect, the wolves are after Bob Stoops. Pat: “We were fortunate (or perhaps unfortunate) in being able to see the OU-Tech game on TV yesterday here in Utah. They really looked pathetic.  I have long believed that if the football administration...

OSU fans had to be torn Thursday night, watching the Texas A&M-Texas game. Most fans north of the Red River, regardless of wardrobe preference, are anti-Longhorn. Cheering against Texas comes naturally to them. But OSU fans needed a Texas victory to keep their Fiesta Bowl hopes alive....

29, 29 & 29 As January 2005 arrived, Bob Stoops’ record at Oklahoma was 67-11. That’s a winning percentage of .859. That’s beyond ridiculous. Barry Switzer’s winning percentage at OU was .837. Bud Wilkinson’s was .826. The idea that another coach could approach the Sooners’...

I walked into the Norman Transcript office, 215 E. Comanche, in late September 1978, hoping to talk to Jim Weeks. Crazy me, I had no idea what kind of office hours a sports editor might keep. Probably had no idea what office hours were. I was 17 years old, a high school senior who long ago...

1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Chris on Nov 25, 2009 @ 10:00 pm A Ruf-Nek a gladiator? You've got to be kidding. My older brother was a Ruf-Nek in the '80's. I never heard them refer to themselves as gladiators. I did...

Mike Gundy says Zac Robinson has been cleared to practice and play and that Robinson should start against Oklahoma on Saturday. I’ll believe it when I see it. Gundy’s track record for truthfulness is not good when it comes to telling us who will play. Gundy last week said he expected...

If Oklahoma loses Bedlam on Saturday, the Sooners fall to 6-6 in a year in which they started out ranked No. 3 in America. Some say OU should decline a bowl bid, if that occurs. The let’s-stiff-the-bowls idea is a quaint old notion that some teams once did. OU decided not to go bowling after...

The Big 12′s bowl lineup still is two weeks shy of being set, but we know a lot more now after Week 12. Best guess: Oklahoma State can do no worse than the Cotton Bowl, and Oklahoma can do no better than the Sun Bowl. Here’s why: If OSU wins Bedlam, most agree the Fiesta Bowl will select...

The new emails are in, and fans are talking about Mark Mangino, OU uniforms and Bob Stoops going to Notre Dame. Let’s get to it. Dan: “Although I basically agreed with your column, I think you left out one important fact. Stoops, with his competitive nature, would certainly entertain...

Part of the fun of football is second-guessing coaches. Punt or go for it? Run or pass? Blitz or play back? Coaches have a huge impact on their games. But sometimes we forget the most fundamental — and most important — part of a coach’s job. Deciding who to play. Mike Gundy failed...

1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Lynn on Nov 20, 2009 @ 1:15 am " Mangino twists in the wind " I have a real hard time visualizing that, that must be one stout pole holding him up.And a heck of a wind to spin him...

I introduced you a couple of weeks ago to Carl Pagnia, who is traveling America in an RV, going to college football games. Here’s the latest dispatch from Carl. “An update from the State College (Penn State) game vs. Ohio State. Tailgating was the best yet in the RV. Both Ohio State and...

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The idea that Notre Dame would want Bob Stoops, or that Stoops would be interested in the Fighting Irish, is not ridiculous. I don’t think it’s true. But I don’t think it’s ridiculous. But a Stoops-to-Notre Dame move would fly in the face of history. For two reasons. 1. Notre Dame...

If Notre Dame wants an Oklahoma football coach they can get, why not Barry Switzer? The Fighting Irish, should they fire Charlie Weis, is not likely to entice Bob Stoops (or Urban Meyer) to South Bend. The Chicago Sun-Times report that Stoops has told confidants he would like to talk to Notre...

The Big 12 bowl lineup is taking better shape. Barring big upsets — Colorado over OSU or Nebraska, Texas losing in the Big 12 title game, etc. — the options are much more clear. And they basically come down to this. OSU: The Cowboys won’t fall far. Cotton or Holiday or even Fiesta, if...

The new emails are in, and lots of stuff here. The national anthem. OU’s disastrous football season. My proclamation that every place ought to be like Lincoln, Neb. Let’s start with The Star-Spangled Banner. Tom: “As a native of Oklahoma and a veteran, I find the shouting at the end of...

The Star-Spangled Banner debate rages at OU. Some fans, in the minority but very vocal, end the song by shouting “…and the home of, the SOONERS!” Some claim it’s disrespectful to America and veterans. Others say it’s just school spirit. Of course it’s disrespectful. Fans absolutely...