Berry Tramel

When it comes to a career, LeBron James is the greatest of all time.

Tramel's ScissorTales: Why LeBron James' career ranks as the best in NBA history LeBron James, not necessarily a scorer, now has the most points in NBA history, and his career is unsurpassed among basketball's greats.

42 years ago, Leroy Combs scored 37 points in a Bedlam basketball game; now comes Kalib Boone with a game very much like Combs'.

Tramel's ScissorTales: Why Oklahoma State's Kalib Boone brings up memories of Leroy Combs 42 years ago, Leroy Combs scored 37 points in a Bedlam basketball game; now comes Kalib Boone with a game very much like Combs'

The Hawks beat the Thunder 137-132 last night in a wild game at Paycom Center, but don’t blame the non-traditional lineup.

Tramel's ScissorTales: Why Thunder's centerless lineup has been 'a net positive' for OKC The Hawks beat the Thunder 137-132 Wednesday night in a wild game at Paycom Center, but don’t blame the non-traditional lineup.

Give credit to Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken, who was Mike Gundy’s OSU offensive coordinator in 2011-12 and later was the same for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Tramel's ScissorTales: Ex-OSU OC did 'unbelievable job' with Georgia's Stetson Bennett IV In a span of 17 months, Georgia's Stetson Bennett IV went from massively doubted to the greatest quarterback in school history.

Every college football off-season, I rank the new coaching hires. It’s a total guess. Who’s a good fit? Who has a good track record? Who is unproven?

Tramel's ScissorTales: Which first-year college football coach had best 2022? That's easy. While Sonny D***s has TCU in the national championship game in his first season with the Horned Frogs, Brent Venables' Sooners slipped to 6-7

College football’s calendar is total madness. And it has to change.

Tramel's ScissorTales: College football calendar needs an overhaul, including signing day College football's calendar has created the ultimate traffic jam -- signing day, transfers, coaching changes and big games colliding in mid-December

It’s still difficult to overstate the scope of USC’s meltdown after taking a 45-30 lead with 4:30 left in the game:

Tramel's ScissorTales: How Lincoln Riley's USC defense was no better than his OU defense The Trojans led 45-30 with 4:30 left in the game, but USC's grip on the game quickly withered, and Tulane pulled off a big upset

Venables admits the SEC connection – OU will change leagues either in summer 2024 or 2025 – doesn't hurt. But he’s still championing the school, not the conference.

Tramel's ScissorTales: How did looming SEC move affect OU football in recruiting? OU is moving to the SEC for money. But a fringe benefit is the increased branding, and that's evident in recruiting uptick.

Portal talk trumps the recruiting classes and the upcoming bowls. Even the bowls that count.

Tramel: Mike Gundy, Brent Venables must embrace college football's transfer portal Mike Gundy and Brent Venables prefer building a strong culture and enticing players to stick around, but wanderlust is here. The transfer portal must be used.

The Cincinnati Bengals’ in-house media, bengals.com, calls Joe Mixon and Samaje Perine “The Odd Couple.” Sooner fans can sign off on that.

Tramel's ScissorTales: Samaje Perine bails out Bengals in Joe Mixon's absence Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon were co-stars in Norman, but their National Football League careers have been different

Inches. Maybe less. Maybe an inch. That's all Texas Christian needed Saturday, multiple times.

Tramel: TCU's loss puts Frogs' fate in hands of College Football Playoff committee Kansas State's overtime victory over TCU sends the Horned Frogs into a state of anxiety, waiting on the committee's final four

The OU and OSU offenses most definitely were not groovy in this 2022 football season.

Tramel's ScissorTales: Big 12 efficiency ratings show OU & OSU offenses play too fast The Sooners check in at an efficiency rate of .321, which is putrid by Sooner standards and far below the established Big 12 mediocre line.

“We’ve got to get that run game going. Coach and I were just talking about that. It’s not clicking.”

Tramel: Gradual slide of Oklahoma State football's offense is root of disappointing season The Cowboys conclude the regular season Saturday, and OSU's defense has been better than anticipated, but offense dragged down hope for a good season.

How would you grade the Cowboys?

Oklahoma State football report card: Cowboys lost Bedlam because one simple reason The Cowboys failed to score when they had their chance, and the OSU report card shows OU's early salvo was more than enough to hold off the Cowboys.

Mike Gundy blamed the turnovers, the four interceptions thrown by Spencer Sanders, and who can argue with that assessment?

Tramel: Bedlam turns bizarre as Oklahoma State becomes better team and still loses The Cowboys trailed 28-0 just 14 minutes into the game, which means domination the final three quarters wasn't enough to steal a Bedlam victory.

Bedlam football arrives Saturday night in Norman, and enjoy it while you can. It apparently won’t be with us past 2024.

Tramel's ScissorTales: Why Oklahoma State is the pick over OU in Bedlam football Both OU & OSU were considered playoff candidates, Sooners as recently as September, Cowboys as recently as October. But Bedlam now is low-stakes.

After a couple of seasons of a defensive renaissance, Big 12 offenses have rebounded. But there's something missing in this Big 12 renaissance. The Sooners and the Cowboys.

Tramel's ScissorTales: What happened to the offenses for OU football, Oklahoma State? The Sooners & Cowboys once routinely set the standard for Big 12 offenses, but those days are gone, with only Iowa State below the Bedlam rivals

Who will be the final four in a month?

Tramel's ScissorTales: A 2022 College Football Playoff of only Big Ten & SEC possible TCU is the lone unbeaten left outside the SEC and Big Ten; if the Frogs stumble, and the Pac-12 resorts to cannibalism, the playoff will be closed

Hey, OSU fans. Still hungry for some Big 12 Championship Game scenarios? Dead Team Walking is 3-3 in the conference but has a path to Arlington that is not ridiculous.

Tramel's ScissorTales: Guess who could make the Big 12 title game? Believe it or not, OSU The Cowboys have gotten the Big 12's best teams behind them in the conference schedule, but that's not likely to help OSU down the stretch

Brent Venables threw out a number: 6,000. Six thousand things he needed to do in the offseason before his first season as the OU football coach.

Tramel's ScissorTales: Beware Baylor, since OU football's run defense is last in Big 12 The Sooner defense ranks last in the Big 12 in stopping the run. That must change Saturday against Baylor.

Brett Yormark said the Big 12 is “open for business” and that he was hired as commissioner to think outside the box.

Tramel's ScissorTales: Gonzaga basketball to the Big 12? Does Brett Yormark have a vision? Gonzaga and Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark have talked. Does that mean the Zags are headed to the newlook Big 12?

This is a Big 12 football season of parity and drama. Great games. Close finishes. Never know what might happen.

Tramel's ScissorTales: TCU, Kansas State remain atop Big 12 football power rankings Big 12's football two most lopsided games this season, by a wide margin, were losses by the Sooners (49-0 to Texas) and the Cowboys (48-0 to K-State).

Oklahoma’s 27-13 victory over Iowa State was hard-fought, and for once, the defense outshined the offense, as the grades reflect:

OU football report card: Defense outshines Sooners' offense in victory over Iowa State

There is credence to the theory that UT’s malaise goes no deeper than quarterbacking.

Tramel's ScissorTales: New Colts starting QB Sam Ehlinger must not have been UT's problem Texas football's malaise can't be blamed on Sam Ehlinger, who was a hearty college quarterback and now will start for the Indianapolis Colts

How many one-loss teams could there be?

Tramel's ScissorTales: Why OSU remains a viable contender for the College Football Playoff No team ever has made the College Football Playoff with more than one loss, which means we could be down to 17 teams remaining in contention

The Texas Longhorns trot onto the turf of Boone Pickens Stadium, perhaps for the last time, Saturday.

Tramel's ScissorTales: Cowboys no longer needs OU, Texas to fill Boone Pickens Stadium For years OU & Texas were part of OSU's season-ticket strategy, but the Cowboys are poised to market just fine without the Sooners or the Longhorns

Sounds like a revolution. Sounds like a healthy dose of parity has hit a top-heavy sport. Sounds like some fresh air is flowing into college football.

Tramel's ScissorTales: How SEC could place three teams in College Football Playoff Parity seems to be rising in college football, but then again, we might have just two conferences represented in the College Football Playoff.

Caleb Kelly kept a secret for two years. He and some OU football pals designed and conceptualized new Sooner football uniforms in 2020.

Tramel's ScissorTales: Caleb Kelly hopes OU's new nearly-black jerseys get your attention Caleb Kelly has a message to deliver, and new OU football uniforms seem to be the best way to deliver it.

What the heck happened?

Tramel: Has OU football hit rock bottom? It sure looks that way in Red River beatdown Brent Venables takes responsibility for 49-0 loss to Texas, but little good that will do as Sooners fall to 3-3

How would you grade the Sooners?

OU football report card: Defense continues to be porous as Texas stomps Sooners Sooners showed some offensive ingenuity for awhile, but the dam broke, and OU's report card is mostly horrific grades after 49-0 loss to Longhorns