WATCH: What divides Berry Tramel and his twin brother? Alabama making the playoff

The Berry Tramel Show: My twin brother, Terry, joins me to debate Florida State/Alabama. Spoiler alert: Terry believes that committee chairman Boo Corrigan is well-named.

By Berry Tramel

| Dec 11, 2023, 10:59am CST

By Berry Tramel

Dec 11, 2023, 10:59am CST

On the latest episode of The Berry Tramel Show, I’m joined by one of the most passionate college football fans I know, my twin brother, Terry. We grew up obsessed with college football, and while he now has a Ph.D. in religious studies, is a long-time evangelist and Bible professor, and can recite the Book of Revelations by heart, he has one vice. College football, and Terry is adamant that Florida State belonged in the playoff instead of Alabama.

(5:00) Seems logical: Three unbeatens, including Florida State, move on

(6:10) Alabama a respite from cookie-cutter selections

(10:26) Ironic that Boo Corrigan kept saying the committee doesn’t project

(11:38) “I was looking for Henry Fonda. It’s 12 Angry Men.”

(12:50ish): The playoff committee was given an impossible task … Sophie’s Choice

(15:59): 1-1 vs. Georgia & Texas trumps 0-0 vs. Georgia and Texas

(19:00ish): Leaving out Alabama would have sparked another Civil War

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Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove

Creative Director: Michael Lane

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Berry Tramel is a 45-year veteran of Oklahoma journalism, having spent 13 years at the Norman Transcript and 32 years at The Oklahoman. He has been named Oklahoma Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Born and raised in Norman, Tramel grew up reading four newspapers a day and began his career at age 17. His first assignment was the Lexington-Elmore City high school football game, and he’s enjoyed the journey ever since, having covered NBA Finals and Rose Bowls and everything in between. Tramel and his wife, Tricia, were married in 1980 and live in Norman near their daughter, son-in-law and three granddaughters. Tramel can be reached at 405-760-8080 or at [email protected].