I mean let’s be honest football is a 3 team race right now. I don’t think I’m for expanding yet either considering as a league we are just heading into our 5th year and things have worked so far. It’s just not the right time in my opinion. I do hate that Milton is stuck looking for a league though I don’t feel so bad for Covington.
When is it the right time? I hear that’s but the only real good reason fire not expanding is competition not being equal and MU has been mediocre in the past two years. Football-wise, I think we compete with the top 3 in the WOAC. Anytime you don’t want something proposed, you need to state reasons against it. I don’t see increased gates, better competition and local schools being a negative.
Personally I just feel like the league has been doing good not sure why it needs to change, I do hate that the TRC didn’t work for those schools I think the SWBL is the best fit for Milton maybe Miami East could go with them.
I agree. League has been pretty solid. Top 3 teams are capable of pretty deep playoff runs. The league has some pretty good small town rivalries. The 4 Preble County schools and Dixie are finally all together. I’ve been impressed with the competitiveness on the top end, which should only make the bottom end better with time. No reason to add more teams to an already large league, and football shouldn’t be the driver in expansion. Both Milton and Covington to look elsewhere. I would say that the SWBL won’t be looking to take Milton back, either.
Twin Valley South
For argument's sake, South was pretty scrappy. I'd like their chances.
The "dominance" isn't necessarily big school vs. small school though.
2 of the 5
Milton beat Covington 29-6. The Buccs were much better this year. I think they turn a corner in’25.
The teams that already aren't competitive in the WOAC don't want to add better teams to the league. It's just another blowout loss for them. Adding Milton/Covington doesn't help Dixie, MV, Bradford, TVS, NT, TCN (at least in football). If you split the league now you are potentially taking away a game those schools can be competitive in for a game against Milton/Covington.
They're jealous of your McDonald's.
MU panicked and left the league early. MU should never have lowered it's standard to the TRC. Major hit to the program all around.
I completely disagree.
I'd say it's more around the fact that other chips could be falling. Miami East and Riverside have made the final 3 for filling the open spot in the OHC. Potentially leaving the conference with 6 schools and a decent size disparity for a school like Northridge and some other schools in the conference. I don't blame schools for being pro-active for a better fit.
I'm not sure panic is right. They definitely made a hard decision to leave stability for county schools. Having a league with 5 Miami County schools was really a great selling point.
No thanks, stick with the SWBL as long as possible.
Why would Bellbrook go to the MVL they’ve been in SWBL for a long time and play on the big side of the SWBL?
Better competition. Tipp, Troy, Butler, Xenia…improvement over Edgewood, Ross, Talawanda and Franklin. In my opinion.
Bellbrook is bigger than all of the old SWBL schools. They fit size-wise with Franklin, Monroe, and all of the southern schools the league keeps adding. But Bellbrook in a league with Tipp, Butler, Xenia? sounds perfect!
It’s not really negativity it’s just the WOAC has 12 teams already 10 football schools and it’s a league that’s just heading into its 5th season why make changes so soon.
The MU is trying to get back into the SWBL now comment is a reason all WOAC schools should be a no Milton doesn’t want to be our league they just don’t want to be in there league anymore.
Oakwood needs to go to big side. But they cry because " no growth".
You are correct. Oakwood and Eaton are both larger than VV. By total enrollment, Brookville is larger than VV. VV just has a disproportionate amount of boys compared to girls.
Obviously you’re not a person that likes Milton. It was only after Shawnee and Dixie left the league that Milton and Northridge decided to look. We do desire to be on the WOAC, but will take the SWBL. It is where most of our history lays. The WOAC has very good schools and that is something Milton desires. Our boys basketball plays several WOAC schools annually. Football has played Nat trail in the past. We just happened to have a really strong class coming through those two years. But Nt was competitive.
Has zero to do with not liking Milton has everything to do with liking the league as it is right now. As a south school I’m not for two more north teams, if we add it needs to be one North team and one South team.
It does give that "big city" feel to it. I don't think of Milton as a rural school at all. I know they do have many farms, but McDonalds tells you all you need to know about how different West Milton is from Pleasant Hill, Pitsburgh, Bradford etc.They're jealous of your McDonald's.
I heard they have Grey Poupon there. Now that's fancy dining!
