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Ft. Loramie would be a bit of a drive as well for the conference, so I can see LB as a little better of an option. LCC might rub some member schools the wrong way if they win everything. Agree with all you said though
LB would be the wedge that destroys the conference. Their size, growth and facilities they would dominate many sports. Conferences just don't add schools like that especially when they are on far outer edge of territory. One thing that is not a surprise is the LB want to continue to beat up on smaller schools.
L-B to the NWC is absolutely not a slam dunk. It is a last resort should other schools not accept an invite/show interest in applying.
Before adding the CB no. Coldwater has a larger male enrollment than LB yet D7 schools in the MAC compete with Coldwater (if OG wasn't so far to the north, I would love for them to be in the MAC). Does a conference want to be the best that it can be or just happy with a chance to win a conference title. Plus what is LB dominant in, how many state titles have they won in sports lately? NWC can't be picky, scheduling would be a nightmare with a 6-league conference. None of the choices may be great in some poster's eyes (I would disagree) but again "beggars can't be choosy".
Completely agree, LB is a founding member of the league they are in, what should they do? Ban houses from being built? Play an all independent schedule at the detriment to their students?
None of this has anything to do with LB not being a fit for the NWC. And they absolutely can be picky for a while. They have 3 teams (LB, LCC, and Ft Loramie) that would all be happy to be football-only members until they find full time fits, and there’s still 7 teams for every other league sport
In the last 8 years, they've won 4 state championships.
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I noticed to ignored female enrollment numbers. But to compare Coldwater staying in a league it has been in for decades and in the middle of the league geographical footprint is way different than the NWC adding LB. Let's say Coldwater was a growing school district, located just outside of Lima and got quite a few athletes from Lima Sr. and other nearby schools do you think MAC would invite them to join the league?
No one is suggesting Fort Loramie would leave the SCAL for the NWC. Literally not one person.
The commissioner said he would prefer Fort Loramie join for all sports so that leaves LB and LCC.
You keep comparing bring in LB going to the NWC to kicking schools out that already in a league and are not significantly bigger and far away from the center of the league. You didn't answer my question above if the MAC would let Coldwater in if Coldwater was 40%+ bigger than all the other schools, a growing school district, located just outside of Lima and got quite a few athletes from Lima Sr. and other nearby schools? We both know they wouldn't and that is the school the LB is right now.
Careful you may get an message saying how petty you are and how you’re only driving to traffic to his site…Leipsic, Ada exodus has NWC looking for new members - LimaOhio.com
The Northwest Conference merry-go-round continues and where it stops nobody knows.
I’ve never received a PM from him. I have read articles on his site quite a few times. I just think with some of these stories it’s better just to go to the local source and reach your own conclusions rather than be steered.
No one has publicly applied because the spot has been open for literally five days.
I would venture to guess that Bluffton, Grove, and Allen East would have Bath as their #1.
The farthest drive would be Crestview an hr, AE, CG, and Bluffton all a half hour or less. Versailles in the MAC has an hr. drive to Delphos. Fort Loramie would be a much further drive than LB for almost all the NWC schools except for Spencerville. These are the 2023 OHSAA football no.s with CB added, LB 174 (cb no. 0f 11 oh boy lot of Lima jocks on LB's football team), Spencerville 168 (Spencerville a cb no. of 18), Bluffton 152, Allen East 148. Coldwater is at 172 majority of the MAC schools are 110 or less. If some posters are scared that LB will dominate you don't want Fort Loramie as a full fledge member (I know they are not going to join as a full fledge member) cause their sports teams overall are just as good if not better than Liberty Benton esp. girls bball and XC. BTW personally wouldn't bother me if Wapak a D3 school joined the MAC, little D6 - D7 Marion Local already plays them in all sports, the Flyers for the most part hold their own. As for the MAC letting LB in the MAC if there was an opening if LB was not so far north, I don't think the MAC would have any problem letting LB in, LCC yes, LB no.
Again, no matter how much you tell us about how great the MAC is, none of it has anything to do with LB being a horrible addition for the NWC.
Poster asked so I answered.