NE8 2025

Who wins the league?

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330Football said:
Struthers ooc is East-Chaney-west branch- NDCL not an easy road considering what they lose. Should be a more open stay this season likely having a sophomore taking over the realm at QB
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East has a new HC. Possible kids transferring out to Ursuline
Chaney - Not sure what they have coming back. They still have the twins coming back.
West Branch QB is very good. They lost a few good players. I'm sure that they will be solid.
NDCL - Have no idea what they have.

I think this is a nice OOC schedule. Gotta win at least 2. Should beat Lakeview and Niles. Toss ups vs the second tier of Hubbard and Girard. Losses to SR and Poland.

Struthers did lose a lot. Most of that massive oline, Brahm, Carcelli, Dukes, Russell. A lot of holes to fill. If they can get to 5-5, that would be solid year considering losing so much.
 
Might be a shrewd move by Crestview. Columbiana County is growing by leaps and bounds and Crestview is the beneficiary of the influx of families. They could grow substantially over the next few years. Meanwhile places like Girard and Niles are shrinking. SR is already the king of the NE8 and the Rebels could positioning themselves to be next in line.
 
Someone knows nothing. Crestview has not met with the NE8. I've talked to Crestview people who know. They are fine where they are.
I think it's funny though that people think it's so far away.
You guys relize it would be 10 minutes further than South Range
 
Jaws31 said:
Might be a shrewd move by Crestview. Columbiana County is growing by leaps and bounds and Crestview is the beneficiary of the influx of families. They could grow substantially over the next few years. Meanwhile places like Girard and Niles are shrinking. SR is already the king of the NE8 and the Rebels could positioning themselves to be next in line.
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Columbiana County is growing. But comparing Crestview to SR is a stretch. Over the years Crestview has been good but not consistently as good as SR.
 
Can't quite figure out what has gone on at Crestview. For years back in the ITCL days, the Rebels and Raiders battled for the league title in football. Since the demise of that conference, the programs seem to be on opposite paths. Crestview used to benefit from open enrollment with kids from Columbiana and East Palestine primarily. I don't if the cupboard is just bare, or whether Cusic's leaving affected overall interest. I know that their girls programs (volleyball & basketball) are stout. I'd be concerned that on the boys side, they'd become a replacement for Jefferson in more ways than one.
 
sbfan10 said:
Someone knows nothing. Crestview has not met with the NE8. I've talked to Crestview people who know. They are fine where they are.
I think it's funny though that people think it's so far away.
You guys relize it would be 10 minutes further than South Range
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Nobody suggested Crestview is too far. Just pointed out that the outer boundary schools would be close to an hour apart, Lakeview and Crestview. It’s not uncommon for the furthest schools within a conference to travel about an hour. If the NE8 was willing to approve Jefferson, certainly Crestview would be nothing in terms of location.
 
Where is the talk of Columbiana County growing coming from? I looked up the numbers and the last two decades its been shrinking. Then I looked up Fairfield and New Waterford. Both losing population. And if Crestview is depending on OE from Palestine, well theyre shrinking also
 
nupanther said:
Where is the talk of Columbiana County growing coming from? I looked up the numbers and the last two decades its been shrinking. Then I looked up Fairfield and New Waterford. Both losing population. And if Crestview is depending on OE from Palestine, well theyre shrinking also
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A lot of younger families are moving that way. The high school numbers haven't hit yet.
 
I would think Crestview is MORE likely to entertain thoughts of joining the EOAC before the NE8. Travel-wise the NE8 would make more sense than the constant trips to Trumbull County (Liberty, LaBrae, Brookfield, etc) for MVAC games, but the EOAC makes even better sense if they want to cut down on travel and build local rivalries. With the Rebels' girls' programs being stronger than the boys, they would do just fine, but...football is king, so joining the NE8 is a stretch. The big stumbling block is that the administration of Columbiana and Crestview won't put aside their differences for the Rebels to move to the EOAC. I think they are kind of stuck where they are right now....
 
Raider#23 said:
I would think Crestview is MORE likely to entertain thoughts of joining the EOAC before the NE8. Travel-wise the NE8 would make more sense than the constant trips to Trumbull County (Liberty, LaBrae, Brookfield, etc) for MVAC games, but the EOAC makes even better sense if they want to cut down on travel and build local rivalries. With the Rebels' girls' programs being stronger than the boys, they would do just fine, but...football is king, so joining the NE8 is a stretch. The big stumbling block is that the administration of Columbiana and Crestview won't put aside their differences for the Rebels to move to the EOAC. I think they are kind of stuck where they are right now....
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Is it because kids leave Columbiana and go to crestview instead? I don’t think any EOAC team would want crestview to come in and take over the league in multiple sports but I agree it’s a better fit for them.

The people pointing to SR being from out that way and having alotnof success in the Ne8. I don’t think crestview could make that jump the same way SR did.
 
330Football said:
Is it because kids leave Columbiana and go to crestview instead? I don’t think any EOAC team would want crestview to come in and take over the league in multiple sports but I agree it’s a better fit for them.

The people pointing to SR being from out that way and having alotnof success in the Ne8. I don’t think crestview could make that jump the same way SR did.
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Paul Cusic was king at Crestview. It seems as if the football program has lost it's 'identity. Not sure if the Rebel faithful are fully certain that thing are going in the right direction, football wise. Would be surprized if they sought to join up with the NE8.
 
330Football said:
Is it because kids leave Columbiana and go to crestview instead? I don’t think any EOAC team would want crestview to come in and take over the league in multiple sports but I agree it’s a better fit for them.

The people pointing to SR being from out that way and having alotnof success in the Ne8. I don’t think crestview could make that jump the same way SR did.
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Yeah, I think Crestview is kind of stuck in the middle. They are too strong for the EOAC and not strong enough in their programs to be in the NE8. The MVAC seems to be in the middle and better fits them competitively.

I think the animosity between Columbiana and Crestview dates back to the ITCL breakup, when Columbiana's Superintendent Mook was one of the league officers who voted to boot South Range and Crestview out. Crestview took that very personally, that they would turn on them after years of being together in the TCL and ITCL. Personally, I don't know if Mook had much to do with it, but I think that is the perception.
 
sbfan10 said:
If you think Crestview can't compete, LIBERTY STINKS at everything
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They do stink at everything but it will be interesting to see if the football program makes big improvements under Prologo. I personally think they will. Not sure if they will get to NE8 type standards but they will get better fairly quickly.
 
Jaws31 said:
They do stink at everything but it will be interesting to see if the football program makes big improvements under Prologo. I personally think they will. Not sure if they will get to NE8 type standards but they will get better fairly quickly.
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It all depends on who he can recruit to Liberty and if he can get people to stay. Good coach, but let's see what he can do on his own.
 
Raider#23 said:
Yeah, I think Crestview is kind of stuck in the middle. They are too strong for the EOAC and not strong enough in their programs to be in the NE8. The MVAC seems to be in the middle and better fits them competitively.

I think the animosity between Columbiana and Crestview dates back to the ITCL breakup, when Columbiana's Superintendent Mook was one of the league officers who voted to boot South Range and Crestview out. Crestview took that very personally, that they would turn on them after years of being together in the TCL and ITCL. Personally, I don't know if Mook had much to do with it, but I think that is the perception.
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Yeah went to school with Mook. He’s kind of a##
 
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