Vanlue Football out of BVC per Courier
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Vanlue ousted from BVC football ranks
VANLUE – The numbers were never in Vanlue's favor. Possibly never more so than Friday morning when it was announced that the Blanchard Valley Conference Governing Board had voted to dismiss Vanlue from the BVC for football only beginning with the 2023-24 school year.
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Bruce Monnin
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Despite their lack of interest, 8-man is going to be the only way the program stays alive.
ghsknightsfan
love the Knights and Grey Ghosts!
they would be stupid at this point to not join the Northern 8 league. just accept that 11 man football isn’t in the best interest of the kids. travel would probably be better in the Northern 8 as well. no AD is going to schedule Vanlue knowing at any minute they’re at risk of cancelling a game or season.
*67
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NWCC already has an even number.
ghsknightsfan
love the Knights and Grey Ghosts!
for a school with such a small enrollment, yes. the difference between 8 and 11 man is the team gets 3-5 subs instead of 0-2
StateChampion2012
MAC Homer
I look at it this way. Let's say you have 13 kids on the roster and 6 of them are linemen. Instead of playing 5 linemen and having 1 sub. You have 3 linemen and 3 subs. Sounds like a win win to me. If I were the NWCC, I would say no anyway so really for them it should be 8 man or not at all
Bulldog_Pride
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I think 8 man makes the most sense but sounds like they don't care to do that. Dig your own grave
BigTenBuckeye
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I mentioned on the other thread that I heard their AD was already trying to put together an independent schedule for next year. It's unfortunate that they didn't get a couple of years notice to work on that, but the BVC must've gotten to their limit on the uncertainty of playing them.
According to the NWCC website, they only have 8 schools all sports and Crestline as the 9th, football only. I would be willing to bet, Vanlue will get an invite to the NWCC. If Aaron Matthews was still with us and the commissioner of the NWCC, they probably would already have the invite
*67
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But Temple Christian doesn't have football. That why Crestline is the 9th. Then, the conference is adding North Baltimore and Cory-Rawson for next year, so that's 10 football schools. NWCC is going to 9 conference games in 2023, so right now, there's no room at the inn for Vanlue unless the conference boots Crestline as a football-only member. I think you'd be hard-pressed to vote out a member that you feel confident is going to have a team every year for a team that doesn't know from week to week whether they can put 11 guys on the field.
CC Track Fan
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“One thing that worries me is whether we’re 0-10 or 1-9 or whatever, football still brings in enough money to pay for our spring sports. In the BVC, we don’t charge admission for spring sports. You’re allowed to, but nobody has done it yet.
“We can drive, what 15, 20 minutes to watch our kids participate in sports. Now with football it’s going to be maybe two, two-and-a-half hour drives and who’s going to do that, maybe just the parents? If we lose that extra revenue from football, who’s to say our spring sports won’t be effected, too. You never know what the domino effect might be.”
This is a crazy comment. No chance football comes even close to covering cost of football let alone costs of spring sports.
“We can drive, what 15, 20 minutes to watch our kids participate in sports. Now with football it’s going to be maybe two, two-and-a-half hour drives and who’s going to do that, maybe just the parents? If we lose that extra revenue from football, who’s to say our spring sports won’t be effected, too. You never know what the domino effect might be.”
This is a crazy comment. No chance football comes even close to covering cost of football let alone costs of spring sports.
Nobody's buying that and nobody's feeling sorry for them anymore. Everybody knows what Vanlue should do except Vanlue.
doubtme
Go outside nerd.
If I was the AD at a school on a long losing streak, I'd be chomping at the bit to play them haha, if they are willing to get their heads beat in to thump their chest and say we play 11 man football.
doubtme
Go outside nerd.
Sounds like they are a dumpster fire. Also, sounds like they are hanging on to 11 man football out of a pride thing
EagleFan
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There is already a schedule out there for Vanlue:
8/18 H North Baltimore
8/25 H Millersport
9/1 H McComb **
9/8 H Riverdale **
9/15 A Arlington **
9/22 A Pandora-Gilboa **
9/29 A Montpelier
10/6 A Arcadia **
10/13 A Elmwood **
10/20 H Van Buren **
** BVC game
Will any BVC game keep them on schedule as non-conference?
8/18 H North Baltimore
8/25 H Millersport
9/1 H McComb **
9/8 H Riverdale **
9/15 A Arlington **
9/22 A Pandora-Gilboa **
9/29 A Montpelier
10/6 A Arcadia **
10/13 A Elmwood **
10/20 H Van Buren **
** BVC game
Will any BVC game keep them on schedule as non-conference?
IndianaBanana
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This whole situation feels like the family dog that has really outlived its expiration date by 8 years. Blind, Def, can't walk very far without laying back down, need to mush its food and hand feed it every meal, and more "accidents" seem to pop up every day. Everyone knows it's time to put the poor thing down, but the owner just can't part.
Put the poor thing out of its misery and remember the good times.
Or, you know. 8 man football. But I couldn't find a good way to weave that into the depressing analogy.
Put the poor thing out of its misery and remember the good times.
Or, you know. 8 man football. But I couldn't find a good way to weave that into the depressing analogy.
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*67
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The 2023 season is supposed to be played as normal, with them being independent in 2024.
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Elmwood has already replaced their Week 9 game with Edon. Pandora-Gilboa has asked to post their Week 6 game.
CC Track Fan
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I would think McComb would for sure look to replace them. Others might just like an easy win.
This is the same school that guilt tripped kids into playing 2 years ago publicly on social media because "without football the band and cheerleaders would have nothing to do, and we can't sell concessions to pay for the senior trip."
They're completely dilusional and nothing surprises me.
LICKING COUNTY FAN
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Two years back I had a nice talk with one of the insiders from Vanlue and learned that 8-man was being considered down the road. I wonder what has changed?
Basement Bias
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Maybe they can get a company to move in the Chicago people looking to relocate. If they get athletes, watch out 
. It hasn't happened yet for Bellmont, but they are getting Chicago people moving in. Not the best kind though.
. It hasn't happened yet for Bellmont, but they are getting Chicago people moving in. Not the best kind though.CC Track Fan
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Guessing that they realize that if go to 8 man 3-4 players will just follow half of Vanlue kids that have already open enrolled at Carey and will then not have enough for 8 man.
algernonsidney
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This is the smallest school in Ohio that plays football. Of course, that means someone else will be the smallest if they drop to eight-man or drop football altogether.