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Huron isn't going to be happy regardless.
Back in my day, and for many years after that, Huron took pride in knocking off the bigger schools and wouldn't back down from a challenge like this.
My how times have changed.
Huron isn't going to be happy regardless.
Just like the NOL "the league that will never break up".It’s hard to lose two quality schools in Oak Harbor and Shelby and end up with Woodmore in return. I think instead of being proactive the league was reactive, and not very good at being that.
There's always someone who is not going to be happy, even if it's just a couple of guys on Yappi.Huron isn't going to be happy regardless.
Lately, Huron had been taking the cakeThere's always someone who is not going to be happy, even if it's just a couple of guys on Yappi.
Huron will be the new Margaretta and Willard in a few years when they get to “small” to compete.Lately, Huron had been taking the cake
Margaretta can't even compete in the creek division, you think they would agree to playing PC and Huron. But I total agree with this ideaI know that somewhere on this 111 pages of posts this may have been discussed, but a conference with Vermillion, Port Clinton, Edison, Huron, Willard, Margaretta, Lakota, and one other would be a pretty even league in football from recent histories. Girls and boys basketball would be pretty competitive, as would track and cross country. Truthfully the only sport that would be dominated right now by one school would be wrestling by Edison, and they will do that with every school in the SBC right now.
I know that this is a football forum and we tend to focus only on that sport, but in recent history Margaretta has been better than average in basketball. I know they had a big kid that could dominate, but even with out him they competed pretty well.Margaretta can't even compete in the creek division, you think they would agree to playing PC and Huron. But I total agree with this idea
How about Puddle Division? Asking for the ducks at the pond.Margaretta can't even compete in the creek division, you think they would agree to playing PC and Huron. But I total agree with this idea
You can't have that though. Lakota and Gibsonburg left the SLL to get away from Genoa/Eastwood, why would they welcome that back with Edison & Huron? Part of the resurgence that Lakota & Gibsonburg have had is because numbers and interest have returned once they left that league, and I expect similar things for Woodmore as well.I know that somewhere on this 111 pages of posts this may have been discussed, but a conference with Vermillion, Port Clinton, Edison, Huron, Willard, Margaretta, Lakota, and one other would be a pretty even league in football from recent histories. Girls and boys basketball would be pretty competitive, as would track and cross country. Truthfully the only sport that would be dominated right now by one school would be wrestling by Edison, and they will do that with every school in the SBC right now.
Bingo! The minute Woodmore and Elmwood were hitting the road in the NBC, they should have been blowing up Genoa's phones to get them on board.It’s hard to lose two quality schools in Oak Harbor and Shelby and end up with Woodmore in return. I think instead of being proactive the league was reactive, and not very good at being that.
This is the one thing that bugs me so much. 8 or 10 is absolutely perfect and leads to good stability more than anything else. It's just like companies switching to 4 10's or another weird shift schedule, it just leads to instability when you have multiple divisions with odd alignments outside of 8 teams.It’s hard to lose two quality schools in Oak Harbor and Shelby and end up with Woodmore in return. I think instead of being proactive the league was reactive, and not very good at being that.
They actually should have blowing other team's phones up well before that. Them allowing Woodmore in the SBC opened the door for Oak Harbor. The NBC had to sitting there like "really? You did that for us?" It's not like the NBC hadn't been pursuing OH previously.Bingo! The minute Woodmore and Elmwood were hitting the road in the NBC, they should have been blowing up Genoa's phones to get them on board.
When the SBC formed this 3 tier league, the assumption was that cross division play in football would be a norm, when in reality none of the river teams want anything to do with the Bay division in football and some of the pay teams really don't want to play lake teams. Willard is begging to get back into the river even though #'s wise they are right where they should be. End result the lake division ended up having to look to all over the state with only 4 guaranteed games. If there was ever a team that needed to join the SBC bay for all reasons except travel, Liberty Benton is that team.This is the one thing that bugs me so much. 8 or 10 is absolutely perfect and leads to good stability more than anything else. It's just like companies switching to 4 10's or another weird shift schedule, it just leads to instability when you have multiple divisions with odd alignments outside of 8 teams.
Everyone is out here trying to reinvent the wheel, and while some change is always good, the goal needs to be on a consistent basis 8 or 10 teams
Why would the Comets have ever left though? That new NBC is as damn perfect as a league can get in my opinion. 8 teams, decent travel times, and solid athletic programs outside of Fostoria. I expect Maumee to see improvement numbers wise in sports once they get out of the NLLBingo! The minute Woodmore and Elmwood were hitting the road in the NBC, they should have been blowing up Genoa's phones to get them on board.
The NWC makes more sense for most small schools moving than the BVC. The BVC is in trouble folks. You have one huge / very successful school in LB, Van Buren is close in numbers only, McComb and Arlington are annually good programs. After that it's a dumpster fire. Cory Rawson, Arcadia, North Baltimore, Riverdale, Vanlue could join forces and struggle to put together a competitive team. Many of these schools barely have enough for a varsity program let alone a JV team. It's really sad of the demise of football at alot of these schools.Patrick Henry to the NWC would make much more sense than the BVC in logistics, sports, and facilities
With Leipsic now to the NWC, they've got Leipsic under 15 minutes down the road, Grove an easy 30 minute drive, and Bluffton, within 40 minutes with Ada and Allen East not much farther than that. Crestview, Delphos, and Spencerville are all around an hour which isn't ideal but much better than the BVC where their closest opponent would be McComb or North Baltimore at 30 minutes plus half of your other schools on the wrong side of Findlay.
I was implying my belief that if the SBC was more proactive they could have kept Oak Harbor. Adding Genoa would have given the league more stability in 2nd division, and the NBC without Oak Harbor would be less attractive than the SBC. May have not been the case, but sitting on hands while two schools leave being replaced by Woodmore, it definitely would have been worth the shot.Why would the Comets have ever left though? That new NBC is as damn perfect as a league can get in my opinion. 8 teams, decent travel times, and solid athletic programs outside of Fostoria. I expect Maumee to see improvement numbers wise in sports once they get out of the NLL
2019 Rossford was a fumble recovery away from winning a league title against Eastwood.Outside of 2015, have the Bulldogs contended for a league title?
Perhaps not that much trouble. CR is leaving totally, and NB is dropping out of the football portion of the league. Yes, Arcadia is not great, and Vanlue is terrible (but really how more years can they play?)The NWC makes more sense for most small schools moving than the BVC. The BVC is in trouble folks. You have one huge / very successful school in LB, Van Buren is close in numbers only, McComb and Arlington are annually good programs. After that it's a dumpster fire. Cory Rawson, Arcadia, North Baltimore, Riverdale, Vanlue could join forces and struggle to put together a competitive team. Many of these schools barely have enough for a varsity program let alone a JV team. It's really sad of the demise of football at alot of these schools.
Based on that they are at 9 football schools I believe they either expect Vanlue to drop football or going to tell them that they are no longer a football playing member of the BVC.Perhaps not that much trouble. CR is leaving totally, and NB is dropping out of the football portion of the league. Yes, Arcadia is not great, and Vanlue is terrible (but really how more years can they play?)
Soon it will be:
LB and Elmwood D5
Riverdale and VB D6
McComb, Arlington, PG, Arcadia, Vanlue D7
Definitely some dead weight at the bottom, but really where would those school play and actually be competitive?
Perhaps not that much trouble. CR is leaving totally, and NB is dropping out of the football portion of the league. Yes, Arcadia is not great, and Vanlue is terrible (but really how more years can they play?)
Soon it will be:
LB and Elmwood D5
Riverdale and VB D6
McComb, Arlington, PG, Arcadia, Vanlue D7
Definitely some dead weight at the bottom, but really where would those school play and actually be competitive?
They're trying to get Laura Ingalls Wilder to lead them.With Vanlue obviously being on hard times and barely hanging on, how do they expect to even have a school in the future when someone stated about 15 pages ago that they basically had 0 kids for the kindergarten sign ups.
How long till the parents get on Facebook and tell the kids they better have a basketball team cause they need something to do on Friday and Saturday nights or they won’t have a school anymore if they don’t. LolThey're trying to get Laura Ingalls Wilder to lead them.
That league is on a fast track to disaster if you think adding Elmwood is going to keep it alive. We all know the sad states of Vanlue, Cory Rawson, and North Baltimore - all 3 of those teams will be done playing BVC football in 2 years whether it's by their choice or not. Arcadia and Riverdale both do not have a single win, let alone a competitive game against any team this year except for those 3 schools, so what makes people think they both won't bolt when those 3 are gone? Stuck in the middle of all of the crap are McComb, Arlington, PG, and Van Buren. The league is a train wreckPerhaps not that much trouble. CR is leaving totally, and NB is dropping out of the football portion of the league. Yes, Arcadia is not great, and Vanlue is terrible (but really how more years can they play?)
Soon it will be:
LB and Elmwood D5
Riverdale and VB D6
McComb, Arlington, PG, Arcadia, Vanlue D7
Definitely some dead weight at the bottom, but really where would those school play and actually be competitive?