The problem is WW complained for years how difficult it was to schedule not being in a conference. Unfortunately, you cannot have your cake and eat it to. Being in a conference you have to adhere to conference standards. The ECC is the best d2 conference in SWO and maybe in the state, in the new 16 team format you can expect 3+ teams to make the playoffs every year. Anderson/Turpin/and Kings are considered to be some of the best of the region every year. So you are in a league with the best of the best. If you want to line up and play GCL and out of state teams then WW should have stayed independent.
Trotwood is a good tune up game for WW. They will be a team that is up and down from year to year. But they are not in the same division anymore so it doesn't really help WW. But I feel Lasalle will be bigger money, drive more fans in, be higher profile for recruits, and get a team the caliber of WW ready for the playoffs.