Which is still shorter than some of their trips in their current setup. I just don't think Swanton wanted to be anywhere without Evergreen and Delta and that's what ended up forcing their hand when the new league fell apart.
they only play each other once. Sometime they scheduled league teams twice, but the first game out of the two is a non-conference game.
I don't think they would leave at all, but if they were I don't think Ayersville going or staying would stop them. The rivalry with us is bigger than the Tinora/Ayersville rivalry at this point really. GM dwindling in Defiance has really hit Ayersville hard.
Haven't shown any interest in expanding from 8, If they hypothetically went 10 though the best options would probably be Montpelier/North Central in Williams County (Edgerton is the only Williams county school in the GMC currently), or, if the NWOAL disbanded, some combination of those schools. (PH/LC or Archbold/Bryan would be my guesses.)
Could the NWOAL go big school small school?
I think an NWOAL/GMC merger would be great
I do think it would give both leagues a lot more security. If one or two teams start exploring other options or start struggling with numbers, you're conference isn't immediately at death's door. There are a lot of historical rivalries across the leagues too. (LC/Tinora, Wauseon/Fairview, Bryan/Fairview, etc.)
Where would they go? SBC River or NWCC. Both of the conferences are now at 10 teams. Not sure there is room for Arcadia unless those conferences would expand to 12.
There is still the 12th spot in the NLL, but it sounds like there is only one willing possible candidate (Lima Senior) despite the league's misgivings. I'd imagine some more dominoes would fall if Columbian or Defiance jumped, but those both seem to be relative longshots at this point given all of the anecdotal evidence on here.
SBC River. Now that NB and Cory Rawson are leaving and Vanlue is barely hanging on, Arcadia will be the new punching bag for the BVC once those schools are gone. To be honest it’d be a good move for them to leave and maybe replace them with Fostoria. They are a terrible fit in the NBC anyway.
Honestly, I had completely forgot about Edon and knew NC was starting varsity this year. Between the two, Edon would definitely be the better pickup.
I think this would be ideal. I want to complain about the 42 minute drive to PH from Fairview but I know I'm just spoiled currently with how geographically close everything is and Sherwood being basically dead center in the GMC footprint.
I think I said an idea that would have a big and small school NWOAL and have the GMC still exist awhile back on this thread
Not too bad of an idea
Yeah...I guess I just look at it as if you're playing 4 games against your division and 3 games against the other, why wouldn't it just be a 10 team conference? You're not even avoiding the other teams at that point.
I'd probably take it a little further than that
I’d say let BG stay in the NLL. Let Maumee and Rossford back in it. Montpelier stays wherever they’re at. Take Otsego and Eastwood for upper and Lake Northwood and Ottawa Hills for smaller. Fostoria to BVC, Genoa and Oak Harbor to SBC. Napoleon and Defiance staying put could be replaced by Maumee and Rossford as well
Archbold enrollment numbers has decreased significantly dropping from D5 to D6 in football. Right now, delta, evergreen, & Swanton have bigger enrollment or identical enrollment numbers with archbold.
Oak Harbor did SBC for 35 years. Playoff structure is such SBC isn't a necessity anymore. Why cross the Edison Bridge when you don't have to, especially this time of year?
I couldn’t tell you what I was thinking. The drafts were flowing last night
Lake/Eastwood/Rossford/Genoa/Oak Harbor/Otsego is about perfect in terms of school size/travel/demographics.
basically old SLL OH left due to going 9-1/10-0, but kept missing Playoffs. Same with Edison when in Firelands Conference
