Hey, BG - good to hear from you again. I thought the Darby-Davidson rivalry cooled off a bit once Bradley opened - at least from the Darby kids point of view.
It may have dissipated (somewhat) by now as a result of them not playing as frequently by virtue of not being in the same division, which has been the case for ~2-3 years?
Another school, that BU already plays, would have to join BU in the trek to Licking County. No way would the Rocketmen go at it alone!
Fisher Catholic, then?
I don't see Teays keeping HT in football. I would think Circleville and Logan Elm would be the primary targets. Perhaps other sports would be possible.
It would be in the better interest of Teays to play HT instead of 'either those two. At least, where those two programs are currently at.
Every couple years, we have these fun and interesting discussions about conference realignment within Central Ohio (particularly on this side of I-71.) Part of it is motivated by the communal water cooler talk on the online forum (something I participate in, because I enjoy) but it's also a combination of what we sometimes hear rumblings on and the general reading of the tea-leaves.
Really don't see Teays keeping CV and LE on the schedule. Nor do I see them wanting to play us in football at least. HT would be great! We are already picking up Watkins. Would also like to see other natural geographic rivalries grow like with the Southwest City Schools. We already play them in most sports. That area of our district is growing like crazy so it would be nice to see the, "other side of the river" get some love with the non league schedule since the division kind of favors the east.
There will be a lot of OCC referees bellyaching over the drive to Hocking County.
Actually this will probably help the OCC with their pool of refs. There will be some Southeast officials that jump at the chance to get to do OCC games. I am not saying it will improve the quality of officiating just give the OCC more of pool to pick from. I would garner to say that if you are an official from Washington CH you would be willing drive to Teays Valley to officiated a game or 2, the same for being from Athens and go to Logan to do a game or 2. Gets exposure for the official.
I would have to disagree. TV should have zero reason, or interest in scheduling D4 schools in their non-league when they start OCC play. They're a fringe D1 school in the making, and those two schools provide almost zero playoff points for them. Teays will need to schedule up if they'd like a chance at the post season. I see they're adding Watkins, which helps much more than Cville or Logan Elm. If you look at their division, for the first couple of years, it'll be rough for them. You need to realistically look at their division and see who they can compete against and beat. This is just MY opinion.
In general I agree with what you're saying. Where I disagree is the D4 statement, and yes this is me being pedantic: they could play Bloom.
I know we talk about officiating shortages on Yappi frequently, but I will say that the OCC doesn’t need a bigger pool of officials. It’s arguably the most desirable conference in Ohio for officials.
It also is going to have more bathrooms, I’m told.
Worrying about divisions in football is almost pointless now that 16 teams make the playoffs. Have a winning record, you're basically in. They will play plenty of D1/D2 opponents that scheduling lower division opponents wouldn't make a difference even if division size mattered. Sure, TV is not as big of rivals, but there is a strong sense to continue the intra-County format at the administrative levels of the schools. They'll probably play each other for 8-10 years and then drift apart and TV will be more interested in the Grove City area (where in my mind is the growing natural rivalry).
I don't think Bloom will be on the radar. CW and BC were great rivals then when CW went to the OCC... poof. I think TV will have plenty of natural rivalries with schools like Groveport and CW. Plus, throw in a few other non-divisional OCC schools.
Vote was today on two proposals, both of which passed.