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Post by midland1 on May 13, 2020 23:28:18 GMT -5
Announced by AD. Didn’t say where they were going but cited growing schools and bottom half of league is smallest in state football numbers wise. Said they have a plan. Can SBC bring over any teams? Not looking at Vanlue or Arcadia. Wonder what dominoes fall for other leagues and see what BVC does
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Post by dude on May 14, 2020 6:31:15 GMT -5
Are they joining the SBC?
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Post by midland1 on May 14, 2020 8:43:41 GMT -5
No. Lot of rumblings going to NWC. Now BVC needs to pick someone up or does someone else leave BVC? Issues w state of football article stated. Think they are nervous Vanlue and Arcadia could end up w 8 man football
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Post by edchambers on May 14, 2020 8:46:43 GMT -5
They'll be going to the Northwest Conference to replace Paulding. Leipsic's AD made a comment that they were only in the BVC for football (they've been a football member since '65 and a member in all other sports since '71). With Liberty-Benton getting bigger and some of the others considering 8-man (Cory-Rawson along with Arcadia and Vanlue), it was time to make the move.
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Post by marchmadness on May 14, 2020 8:49:45 GMT -5
Their AD says they have plans but don't have a conference to move to yet. Said he has concerns about a few schools getting too big. Obviously he is talking about Liberty Benton (maybe Van Buren? Since he used plural tense). I would think that they would do to the Northwest Conference with Ada, Bluffton, Allen East, Paulding, Columbus Grove, Convoy Crestview, Spencerville, Delphos Jefferson but they seem stable with 8 teams. On average, the schools are larger than the BVC but more competitively balanced.
Could also go to the Green Meadows Conference. I think that would be realistic in of what the AD is looking for. Travel to Hicksville would be long but I believe they have an opening because Holgate's issue fielding an 11 man football team, correct?
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Post by edchambers on May 14, 2020 8:53:30 GMT -5
Their AD says they have plans but don't have a conference to move to yet. Said he has concerns about a few schools getting too big. Obviously he is talking about Liberty Benton (maybe Van Buren? Since he used plural tense). I would think that they would do to the Northwest Conference with Ada, Bluffton, Allen East, Paulding, Columbus Grove, Convoy Crestview, Spencerville, Delphos Jefferson but they seem stable with 8 teams. On average, the schools are larger than the BVC but more competitively balanced. Could also go to the Green Meadows Conference. I think that would be realistic in of what the AD is looking for. Travel to Hicksville would be long but I believe they have an opening because Holgate's issue fielding an 11 man football team, correct? Paulding is leaving the NWC for the GMC after the '20-'21 school year. |
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Post by marchmadness on May 14, 2020 9:02:45 GMT -5
Ah thank you. Makes perfect sense. Funny that we all posted at about the same time.
I do think that the BVC is a great league geographically but LB vs Vanlue, Arcadia, and Cory Rawson just doesn't make sense.
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Post by runawaytrain on May 14, 2020 13:26:09 GMT -5
Leipsic was officially invited to the NWC and will accept (board approval formality).
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Post by runawaytrain on May 14, 2020 13:30:53 GMT -5
Ah thank you. Makes perfect sense. Funny that we all posted at about the same time. I do think that the BVC is a great league geographically but LB vs Vanlue, Arcadia, and Cory Rawson just doesn't make sense. It's going to be a huge issue. Losing a second NC game will also be an issue. I don't see how the BVC can stay together. Most have said it's going to take one domino to fall to start a chain reaction and this could be it. The SBC River, BVC and remaining TAAC football schools all need to make some moves. And then there's Woodmore and Elmwood. Could get interesting quick. The x-factor in all of this is who makes the 8-man leap. That will have an effect. |
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2020 14:39:03 GMT -5
If I’m LB, Van Buren, Riverdale, McComb, Pandora-Gilboa and Arlington I’m giving the other 4 an ultimatum. Either go to 8-man or commit to playing a full schedule. Otherwise those 6 should look to add. Woodmore, Elmore, LCC are obvious choices
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Post by midland1 on May 14, 2020 19:24:15 GMT -5
Per AD today he said also been discussions of forming new league? Wonder who’s been talking from each league
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Post by falcon87 on May 14, 2020 19:26:37 GMT -5
If I’m LB, Van Buren, Riverdale, McComb, Pandora-Gilboa and Arlington I’m giving the other 4 an ultimatum. Either go to 8-man or commit to playing a full schedule. Otherwise those 6 should look to add. Woodmore, Elmore, LCC are obvious choices Elmore hasn’t played football since ‘67 😀 |
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Post by redskinfan04 on May 14, 2020 19:47:53 GMT -5
If I’m LB, Van Buren, Riverdale, McComb, Pandora-Gilboa and Arlington I’m giving the other 4 an ultimatum. Either go to 8-man or commit to playing a full schedule. Otherwise those 6 should look to add. Woodmore, Elmore, LCC are obvious choices Elmore hasn’t played football since ‘67 😀 Elmore Bulldogs and the Woodville Warriors. |
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Post by edchambers on May 14, 2020 21:09:37 GMT -5
Per AD today he said also been discussions of forming new league? Wonder who’s been talking from each league Leipsic's AD announced tonight that they've accepted the invite from the Northwest Conference pending board approval. |
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Post by runawaytrain on May 15, 2020 9:24:44 GMT -5
If I’m LB, Van Buren, Riverdale, McComb, Pandora-Gilboa and Arlington I’m giving the other 4 an ultimatum. Either go to 8-man or commit to playing a full schedule. Otherwise those 6 should look to add. Woodmore, Elmore, LCC are obvious choices Woodmore is a haul from Pandora, Arlington and Riverdale.....and I highly doubt LCC would be looked at. They are getting smaller, but... |
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Post by jafo on May 15, 2020 13:16:42 GMT -5
Good news: BVC "is open to possible future expansion."
Bad news: Nobody wanted to join the BVC when it was stable.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on May 15, 2020 17:26:56 GMT -5
Too bad, that's where River Valley always wanted to be.
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Post by GHS 1999 on May 15, 2020 20:45:31 GMT -5
Too bad, that's where River Valley always wanted to be. River Valley? Do you mean Riverdale? |
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Post by BellevueBuckeye on May 16, 2020 9:44:41 GMT -5
Some of theses names can get confusing.
Just last fall there was a situation where Riverdale announced that Ridgedale was joining Ridgemont's conference due to the departure of Riverside. Rivermont and Ridgeside were unavailable for comment.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on May 16, 2020 17:04:29 GMT -5
Too bad, that's where River Valley always wanted to be. River Valley? Do you mean Riverdale? yep, thanks |
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Post by Willard Fillmore on May 16, 2020 17:07:18 GMT -5
Some of theses names can get confusing. Just last fall there was a situation where Riverdale announced that Ridgedale was joining Ridgemont's conference due to the departure of Riverside. Rivermont and Ridgeside were unavailable for comment. That's hilarious |
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Post by edchambers on Aug 18, 2020 8:27:15 GMT -5
Elmwood has received a formal invite from the BVC. The Elmwood board is expected to make a decision at their September meeting.
Would be surprised if Elmwood were to decide to leave the NBC, but that would spur plenty of additional movement.
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Post by kingmartinez on Aug 18, 2020 8:34:36 GMT -5
I believe Woodmore and Northwood are interested in SBC.
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Post by Green Falcon on Aug 18, 2020 8:42:08 GMT -5
Elmwood has received a formal invite from the BVC. The Elmwood board is expected to make a decision at their September meeting. Would be surprised if Elmwood were to decide to leave the NBC, but that would spur plenty of additional movement. if you're looking from a competitive angle joining the BVC makes sense. If it's from a scheduling perspective the NBC is most definitely more stable. The BVC with it's gap in school sizes will make the league a no go for stability. Until Arcadia, Vanlue and Cory-Rawson consolidate in some fashion the BVC will be unstable while they are in the fold. |
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Post by Green Falcon on Aug 18, 2020 8:43:03 GMT -5
I believe Woodmore and Northwood are interested in SBC. if a spot in the NBC became available you would think Northwood would rather prefer that over the SBC |
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Post by kingmartinez on Aug 18, 2020 9:21:04 GMT -5
I believe Woodmore and Northwood are interested in SBC. if a spot in the NBC became available you would think Northwood would rather prefer that over the SBC I think the SBC River is better fit competitively. But yes, geographically the NBC would be better. |
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Post by runawaytrain on Aug 21, 2020 10:38:22 GMT -5
Honestly the larger schools of the BVC would have been much better off ditching Vanlue, C-R, NB and Arcadia a while back and making their own league. Now they lose a solid school in Leipsic. I can't see Elmwood coming in as an 11th member.
The SBC had traction on expanding that River division a while back but it was lost when SMCC/SJCC wouldn't commit to 8-man. Some of the NBC/TAAC schools were part of that. There's been lots of scenarios tossed around.
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Post by gridiron58 on Aug 23, 2020 9:24:34 GMT -5
Honestly the larger schools of the BVC would have been much better off ditching Vanlue, C-R, NB and Arcadia a while back and making their own league. Now they lose a solid school in Leipsic. I can't see Elmwood coming in as an 11th member. The SBC had traction on expanding that River division a while back but it was lost when SMCC/SJCC wouldn't commit to 8-man. Some of the NBC/TAAC schools were part of that. There's been lots of scenarios tossed around. Why would have SJCC committed to 8-man? They have 26 on the football team. |
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Post by areafan1 on Aug 23, 2020 13:55:57 GMT -5
I believe Woodmore and Northwood are interested in SBC. if a spot in the NBC became available you would think Northwood would rather prefer that over the SBC Northwood will never go to the NBC if they cared about playing competition they wouldn't have got in to the TAAC long ago, all Northwood wants is to dominate terrible football teams. Plus they're in the old SLL and got out for the TAAC because they couldn't compete. |
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Post by falcon87 on Aug 23, 2020 22:28:10 GMT -5
if a spot in the NBC became available you would think Northwood would rather prefer that over the SBC Northwood will never go to the NBC if they cared about playing competition they wouldn't have got in to the TAAC long ago, all Northwood wants is to dominate terrible football teams. Plus they're in the old SLL and got out for the TAAC because they couldn't compete. Northwood was pushed, nudged or strongly encouraged out of the SLL just like Lakota and then Gibsonburg. The friendly AD's of Eastwood and Lake (with the cooperation of others) worked to get Lake added to make it a 9-school league which was a football scheduling disaster. They needed someone needed to leave and were hatching plans for more replacement schools. And many from those schools could share the the unfriendly if not hostile treatment received when visiting Eastwood and Lake by specific individuals. Very unfortunate since many neighborhood/family rivalries died when Eastwood and Lake quietly killed the SLL. Northwood never really filled the shoes of Oak Harbor but provided a nice neighborhood games for Genoa, Eastwood and Woodmore initially. The overall league was a pretty tight footprint with only BG City Schools creating an island in the footprint. |
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