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Y'all got me thinking, not that this will actually happen for the OVC. Division A Chesapeake Fairland Gallia Academy Ironton (w/o football) River Valley South Point Division B Dawson-Bryant Ironton St. Joe (no football) Oak Hill Rock Hill South Gallia Symmes Valley Football plays 6 conference games ...

TudorsGuy wrote: Thu May 29, 2025 5:00 pm Makes sense for Portsmouth and the SOC. Wonder if the OVC tries to add or stays at 6.

According to the Ironton Tribune, OVC will seek to add 2 more members.

I think there's 2 moves the OVC can do, and I think there's 2 moves the SOC could do. The OVC could target Oak Hill and River Valley to get to 8 members for football and 9 members for olympic sports. Pretty sensible, while helping both leagues + TVC Ohio stabilize and/or reduce travel. The SOC could...

If 12 teams is too far of a reduction (and I don't think 12 is), something I wouldn't be opposed of is going to 8 regions and doing 7 teams per region. Top region winner gets the bye, 2-4 get a home game, 5-7 on the road. First 3 rounds are hosted by the higher seed while the final 3 rounds are neut...

FAC could be in trouble if they expand. Almost any direction they go could mean another conference school might leave. If they do go to adding four teams, they need to go one in each direction. These four need to be within the circumference of the conference as it stands now to give the conference ...

Won't happen, but how about adding Logan, Athens, Gallia Academy, Point Pleasant, Warren, and Marietta for 12 and split into 2 divisions of 6 or 3 pods of 4. Alternatively (more realistic, but still probably unlikely), add Waverly, Unioto, Circleville, Logan Elm, Fairfield Union, and Logan for 12 w...

Won't happen, but how about adding Logan, Athens, Gallia Academy, Point Pleasant, Warren, and Marietta for 12 and split into 2 divisions of 6 or 3 pods of 4. Alternatively (more realistic, but still probably unlikely), add Waverly, Unioto, Circleville, Logan Elm, Fairfield Union, and Logan for 12 wi...

Lost in the fun discussion is a solution. Ohio should do away with conferences as the organizational building block of high school sports scheduling and go to district play scheduling like Kentucky. That would ruin HS AD's dream of being Pete Rozelle and remove a pithy topic on sports forums, but i...

Looking at the brackets, I think it would be nice if OHSAA used ladder brackets for each district(s). Rewards the regular season results and with less game overlap, can result in more $$$ for OHSAA. Keeps the number of rounds for each state bracket at 8 rounds like it was with 4 divisions. For SE, t...

This won't happen, but I'd like to see the playoffs dropped to 14 teams per. region with 3 rounds of teams hosting playoff games instead of 2 rounds so teams can still host 2 playoff games. Top 2 seeds get a bye and host up to 2 playoff games. Seeds 3-4 host at least 2 playoff games. Seeds 5-8 host ...

I think the TVC would be wise to add Gallia and the TSL schools. Get sports to 3 divisions of 6 schools with 18 schools. I think if you can get Oak Hill over Point Pleasant, that would be better, but if not, Point Pleasant is fine to add unless Logan is interested. Hocking stays as is. Ohio can be s...

I'll take a stab at what I think the TVC should do. TVC Hocking: Belpre Eastern Federal Hocking Southern Tremble Waterford A. Competitively TVC Muskingum: Alexander Fort Frye Nelsonville-York Oak Hill River Valley Wellston TVC Ohio: Athens Gallia Academy Marietta Meigs Vinton County Meigs B. Geograp...

Took a stab at a league merger with a couple different options. Tried to keep conference games to a minimum to allow crossovers regionally/rivals and provide flexibility as teams have different desires. Also, I don't think anyone would want Jackson in a league, Wellston ain't leaving the TVC, and I ...

Thanks for the update, if the coach wanted to go to the TVC I simply don’t understand the problem. That would’ve been quickest way to build the program back up as they would’ve had a shot in most games. Wonder what happened in the meeting tonight. Those boys need to be in the weight room at least i...

Here's a wild idea that OHSAA won't do. OHSAA wanted money when they expanded to 16 teams and teams wanted 2 home games, but with 16, it's kinda too easy to make the playoffs and you're either competing for a home game or games or a playoff spot. Well what if we drop the playoffs to 14 teams (or 7 t...

South Webster is missing. I would add the 4 Pike County schools as well for 30 olympic, 25 football (maybe add Manchester for FB for 26)

I wonder how this will work with districts, regionals, etc. will they wait until the regionals to host the Convo? Will the regular season be extended or the state tournament happen sooner. This could be interesting. Well essentially, they reduced the tournament by a round of basketball going from 8...

Although looking at SE Ohio, I think they'd want 6 divisions with the top 2 divisions at 64 teams each so they can guarantee 7 districts where with 7 divisions and with 80 team D1/D2, SE Ohio might be stuck with only 6, maybe even 5, districts. ---D# Signifies Approved 7 Divisions 64 x2/168 x4: D1 6...

For the NW schools and other rural areas, I would've wanted 2 80-team divisions D1-D2 and 4 160-team divisions for D3-D6. This is essentially a 5 division format for the smaller 80% while the new D1 would be split in half creating an additional division at the top 20%. It doesn't change much, yet ch...

So looked into the small D1 & D2, 6 division format more as opposed to the small D1 & D2, 7 division format and currently. Currently: D1 346-1300 (198) D2 193-345 (201) D3 121-192 (201) D4 16-120 (200) 80 x2/160 x4: D1 561-1300 (80) D2 401-560 (80) D3 243-400 (158) D4 164-242 (159) D5 107-16...