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I’m just asking you to look at the schools and the results and tell me it wouldn’t be a good match. If Minford wants in with the bigger schools then fine.
But these schools need to at least discuss it and come to an agreement to help all schools

There have been rumors that Ironton has an incredible advantage on their staff with getting kids to transfer there. I’m not stating anything that hasn’t been said on here for 4 years. Burg has an amazing program. Their intrigue comes from a different avenue or direction. But it is still something th...

I don’t have specifics. The schools know the truth. The people on here simply speculate. I’m sorry if I accuse any school of recruiting or having transfers. I believe it happens. If I’m wrong I apologize. I’m not getting into specifics. But I’ll say this. If you live in Scioto Co, it is not uncommon...

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I’m not here to argue school size or argue anything other than football.
I’m here to argue football and competitive balance.
Enrollment has a part in it. But it’s not the final thing.

You look at competitive balance and what is best for your school.

Schools would rather walk from the Ironton situation than to play them every year. Or deal with the transfer advantage they have. I’m not here to knock what Trevon has done for their program. Not at all. He has created a situation that is very desirable for any kid to come to that school. Good for h...

How's this for an SOC II-OVC merger in football. Division A: Gallia Academy Ironton Waverly/Portsmouth West Burg Division B: Minford Northwest Oak Hill Portsmouth/Waverly Valley Division C: Chesapeake Dawson-Bryant Fairland Rock Hill South Point Everyone plays their 4 division opponents and maybe r...

No. You are not sure. Because you are doing what everyone else on here is doing. Nobody wants to look at the current enrollment numbers. Or … nobody wants to look at the transfers Ironton or Burg can get, (whether it be high school transfers or 7th grade transfers) those schools have a distinct foot...

West did nothing. I’m just saying. Collateral damage or not, if these schools can come together, you may have to step up and play Ironton or Gallia or you might have to look for games against teams that are your size. When are people gonna look at the enrollment numbers? Valley and Oak Hill are 60 k...

I love watching these bigger schools complain on here and wonder why the smaller schools want out of conferences or contracts. All these bigger schools love their own situation. Well. If… and it might be a big if…. But if, these smaller schools can come together and make a conference that is competi...

DJT47 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 7:29 pm A 3-7 team has absolutely no business in the playoffs. Period.

How would you handle it?

DJT47 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 7:29 pm A 3-7 team has absolutely no business in the playoffs. Period.

Take that up with OHSAA. We didn’t make the rules.

We are beat up. These kids fought these last 3 weeks. The schedule may have got the best of us. Or….. maybe, we are tougher than we all thought and put it together in Herrod ohio this Friday. Either way? This is the first year of Nolan’s coaching tenure at Valley. Those kids scrapped all season. The...

Wobycat Agreed and Absolutely. Burg has all those things going for them. They would compete in any conference realignment situation. Valley was able to compete and win consistently in conference thru the 2010’s. But we had 25% more students than we do. We’ve always had great coaching here. It’s simp...

What’s weird about it? Would that kind of realignment really cost Burg that many gold footballs? I mean. Is that what you’re worried about? I don’t think you’d be hurting at all if you did it. You guys would still be the heavy favorite every year. What are you even talking about? I was just pointin...

The numbers definitely will improve. The pee wee system is fine and 7th and 8th are decent classes. The great news is the ones playing now, have answered the bell and are fighting now. Leading by example is what young kids see. We have to keep the ones we have. Losing the 3 we lost to other schools ...

What’s weird about it?
Would that kind of realignment really cost Burg that many gold footballs?
I mean. Is that what you’re worried about? I don’t think you’d be hurting at all if you did it. You guys would still be the heavy favorite every year.

If Burg were “forced” to have to take in Fairland Gallia and Portsmouth into the SOC, it would be a hell of a division. WB West Portsmouth Fairland Gallia Waverly. If you kept Ironton on your schedule, you’d be looking for 4 games to fill your schedule. Most likely, Minford could stay on your schedu...

And South Point and Chesapeake for that matter.

Great question. But why can’t we take in a few of these OVC schools that want to get away from Ironton and create 3 divisions? But yes. I agree it needs to be addressed every other year. My guess is the SOC 1 doesn’t want us. So that brings me back to why shouldn’t we expand and take in Rock Hill, C...

I believe the Valley senior class had around 18-19 8th graders. They now have 12 seniors. I know a couple left the district and I think a few went soccer only. The Junior class I believe has always had low participation in football for some reason. It seems to me more boys come out for basketball t...