SOC Chip. Symmes Valley @ Northwest

[greygoose]

congrats to SV, for Northwest I know injuries hit but it's part of it but seems like a major waste of a season with all the talent that had returned.

[bfry]

congrats to SV, for Northwest I know injuries hit but it's part of it but seems like a major waste of a season with all the talent that had returned.

I disagree. I don’t think any high school season, regardless of result, is a waste. Many memories made and lessons learned.

[greygoose]

congrats to SV, for Northwest I know injuries hit but it's part of it but seems like a major waste of a season with all the talent that had returned.

I disagree. I don’t think any high school season, regardless of result, is a waste. Many memories made and lessons learned.

You're correct but this isn't facebook, it's a football forum and NW has got to find out what is going on from the times these guys are in JH till now. In terms of numbers and progression within the system.

[bfry]

congrats to SV, for Northwest I know injuries hit but it's part of it but seems like a major waste of a season with all the talent that had returned.

I disagree. I don’t think any high school season, regardless of result, is a waste. Many memories made and lessons learned.

You're correct but this isn't facebook, it's a football forum and NW has got to find out what is going on from the times these guys are in JH till now. In terms of numbers and progression within the system.

No. My point was simply that they really banded together and played in a conference championship game with a severely depleted roster. And I’m no fan of Facebook.

[art_vandelay]

Northwest should be begging and pleading SOC to keep them down in SOC I. With the playoffs expanded to 16, they just showed they can make the D5 playoffs despite playing a lesser conference schedule. Won’t be enough wins for them in SOC II for that to happen.*

[mattash]

Northwest should be begging and pleading SOC to keep them down in SOC I. With the playoffs expanded to 16, they just showed they can make the D5 playoffs despite playing a lesser conference schedule. Won’t be enough wins for them in SOC II for that to happen.*

Who makes that decision?

[BigBlueNation]

Northwest should be begging and pleading SOC to keep them down in SOC I. With the playoffs expanded to 16, they just showed they can make the D5 playoffs despite playing a lesser conference schedule. Won’t be enough wins for them in SOC II for that to happen.*

Who makes that decision?

Northwest has 1 more year in SOC I. The decision is made by the Athletic directors I believe.

[mattash]

Gotcha, I was fine with Northwest in the SOC. They will be competitive with Valley and Oak Hill though

[Izladoom]

Northwest doesn’t belong in the soc 2 they need to stay in the soc 1 it’s what’s best for all parties

[Kicker.]

If oak hill a team that went 1-9 and only win was against northwest isn’t enough proof that northwest doesn’t belong in the SOC II then idk what is

[baseball16]

SOC needs to expand and go 3 divisions.

SOC 3. Burg. Jackson. Portsmouth. Waverly and add 1

SOC 2. OH. Valley Minford West NW invite Rock Hill

SOC 1. East ND SV Green Eastern Western if they field a FB team.

[art_vandelay]

SOC needs to expand and go 3 divisions.

SOC 3. Burg. Jackson. Portsmouth. Waverly and add 1

SOC 2. OH. Valley Minford West NW invite Rock Hill

SOC 1. East ND SV Green Eastern Western if they field a FB team.

Agreed, but will never happen.*

[greygoose]

SOC needs to expand and go 3 divisions.

SOC 3. Burg. Jackson. Portsmouth. Waverly and add 1

SOC 2. OH. Valley Minford West NW invite Rock Hill

SOC 1. East ND SV Green Eastern Western if they field a FB team.

Discussed this in the Oak Hill and Waverly thread last week, basically same proposal but different teams, Jackson shouldn't be listed never happen. Also teams I added and the way I arranged wasn't by school sizing necessarily it was from a competitive balance stand point in trying to line up schools that weren't going to be the bottom of a beat down every week.

Division 1
Burg
Waverly
West
Minford
Portsmouth--they've tried to get into the SOC for a long time this makes travel easy

Division 2
Valley
Northwest
Oak Hill
Piketon--Simple driving and matchups well
Unioto--Bigger school but this is where they'd fit from a competitive standpoint

Division 3
East
SV
Beaver Pike
Notre Dame
South Gallia--will be entering SOC1 play in a couple years.

So you would have 4 division games and obviously cross division games would be an easy schedule. An idea that as we've discussed before on here wouldn't happen but always fun to think about. Especially when you have teams like Oak Hill and Northwest (soon to move) that simply aren't right for competing in SOC2 play.

[Joe Boy]

What happened to that little speed back Northwest had who scored all them touchdowns against ND, East and Green? Ain't seen much of him the last two weeks. Is he hurt? If not, he sure could have helped the Mohawks.

[baseball16]

SOC needs to expand and go 3 divisions.

SOC 3. Burg. Jackson. Portsmouth. Waverly and add 1

SOC 2. OH. Valley Minford West NW invite Rock Hill

SOC 1. East ND SV Green Eastern Western if they field a FB team.

Discussed this in the Oak Hill and Waverly thread last week, basically same proposal but different teams, Jackson shouldn't be listed never happen. Also teams I added and the way I arranged wasn't by school sizing necessarily it was from a competitive balance stand point in trying to line up schools that weren't going to be the bottom of a beat down every week.

Division 1
Burg
Waverly
West
Minford
Portsmouth--they've tried to get into the SOC for a long time this makes travel easy

Division 2
Valley
Northwest
Oak Hill
Piketon--Simple driving and matchups well
Unioto--Bigger school but this is where they'd fit from a competitive standpoint

Division 3
East
SV
Beaver Pike
Notre Dame
South Gallia--will be entering SOC1 play in a couple years.

So you would have 4 division games and obviously cross division games would be an easy schedule. An idea that as we've discussed before on here wouldn't happen but always fun to think about. Especially when you have teams like Oak Hill and Northwest (soon to move) that simply aren't right for competing in SOC2 play.

Jackson I think would consider. Why not, many don't like the FAC drives.
Unioto would never go and if they did they would need to be in the bigger division.

AD's for SOC need to get together and discuss expansion. It would financially make it worth it. Think about the Previews and matchups this would generate for your schools.

[greygoose]

SOC needs to expand and go 3 divisions.

SOC 3. Burg. Jackson. Portsmouth. Waverly and add 1

SOC 2. OH. Valley Minford West NW invite Rock Hill

SOC 1. East ND SV Green Eastern Western if they field a FB team.

Discussed this in the Oak Hill and Waverly thread last week, basically same proposal but different teams, Jackson shouldn't be listed never happen. Also teams I added and the way I arranged wasn't by school sizing necessarily it was from a competitive balance stand point in trying to line up schools that weren't going to be the bottom of a beat down every week.

Division 1
Burg
Waverly
West
Minford
Portsmouth--they've tried to get into the SOC for a long time this makes travel easy

Division 2
Valley
Northwest
Oak Hill
Piketon--Simple driving and matchups well
Unioto--Bigger school but this is where they'd fit from a competitive standpoint

Division 3
East
SV
Beaver Pike
Notre Dame
South Gallia--will be entering SOC1 play in a couple years.

So you would have 4 division games and obviously cross division games would be an easy schedule. An idea that as we've discussed before on here wouldn't happen but always fun to think about. Especially when you have teams like Oak Hill and Northwest (soon to move) that simply aren't right for competing in SOC2 play.

Jackson I think would consider. Why not, many don't like the FAC drives.
Unioto would never go and if they did they would need to be in the bigger division.

AD's for SOC need to get together and discuss expansion. It would financially make it worth it. Think about the Previews and matchups this would generate for your schools.

It's not that I think Jackson wouldn't consider I just don't believe the SOC would be receptive to adding a DIII school like Jackson to the mix. Also Unioto wouldn't "need" to go into the bigger division look at their overall record vs schools in the bigger division it isn't good, I was going for competitive balance.

You hit the nail on the head with your last statement and that is exactly what I think a lot of people are talking about, and that is the powers to be the SOC really need to sit down and evaluate the conference. Take Oak Hill and Northwest I don't believe there's many that feel they should be in SOC1, but at the same time SOC2 play is to much for them Northwest was up there for so many years and we seen where they were. Oak Hill it has caught up with them this season, numbers are down talent isn't there and it's not coming either. They have the ability to make a really nice conference and level out the playing field for many and make things much more interesting which in turn brings in more money because of better matchups and better games. I heard the Waverly and Oak Hill game was a ghost town in the stands, and that doesn't benefit anyone. Love to see this happen but there's a lot of old school mentality.