South Gallia to SOC?

[transplant]

2 D4 schools for now, right?

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Now that I've had a second to draw it up, I've always thought something like this would make a ton of sense. Yes, traveling wouldn't be great for some trips, but there's still plenty of short trips to make up for it.

SOC 1 (Small School)

East
New Boston
Notre Dame
Green
Clay
St. Joe
South Gallia
Symmes Valley

SOC 2 (Middle)

South Webster
Oak Hill
Valley
Northwest
Eastern
Western
Coal Grove
Piketon

SOC 3 (Large Schools)

Wheelersburg
Jackson
Ironton
Portsmouth
Minford
Waverly
Portsmouth West
South Point

I like it. You could still have the traditional games every year they’d just be non conference opponents (SW vs Burg)

If we take SP Ptown Itown And CG we might as well take Peake and make a play for the Dragons too.

I like that middle division. Burg doesn’t have anything to prove to anyone anymore

[The Ghost of Swanker]

2 D4 schools for now, right?

In the 2000’s it was us and oak hill and then it was just us for a long time. I guess now it’s SW Valley and Eastern. Still though

[peake71]

Where would you put The Peake, Fairland and Rock Hill??

[Wings Teaford]

dont let the door hit your backside. If we get rid of enough teams maybe we can win the TVC.

[bbjunky81]

Where would you put The Peake, Fairland and Rock Hill??

I actually considered adding all 3 of them but was only doing a rough draft.

Nonetheless, the possibility of any of this happening is WAY less than 1%... I'm just rambling incoherently for something fun to talk about

But in the situation all 3 are added... I would think Fairland goes to big school division.... Rock Hill / Peake would go to the Middle division.... and one of Eastern or Western would drop to the small school division...

[transplant]

2 D4 schools for now, right?

In the 2000’s it was us and oak hill and then it was just us for a long time. I guess now it’s SW Valley and Eastern. Still though

Right, I know, and I agree with you, outside of a few years, they haven't dominated like you'd think they could.

[meatswinger]

dont let the door hit your backside. If we get rid of enough teams maybe we can win the TVC.

You can kiss my backside Wing T. SG is right where they should be. Yes I realize everyone in the TVC hates traveling to our place but we see that as an advantage for us. If we can get Trimble out I think we can win a few chips ourselves.

[The Ghost of Swanker]

I mean schools are bidding to get in and bidding to get out, it’s not totally out of the realm of possibility. We took St Joe in. SOC3 would have to be one of the toughest conferences in the state outside of city leagues right?

[Tri-StateYouthSports]

Curious, your Big School, Middle and Small. Is that based on enrollment or competitiveness?

[Omega]

Waverly wants out allegedly?

Waverly has more socioeconomic ties to Chillicothe and the SVC footprint than they do Portsmouth. Competition would likely be more favorable in the SVC than getting your brains beat out against Wheelersburg in most years. Yet Waverly should remember from their ill fated SEOAL venture 50 years ago that the grass is not always greener elsewhere. There is something to be said for stability.

[Raider6309]

Waverly would be perfect in the FAC or SVC

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Curious, your Big School, Middle and Small. Is that based on enrollment or competitiveness?

Theres usually a pretty strong correlation between the two.

[Tri-StateYouthSports]

Enrollment #'s (Sorted largest to smallest) of all the schools mentioned.

[transplant]

Some crazy CB numbers

[Tri-StateYouthSports]

Some crazy CB numbers

I still can't get over the New Boston #. 52. That means "at least" 10 varsity players (last year's team) resided outside of the school district limits and haven't attended continuously since 7th grade.

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Some crazy CB numbers

I still can't get over the New Boston #. 52. That means "at least" 10 varsity players (last year's team) resided outside of the school district limits and haven't attended continuously since 7th grade.

The numbers don’t lie.

[transplant]

And notre dame with a 35?

[bbjunky81]

Curious, your Big School, Middle and Small. Is that based on enrollment or competitiveness?

A combination of both.... but when in doubt, I went with competitiveness in terms of who goes up/down.

I also wouldn’t say I put a whole lot of thought into it

[LucasDavenport]

I remember back in 2008 or 09 there was an SOC meeting where South Gallia made a proposal to be accepted to the SOC - and was voted down for the umpteenth million time and Portsmouth made a proposal to be accepted to the SOC and was voted down for the 300th time and Northwest made a proposal to be allowed to Move down to SOC 1 in football only and was accepted at 13-3 in favor.