Trojan_FB_Alum wrote:Here is a look at the enrollment for the SOC and how I propose they set up for a third divison
SOC 3
Waverly 253
Ironton 216
Portsmouth 195
West 186
Burg 185
This would be a strong and competitive conference.
SOC 2
Northwest 228
Minford 182
Valley 178
Oak Hill 133
Symmes V. 124
This to would be very competitive, Symmes Vallley being the smallest has had no problem beating Valley for SOC 1 titles when they were both in SOC 1. Oak Hill is on the rise and and this gives Northwest a better chance. Most years I think Minford and Valley are the front runners. If one day Northwest, Minford, or Valley started to dominate they could be moved up.
SOC 1
Manchester 116
South Gallia 104
East 91
Green 81
Notre Dame 38
Most years very competitive from top to bottom. I think East ND and South Gallia battle it out most years. Manchester is an unknown being that they just started football.
I like this setup here. I think that Burg needs to get awayfrom playing Northwest and Valley. No offense to either school, but for as long as I can remember the NW game has not been competitive and here over the last 5 years, the Valley game has gotten just as bad. I would venture to guess though that the Burg would keep them on the sched just because of the local ties and the big gate that it brings in.
I myself don't have a problem with Ptown and Ironton joining and then forming a third SOC. Wouldn't have to do much to the schedule. Burg plays all of them on there now. Waverly would need to add Itown and Ptown and few others would need to be changed. I think it would be competitive and would get each one of them ready for a possible playoff run. Lot of wins between those 5 schools mentioned for the SOCIII.
