What if...SOC Division III

Jeep-ster · Post by **Jeep-ster** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:43 pm

I see there is some shake up taking place in the SEOAL. Zanesville is leaving. Athens is out, I think. Also some talk of Ironton leaving. So.....what if a new division III (league) could be formed from the SEOAL South members: Portsmouth, Ironton, Jackson, Chillicothe, Bring Wheelersburg, Waverly and Northwest up from SOC Div. II. Try and get Rock Hill to join also. That would be 8 teams. Try to get Wellston, Dawson Bryant and Piketon to join SOC Div. II to replace those going to Div. III. The overall SOC would be compact enough for driving distances with great schools for competition! I know this is a BIG "what if". What do you all think?

tigercat1 · Post by **tigercat1** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:04 pm

Wow, that's an quite a thought. It would make things very interesting in the 'what if' world.

Jeep-ster · Post by **Jeep-ster** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:09 pm

Anything new begins with a "what if". It is just a thought

Mad-Dogg · Post by **Mad-Dogg** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:21 pm

tigercat1 wrote:Wow, that's an quite a thought. It would make things very interesting in the 'what if' world.

i agree. but this is not a 'what if' world. i don't see it happenin

yabbadabbadoo · Post by **yabbadabbadoo** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:05 pm

Would Northwest be in that division in football? They have trouble competing year in and year out in the SOC II now and you are wanting to put them in a league with the likes of Ptown, Chilli, Jackson, Ironton and Burg and Waverly? They would have a hard time in some of the other sports also. They might compete every once in awhile, but not on a consistent enough basis to want to join a league like that.

I hope the NW followers on here don't get mad, but just a few months ago the majority on here was talking about ways to drop them down to SOC I where they would be competitive in all sports on a yearly basis.

I think the league would be a great fit for all of the other schools mentioned, just exclude NW.

This is JMO

OZZIEOHIO · Post by **OZZIEOHIO** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:40 pm

I like it, but it would never happen.

burggrad82 · Post by **burggrad82** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:37 pm

yabba I think I would throw Minford in there to that would be 6 tuff fought games in all sports.

THE'GENERAL' · Post by **THE'GENERAL'** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:32 pm

My wish would be drop Oak Hill, Symmes Valley, Eastern, Western, Waverly and Just have a Scioto County Conference

Portsmouth-Notre Dame-East-Clay-Valley-Minford-Wheelersburg-West-Northwest-Green

Tartanblue · Post by **Tartanblue** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:35 pm

THE'GENERAL' wrote:My wish would be drop Oak Hill, Symmes Valley, Eastern, Western, Waverly and Just have a Scioto County Conference

Portsmouth-Notre Dame-East-Clay-Valley-Minford-Wheelersburg-West-Northwest-Green

More times than not that would leave everyone but Portsmout, Burg, and Northwest all fighting for 3rd place.

waydowntown · Post by **waydowntown** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:38 pm

THE'GENERAL' wrote:My wish would be drop Oak Hill, Symmes Valley, Eastern, Western, Waverly and Just have a Scioto County Conference

Portsmouth-Notre Dame-East-Clay-Valley-Minford-Wheelersburg-West-Northwest-Green

What about South Webster? Are we just gonna throw them away? Where's the love?

oldtrojan · Post by **oldtrojan** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:27 am

Love the idea of the SOC III, however like most do not see it happening. Also wouldn't be opposed to Ironton staying in SEOAL and Wheelersburg, and Waverly coming into that fold with a little restructuring. Maybe Valley and Minford or Possibly West.
I guess the idea of SOC III makes more since but sure would like to keep playing some of the SEOAL teams.

DEmaniac · Post by **DEmaniac** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:41 am

AWESOME!! Just get LOGAN to go to a columbus league and Im game!! They need to be their anyway with their talent in football.

thecinderellapick · Post by **thecinderellapick** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:16 am

THE'GENERAL' wrote:My wish would be drop Oak Hill, Symmes Valley, Eastern, Western, Waverly and Just have a Scioto County Conference

Portsmouth-Notre Dame-East-Clay-Valley-Minford-Wheelersburg-West-Northwest-Green

coming from a western viewpoint, one of the main reasons WHS left the SHL was to be closer the their opponents. if you go and split the SOC up like this, the pike county teams dont have anywhere to go.

ManitouDan · Post by **ManitouDan** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:44 pm

THE'GENERAL' wrote:My wish would be drop Oak Hill, Symmes Valley, Eastern, Western, Waverly and Just have a Scioto County Conference

Portsmouth-Notre Dame-East-Clay-Valley-Minford-Wheelersburg-West-Northwest-Green

you expecting ND to compete with ports and Burg ????? MD

burggrad82 · Post by **burggrad82** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:30 pm

i think you try to keep the top winning programs together like ports,burg,ironton,waverly,minford,jackson,chilly,west and if the other teams wan't to play these teams you have 2 open dates. take the rest of pike, jackson,scioto and make the other 2 divisions if you want it could also get intresting if you would include lawrence county there are some teams that would compete well in the stronger class.

bengalfan76 · Post by **bengalfan76** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:48 pm

Piketon not leaving the SVC
Charter members.
I have always said the SOC should invite the OVC and add Portsmouth and Ironton and go to 3 divisions
Put the schools with no football into their own division.
DI non Football
DII Small football schools
DIII Power players in SO Football.

jumpman · Post by **jumpman** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:08 pm

yabba

the only talk of NW dropping divisions was in football, not in all sports.

jumpman · Post by **jumpman** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:14 pm

Bengal, what teams in the OVC don't have football?
You would need more than the five in the SOC.

burggrad82 · Post by **burggrad82** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:14 pm

the main thing is to set up the league so teams 5-5 can make the playoffs
we all know computer points are 1st and foremost and league championships second. Make it strong enough that all soc teams with 5-5 or 6-4 can make the show.

bengalfan76 · Post by **bengalfan76** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:38 pm

I guess your right but those two leagues fit nicely :-D