MarshallCounty

For football, this is probably the best solution to a bad situation.

What are the other sports the conference offers?

What is South Central planning on doing?

So with North Miami joining who else hops to the HNAC?

Oh well

Whe I first got into teaching, I was an assistant on a weak baseball program. Struggled to find enough kids to fill the spots. We regulary played are "varsity" kids against jv kids for games. It is what it is. We couldn't compete.

Call up Valley for a year.

Valley can just take the Cass games this year.

I am glad the adults and professional educators are focused on doing what is best for the youth of Indiana.

School Board voted to close Clay in a 4-3 vote tonight.

No one wants to leave a stable conference to join.

Good to know

You're right, I worded it wrong. I never heard whether they were invited, and if they were invited, did they notify the schools that invited them of their intention.

Did they announce that?

True. Divisions would only be for football for scheduling purposes. Kind of how the NIC is split with thier divisions. Doesn't follow enrollment entirely.

No official announcement. 6 schools are locked in according to school officials. Waiting to hear word from two other schools who were invited.

Nahh, Goshen football is struggling.

I don’t see Mishawaka leaving the NLC, they seem to be happy there. Would NLC be open to Penn, Elkhart, St. Joe, Marian joining the NLC and splitting into the Big and Small Divisions. Big- Penn Warsaw Elkhart Mishawaka Concord Northridge Small- Northwood Marian St. Joe Wawasee Goshen Plymouth

My guess is 2 or 3 years. South Bend is eating options. Plan looking at closing 1 not 2. Specifically said they won’t close 2.

My guess is 2 or 3 years.

If Rochester were to jump, Pioneer and Cass would be a good pair for the TRC.

1 hour 15 minutes from Fairfield to Knox.

A local media member stated that Fairfield has been approached and are on the fence. Wawasee would be a shocker to join.

I think the NIC offered the 4 schools a lifeline. I don't think the decision was made for or against Penn, and probably waas more of a move for the South Bend Schools to have more winnable games in football and other sports. In some cases it worked, and other cases it didn't. From what I have heard from Bremen people that this change is not coming as a result of competition but more of a financial decision. The gate Bremen was recieving from playing certain schools was down dramatically compared to when they played in the NSC. This is about getting similiar schools with similiar fan bases that will lead to larger gate reciepts. Bremen hasn't been over its head competion wise in most sports other than basketball, and the basketball issue isn't a conference issue its a commitment to the program problem that started back 20 years ago at the end of the Gary Hudson era. Failure on the part of the adminastration to hire quick fixes instead of having a winning vision. Thats a Bremen problem. I am sure that they have feelers out to several schools, as an idiot fan who has no real insight, my targets would be Fairfield and Rochester. After that Judson and possibly Wawasee. Then you could look at St. Joe and Marian. CMA brings strong competion but doesn't bring in gate. They would not be considered in my opinion.

Glenn Bremen Jimtown LaVille Knox Tippy Valley They want 2 more teams, if not they will run with 6. From my sources it is done, just not announced. If this is false, I will fall on the sword and take the tar and feathering.