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4 minutes ago, FinePrint said:

I just saw a tweet announcing the South Central move.  I like it from a football perspective.  The HNAC looses a little ground in the level of competition with these moves, but North Miami and South Central make a lot of sense geographically.

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

What are the other sports the conference offers? 

10 hours ago, Offintheyard said:

Sounds like North Miami has accepted the invite. I don't know particulars but it sounds like they are in.

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.

14 hours ago, Coach Nowlin said:

tough blow to not allow time before exit:  What are these teams supposed to do? 

 

Sep. 8		Tipton 2A ©	7:00 pm
Sep. 15	at	Northwestern 3A ©	7:00 pm
Sep. 22		Western 4A ©	7:00 pm
Sep. 29		West Lafayette 3A	7:00 pm
Oct. 6	at	Hamilton Heights 3A ©	7:00 pm

Just hope something comes up?  

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.

On 4/10/2023 at 10:37 AM, SB1987 said:

I feel like low gate numbers is a cop out for those small schools to leave.  Basketball is still the big bread winner in just about every school in Indiana. You draw similar numbers expect you get more the double the home games.  So that i just don't understand that but,  We've gotta figure out something.  SB Washington is still a school of under 1,000 so putting them in a conference with Elkhart and Penn both of whom have more than double is crazy. I think if the NIC wants to stay alive they have to pouch schools from neighbors.  You've gotta sell them on competitive balance and ease in travel.

No one wants to leave a stable conference to join. 

On 3/23/2023 at 8:32 PM, Punttheball said:

Any invitations that were issued have been declined.

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.

56 minutes ago, Punttheball said:

Rochester isn’t leaving the TRC.

Did they announce that?

2 hours ago, US31 said:

Regardless....you labeled the divisions by size.  Goshen is quite a bit larger than NR.  And this is a not a football only conference.  They should be swapped if your gonna go with "Bigs" & "Littles".  Now when enought Goshen people move to NR, Fairfield, and NW that it changes...you can swap them.  

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. 

3 minutes ago, US31 said:

This isn't the worst idea in the world.  I don't see this having a high chance of occuring, but it could work. 

I'd flip Goshen & Northridge though based on enrollement.

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

On 3/14/2023 at 10:55 AM, FarmerFran said:

Has there been any mention when the conference will officially start? curious to see when schedules start getting obliterated.

My guess is 2 or 3 years. 

25 minutes ago, SBFootball1 said:

I can't imagine Penn agreeing to a conference with 4 SB schools again, but what about 3 if that's the direction SB goes? Or two?

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

2 hours ago, FarmerFran said:

Has there been any mention when the conference will officially start? curious to see when schedules start getting obliterated.

My guess is 2 or 3 years. 

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

11 minutes ago, MacAttack53 said:

Rochester seems like a logical fit. 

Honestly, I'm shocked that Valley is leaving the TRC.

Fairfield to Knox is probably at least an hour and a half or so and a time change. Wawasee probably at least as far as Fairfield.

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. 

10 minutes ago, US31 said:

For the life of me, NEVER understood the thought process in adding the small schools to the NIC with Penn.  It wasn't a good thing for those schools, and in my opinion has been a reason for the decline of Penn in a lot of sports.  Penn needed to either go West or East and join a more appropriate conference or try to pick a few NW or FtW area schools and become a toll road conference.  I know they had the two divisions...but "Blah, blah, blah,...."

Rochester woulud be an obvious fit if they wanted to go with TV (eons ago, weren't they in NLC?)

Would NJ view this as a superior conference?  Would seem weird if they weren't with Knox/Lav...

Curious if this new conference has any desire to add some P/P schools.  I could completely understand them saying no.....But StJ & Marian? CMA? 

And if CMA maybe Culver Comm?

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.