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[falconfan84]

I agree with Bluetiger76....great points. The only schools in the "immediate" area that fit those descriptions are Carey, Bluffton, and Ada. If the BVC were to look a little further away, Columbus Grove, Upper Sandusky, and Elmwood might be considered.

Maybe it would be good for the BVC to be patient and diligent in finding the final piece of the puzzle...even if it means having an odd number of teams for a couple years.

[polkhigh33]

Buckshot, I would agree. The top half of the BVC should have gone out on their own on this one. Overall, I don't think the expansion was planned out very well.

[HH75]

I think it will work out if we can get a solid current d5 school. The smaller schools got NB . Riverdale was a solid no brian addition. (Size and location ). HL is a tweener. They need to find one to keep the bigger schools happy. For that reason only USV will have a tough time making their case.

Had they shown intrest at the very beginning maybe they could have had NB's spot.

[veteranlefty]

Upper gets the invite to replace Riverdale in N10....will this please Carey and make them more likely to stay in N10? If so, who is the leader for 14th spot in BVC now?

[Ericles]

veteranlefty, on 04 June 2013 - 10:32 AM, said:

Upper gets the invite to replace Riverdale in N10....will this please Carey and make them more likely to stay in N10? If so, who is the leader for 14th spot in BVC now?

I think it makes it more likely that Carey stays in the N10. Had Elgin been the choice, I might think differently.

[Buckshot]

cropduster, on 10 May 2013 - 01:26 PM, said:

On a side note iM tired of all the HN, vanlue bashing it is what it is they have been respectable a members of the league, as of late vanlue has done real well and up until 4-5 years ago HN was and held its own in everything but baseball. We have the league championships to prove it across the board in every sport ,a lot of other BVC schools can't say that . IMHO they are and should remain in the league until those districts choose to leave.

After HN's decision to drop varsity football on June 27, is it now OK to start bashing the Vanlues and HN programs. We all seen this coming Let's see how many BVC schools can fill their HN slot at this late date.

[veteranlefty]

Are they dropping football altogether or just not playing varsity scedule this year?

[Buckshot]

They have elected to play a JV schedule.

[polkhigh33]

If I am the BVC I either suspend HN or relieve them from the conference. The latter certainly will solve the "14th" member problem. To make a decision like this now is unreal.

[HH75]

If the other teams cant find a game, will HN have to pay the fine to the teams that were to have a home game against them? Thats what, the averge gate/concessions over a three year period? That could take a chunk out of the budget, especially with no/little income for the year.

[polkhigh33]

I'd check with Coach B, but that sounds about right if I remember correctly. Yes, that would be a mighty chunk.

[Coach_B]

HH is correct...

From a past Courier story...

BVC Bylaw 33 states that conference schools are required to notify the BVC president and executive secretary in writing no later than six months before the start of the first day of practice if the school will not be able to begin and or complete a full varsity season in the sports of football, volleyball or boys and girls basketball.

If a school can't complete the season, it will owe a penalty fee to each BVC school that was scheduled to host the school that could not field a team.

The penalty fee would be calculated by the home school's treasurer and will be the average amount from the three most recent home gate receipts with the school that was unable to field a team. If a school failed to pay the penalty fee within three months, the school could face dismissal from the conference.

The penalties to replace the gates from cancelled games could range anywhere from $3,000 to $5,000 per game.

[polkhigh33]

And there he is with the answer right on Q!

[Ericles]

I also believe that if a school finds a replacement home game, but the gate receipts for that game don't meet the average amount, the school can bill HN for the difference.

I don't have any official info, but my mental math tells me the total amount could be around $10K and maybe a little more. That is most definitely a hefty chunk of change for a school like HN.

Edited by Ericles, 28 June 2013 - 10:28 AM.

[Bluetiger76]

Buckshot, on 27 June 2013 - 09:12 PM, said:

After HN's decision to drop varsity football on June 27, is it now OK to start bashing the Vanlues and HN programs. We all seen this coming Let's see how many BVC schools can fill their HN slot at this late date.

Go gett'm buckshot.....you told'm so.

[cropduster]

Go ahead & bash all you want do you have a gold trophy in your case?

[Bluetiger76]

cropduster, on 29 June 2013 - 10:34 AM, said:

Go ahead & bash all you want do you have a gold trophy in your case?

Crop, I hate to see HN fall like they have. Good folks, just fighting a numbers game. But if you were directing the comment to me, I am an Ironton grad. We have 2 gold trophies in our case.

[HH75]

Bluetiger76, on 29 June 2013 - 12:20 PM, said:

Crop, I hate to see HN fall like they have. Good folks, just fighting a numbers game. But if you were directing the comment to me, I am an Ironton grad. We have 2 gold trophies in our case.

Haha! And if your coach would have punted the ball a few years ago in the championship game you would have 3!!

Edited by HH75, 29 June 2013 - 12:41 PM.

[Ericles]

HH75, on 29 June 2013 - 12:40 PM, said:

Haha! And if your coach would have punted the ball a few years ago in the championship game you would have 3!!

That's cold......but true.

[HH75]