Similar story here Eagles, prominent person in Big 8 circles told me the big 8 admins unanimously voted no to extending an invitation to CJ,
Yeah, I've got to be honest...I'd be pretty surprised if that Bolivar, Marshfield, Rog, CJ, West Plains, Branson conference didn't happen at the point. I've spoken with multiple folks involved with a few of those districts that have all heard the same thing from their admin. But again, stuff can change.
This makes the most sense to me. I can't think of another reason that Rogersville and Marshfield would leave the Big 8. They must have somewhere to go. However why would Bolivar leave the OC? Seems like a good set up got them
Neosho is the only one that I've heard that is still pursuing opportunities. The others are set.
If travel is the issue for Marshfield and LogRog in the Big 8? Then why invite CJ when they will drive right by 4-5 Big 8 schools on the way to CJ plus two COC and a slew of Ozark schools?
It may have been wanting to play schools their size instead of travel.
100% Yeah the burned their bridge back in the day. However if these Big 8 schools don't find somebody else willing to join that is close they could be traveling a long ways to find a non conference game. I still have nightmares about that trip to California MO back in 16-17.
Makes no sense because they have never been able to compete with the smallest schools in the conference?
I can't explain why Bolivar and WP would leave the OC.
I’d say finding 1 game a year would be appealing to a lot of schools. The east newtons of the world can go find a softer game to give them a break from the big 8.
Pittsburg is middling in KS 5A in my opinion. They come up to Smithville Friday after next I doubt that is competitive at all. Perhaps they could schedule someone like Harrison or Mountain Home???
True for this year but that is enough for a lot of Big 8 teams
And Colgan is 5-0 .
Maybe the big 8 teams should get colgan on the schedule.
I’d say if the local big 8 teams to colgan…Nevada/Lamar… Colgan would want no part of that.
I'd like to see Lamar vs Colgan. We've seen Lamar vs Valle. Same deal, shorter trip.
You guys have to start thinking with something other than a football helmet on. I've said it multiple times on here, and I'll do it again. This isn't big time college athletics. The decision isn't made solely for football. I can promise that.
Can they? Maybe, but you are talking 9 games needed by the Big 8 schools. That is one schools complete schedule. That is why the way the big 8 was set up convinced many to go that route. Lots of schools were looking for games and who is going to be open on that one friday you need to find a game, or will they be open.
We should do away with conferences and let mshsaa set us up in districts.
Then why leave? If the decision was not for football everyone of those schools could compete in another sport in the conference? It is not like one school was dominating in several sports? The big 8 was pretty competitive in all sports if you take away football.
I will just say that there is a big difference in making that trip once every other year vs making it mulitple times every year
Colgan would get turbo clocked by Lamar, Seneca, Nevada. In the Big 8, I’d say Colgan would be a 4 or 5 win team max.
Yea, I’d say a lot of out of state teams (Nevada, Lamar, Seneca, mac, east newton) would be good options.
2-3 imo. I think (for the most part) KS football is far from Mo. Andale is the only impressive small school KS team at least in comparison to the small powerhouses here.
I have a number of friends with ties to Colgan. Most of the who's who in or around Pburg are associated with the school which negatively affects PHS. Their sports tend to do well against other small schools. As an example I remember they had a basketball team a few years ago that was like 20-1 and supposedly a top ranked team. The one loss was to a Carthage team that could barely compete in the COC. So they are better than other small schools but not a regional magnet for athletes, just a very favorable genetic and economic makeup compared to other small Kansas schools. They don't or at least didn't have a multiplier in Kansas so they were beating very small rural schools and that drew a lot of criticism.
I believe it is treated as if you are playing someone of your same class or lower. You get not added points regardless of the out of state school size.
When you figure out where these people are going please let us know.
