COC nonconference games
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It is basically impossible to add anyone to the OMC that isn't in the Springfield metro due to travel issues.
I'm just not sure I understand their reasoning on that. Some of them traveled good distances for non-conference games this prior season. Carl Junction and West Plains I'm sure could both be deemed travel issues for the other members if that is the excuse. For most in that league, Waynesville would be either a guaranteed win or a guaranteed competitive game most years, plus it would fill in one spot on their calendar. But, it's hard to tell if that league will be around for the long haul as nit-picky as they have been so far.
They're one of the larger schools in conference. It's not the number of students, it's the number of athletes.
Don't tell the "west" schools that. They'll cry themselves to sleep. They've got a bit of a complex over the whole thing.
I think CJ or WP would block anyone too far on the other side of Springfield. The only addition I could see is if Willard gives up on the COC
Nixa to the rest of the COC
WHOA HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! BOSKO LIKEY!! TIMES TWO!!!!
The Majority of teams voted for open dates. However, in the COC any vote takes a 2/3 majority to change bylaws. It was one vote from passing. Crazy thing is the Admin from one of the schools that brought this up, voted against it! NIXA. Word on the street is Perry is pissed. Joplin and Carthage also didn't want open dates
I guess if he is pissed very bad he can put on his big boy panties ( real big) and go back to Mississippi
You would probably like that. Webb wanted open dates. So Webb wanted what Perry wanted.
Until Webb can put up a winning record against teams in the conference I don’t see any point of scheduling others???
Last 5 years they are 30-15 against the COC so not really steamrolling the competition
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Webb probably wanted to schedule Eldo, Seneca, and Sarcoxie.
That doesn't mean they would HAVE to schedule up. Hell, they could even schedule some of the COC east teams that they are not scheduled to play. Looking at it, Webb probably had the hardest COC schedule last year. I really think not allowing out of conference games hurts the weaker teams the most. Think about trying to build a good program in Willard, Ozark, or Waynesville. Hard to get kids out when you go 2-8. If they had the ability to schedule a couple winnable games then 4-6 seems a lot better. It hurts no one and helps a most.
Webb saw enough of Seneca at the jamboree
why even have a conference then ???
You must not understand how this new conference works. Its okay, many don't it is new. It is Basically two totally separate conferences in most sports. With an agreement on Crossover games.
East schools are( Glendale, Kickapoo, Lebanon, Nixa, Ozark Waynesville)
West are ( Carthage, Joplin, Neosho, Republic, Webb City, Willard).
Every team would still play every team in their conference (COC East) or (COC West). Only thing that would change is the number of required crossover games. Crossover games are determined by the previous two years conference winning percentage. So taking your Webb for example. Their crossovers this year were Lebanon, Nixa, Kickapoo, Ozark. they did not play Glendale and Waynesville. So under the proposed change Webb would only have had to play Lebanon and Nixa. For the other 2 games they would be free to schedule whoever they want to. They could still chose to schedule Ozark and Kickapoo or ever Glendale, Waynesville if both teams agree. The Crossover games mean NOTHING when it comes to Conference standings. They only do Crossovers to make scheduling easier on the athletic directors.
Winning a COC title was prestigious but that now has basically been destroyed.
Totally agree now they have a East Champion and a West Champion. Kinda watered down.
Aren't there 12 football-participating teams in that conference? I'm not sure how you could not split the conference with a 9 game regular season.
I'm just not a fan of conferences in general. I know ADs love them for scheduling purposes, though, so I'm sure they'll always be around.
