Principals vote 13-2 to allow Joplin to enter Central Ozark Conference

[DHS_Strong]

Only one more obstacle stands in the way of Joplin being accepted into the Central Ozark Conference.

The conference's principals voted 13-2 earlier this month to admit Joplin, which would enter the COC as its biggest school.

The only votes cast against Joplin came from Republic and Bolivar.

If conference superintendents approve, Joplin will be part of the conference's large school division joining Branson, Carl Junction, Neosho, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Webb City, and Willard.

Currently, Nixa is the biggest school in the conference, but its enrollment is 500 less than Joplin's.

 

[msubearssuperfan1]

And so it begins....

The COC small might go away with some of its members (Bolivar) joining the OC. I've also heard Central will be brought back into the OC fold. Should be an interesting off-season.

Personally, I'd love the OC to be the five SPS schools and Bolivar. I loved that 10-game double-round robin, home & away OC from '88 to '99. No better way to determine a conference champion in basketball. Glendale won six outright titles during that time.

 

[EdmundBlackadder]

And so it begins....

The COC small might go away with some of its members (Bolivar) joining the OC. I've also heard Central will be brought back into the OC fold. Should be an interesting off-season.

Personally, I'd love the OC to be the five SPS schools and Bolivar. I loved that 10-game double-round robin, home & away OC from '88 to '99. No better way to determine a conference champion in basketball. Glendale won six outright titles during that time.

Anything to fix the travel issues with the OC would be welcomed. Joplin leaving would help that a little. Their travel, as the only far SW school, is particularly bad.

 

[MoSooner69]

And so it begins....

The COC small might go away with some of its members (Bolivar) joining the OC. I've also heard Central will be brought back into the OC fold. Should be an interesting off-season.

Personally, I'd love the OC to be the five SPS schools and Bolivar. I loved that 10-game double-round robin, home & away OC from '88 to '99. No better way to determine a conference champion in basketball. Glendale won six outright titles during that time.

The COC small has been up in the air for a while because of others talking of leaving Bolivar. The Libs would love to keep things the way they are but not sure that will happen. Bolivar did not want to move the the Big COC not sure they would want the OC either.

 

[msubearssuperfan1]

Official - Joplin to the COC Large!

http://www.ozarkssportszone.com/pages/22671178.php

New OC should be????? Just replace Joplin with Central for now or something more complex?