Ozark - should be improved this year
If you listen to Johnny Tweets-a-lot They are top 5 in the nation.
The Cantwell factor...............If you listen to Johnny Tweets-a-lot They are top 5 in the nation.
Lol. Self-promotion does grow a little stale, huh?If you listen to Johnny Tweets-a-lot They are top 5 in the nation.
- Ozark, but this one feels like a toss up. Ozark gets the nod as they don’t have a new head coach.
Are the OC schools ready for the physicality of the COC? Just a distant question...............
Based on the previous times I’ve seen the old OC schools play (Lebanon & Glendale along with Parkview back in the day), the answer is no. I think Lebanon was the most physical out of the ones I saw, but it’s been well documented how they haven’t been able to get over the hump against Carthage and Webb in the quarterfinals.
Ditto. Saved me a bunch of fat fingered typing. Set the over/under on the Glen_ale v Wil_cat game at 100. No d in that one.
Just heard their QB tore his ACL in the jambo. That's tough. No clue what the backup is like, but would certainly think that gives Webb the advantage.
I had heard that Lebanon only took their JV squad to Sarcoxie, was that not the case? If Lebanon did lose their qb that is a huge break for Webb City no doubt.
I'm not entirely sure why Waynesville is in the COC either and I don't think anyone is happy about it probably most of all Waynesville, I am guessing they just had no other options and their disbanding conference members went to bat for them.
I assume the info I got was accurate, but I don't know. It came from a football coach at another school that would know.
Yeah, I think their options were pretty limited. They didn't want to go the Rolla route (begging to get in Four Rivers), plus they're too big and too far for that anyway. I THINK they had the option of going the Camdenton route (up north with Columbia/Jeff/Sedalia), but they probably viewed that as worse. Here's the odd thing, they sorta/kinda fit. They just are really bad at football. Size wise they're a fit. Demographically they're a fit. As much as the west COC schools don't like it, the location is pretty much a fit too. They're no further away from the center of the conference than the west schools, just so happen to be on the other side. I'm not sure what the long term plan for Leb/Waynesville/Camdenton is, but I bet it's not where they are this season. I'm not sure any of them will be happy with their new conference.
All of those 4 schools applied for OMC membership too per the Rolla AD at a school board meeting. The smaller schools were against them due to size and CJ was opposed because of travel.
Willard is going to have a few bad football seasons. I don't think there is any getting around that. They just don't have the size, skill, or athletes.
I'd say that OMC will look a tad different in a year or two if had to make a wager.
I would ponder to guess that while the current Sup and AD are still CJ, the Big 8 will probable not let them back in. Those two both made sure to insult every Big 8 school they could on the way out and talk about how their demographics and facilities don't fit with the conference. I guess they never thought about what would happen if the the COC would never work out and they would have to cross that bridge again? But there is always hope Nevada did the same thing and later once some changes were made they were able to reapply and get in.
Monett would really have to out grow the conference. The roots run deep they are a founding member, and the history in the conference goes all the way back to the 1920's. Many in the community are excited to get back to playing Aurora and MV every year.
A well oiled machine of a booster club can help alleviate that. Sounds like Willard needs help on AND off the field
I don't ever see CJ reapplying. Outside of football and wrestling the league isn't that competitive. Of course football is the most important sport by a thousand miles but still.
I don't know how close you are to CJ? But it would be interesting the new conference is not a great fit its a fit if you bang it with a hammer, but who knows.
The OMC does have a temporary feel and by that I mean 7-10 years. However there will probably be additions and subtractions in that time.
