Loc Dog: I do understand the larger point you're making, and I agree with you, and I think it's foolish for "-" or anyone else to try to base something as long-term as a merger on state challenge cup results for a year or whatever. As I understand it, for example, NECSA has 1000+ more players than CSC. I'm sure that there are many advantages on both sides.

I personally believe that what the Columbia area needs the most right now is change -- something, almost anything, different than what's been going on in the last few years. So I'm a proponent of this merger -- because if nothing else at least it's a change.