Hobart (IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Brickies Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Wally McCormack League: Northwest Crossroads Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #40 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Sam Kosich 6'0" 175 Sophomore QB Jeremy Koselke 6'0" 255 Junior OL Joe Peco 5'9" 170 Junior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Secondary Team Weaknesses: Youth, DL Experience RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: -0.2 2009 National Rank: #8155 2009 State Rank: #168 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2010 Starting Power Rating: -0.7 2010 National Rank: #8217 2010 State Rank: #167 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 15.4 Dynasty National Rank: #3020 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.1 Dynasty Record: 51-31 (31-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 4-8 2009 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2009 Points For Average: 18.9 2009 Points Against Average: 23.8 2009 Differential: -4.9 2009 Wins: #10610 Highland (21-20), #11045 Hammond (35-6), #11107 West Side (Gary) (34-13), #13813 Roosevelt (Gary) (57-6) 2009 Losses: #338 Lowell (35-0), #2714 Morton (Hammond) (42-0), #2714 Morton (Hammond) (49-13), #2863 Andrean (Merrillville) (48-25), #4983 Munster (10-7), #5051 Griffith (30-21), #5745 Crown Point (14-7), #9200 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (12-7) 2009 Opponents W-L: 75-57 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (Lake - Black), 2004 (Lake Black) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 8/20 at West Side (Gary), 8/27 Crown Point, 9/10 at Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 9/17 Andrean (Merrillville), 9/24 at Lowell, 10/1 at Munster, 10/8 Morton (Hammond), 10/15 Highland, 10/22 Griffith, 10/29 at Morton (Hammond) Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Lowell (43), Morton (Hammond) (20.7), Crown Point (17.2) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: West Side (Gary) (-9.6), Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (-8.9), Highland (-5) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5 (2.5 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #91 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4256 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8 2010 Projected League Finish: 5th 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/20 at West Side (Gary) [projection: 31-22 win] |