| Lakeland (Minocqua, WI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunderbirds Colors: Black/White Coach: Don Scharbarth League: Great Northern Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Curtis Rich RB Charles Mitchell OL Jake Dallas LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth, Playmakers, Winning Tradition Team Weaknesses: Graduation Losses RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 1 2009 National Rank: #7718 2009 State Rank: #204 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 2.6 2010 National Rank: #7108 2010 State Rank: #179 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 17.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2573 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14 Dynasty Record: 50-27 (7-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 5-5 2009 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2009 Points For Average: 28.3 2009 Points Against Average: 20.7 2009 Differential: +7.6 2009 Wins: #2146 Kingsford (MI) (35-6), #10046 Medford (35-21), #10437 Rhinelander (41-6), #10723 Wausau East (Wausau) (44-7), #12289 Tomahawk (42-21) 2009 Losses: #1822 Merrill (35-7), #4406 Seymour (21-14), #5075 Antigo (35-21), #7265 Osceola (28-21), #7467 Mosinee (27-23) 2009 Opponents W-L: 50-51 Recent League Championships: 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 8/27 Merrill, 9/3 vs Kingsford (MI), 9/10 Mosinee, 9/17 at Medford, 9/24 vs Escanaba (MI), 10/1 Wausau West (Wausau), 10/8 at Ashland, 10/15 vs Rhinelander, 10/21 at Antigo Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Merrill (30), Kingsford (MI) (25.3), Escanaba (MI) (21.5) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Rhinelander (-9.7), Medford (-9.3), Ashland (0.3) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.6 (3.3 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #83 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4693 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2010 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/27 Merrill [projection: 35-8 loss] |