Ames (IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Little Cyclones Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Bruce Vertanen League: 4A Central Iowa Metro - Iowa Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Bo Brammer 6'5" 230 Senior WR Hansen Breitling 5'11" 190 Senior RB Ryan Griffith 5'10" 180 Senior DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Kicking Game, RB RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 18.4 2010 National Rank: #3567 2010 State Rank: #25 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2011 Starting Power Rating: 17.5 2011 National Rank: #3375 2011 State Rank: #22 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 8.7 Dynasty National Rank: #5452 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.2 Dynasty Record: 29-23 (13-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 9-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 28.2 2010 Points Against Average: 15.4 2010 Differential: +12.8 2010 Wins: #3580 Valley (West Des Moines) (24-3), #5159 Sioux City East (Sioux City) (24-14), #5829 Waukee (14-3), #7815 Ottumwa (31-21), #8679 Marshalltown (14-7), #8813 Mason City (35-23), #10096 Des Moines East (Des Moines) (51-14), #10096 Des Moines East (Des Moines) (45-2), #13079 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (55-0) 2010 Losses: #500 Dowling (West Des Moines) (48-10), #2073 Ankeny (20-7), #3223 Fort Dodge (30-28) 2010 Opponents W-L: 70-58 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/2/11 Ottumwa (28-14), 9/9/11 Des Moines East (Des Moines) (24-17), 9/16/11 Mason City (27-6) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 Des Moines North (Des Moines), 8/26 at Ankeny, 9/2 Ottumwa, 9/9 at Des Moines East (Des Moines), 9/16 at Mason City, 9/23 Fort Dodge, 9/30 at Valley (West Des Moines), 10/7 Marshalltown, 10/21 Waukee Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Ankeny (26.5), Fort Dodge (20.1), Valley (West Des Moines) (16.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Des Moines North (Des Moines) (-25.7), Des Moines East (Des Moines) (-8.5), Mason City (-2.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8 (8.5 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.6 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6886 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% Opener: 8/19 Des Moines North (Des Moines) [projection: 50-6 win]