Big Spring (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Steers Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: Phillip Ritchey League: 3A Region I District 5 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #76 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Chris Nunez 6'3" 250 Junior DT Max Pappajohn 5'10" 185 Junior MLB Diamond Bailey 6'0" 200 Junior DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Young Players Gained Valuable Experience Last Year Team Weaknesses: Offensive Experience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 24.2 2010 National Rank: #2471 2010 State Rank: #290 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 15.4 2011 National Rank: #3799 2011 State Rank: #409 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 22.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2089 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7 Dynasty Record: 29-29 (12-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th) 2010 Points For Average: 25.4 2010 Points Against Average: 25.5 2010 Differential: -0.1 2010 Wins: #1101 Midland Christian (Midland) (34-30), #4508 Sweetwater (36-13), #6870 Greenwood (Midland) (47-7), #7587 Plainview (42-14), #9638 Fort Stockton (20-0) 2010 Losses: #38 Brownwood (56-21), #202 Monahans (33-12), #383 Snyder (41-0), #2282 Wylie (Abilene) (40-29), #3208 Frenship (Wolfforth) (21-13) 2010 Opponents W-L: 67-50 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Fort Stockton, 9/2 Frenship (Wolfforth), 9/9 at Plainview, 9/16 at Monahans, 9/24 vs Midland Christian (Midland), 9/30 Greenwood (Midland), 10/7 Brownwood, 10/14 at Sweetwater, 10/21 Wylie (Abilene), 11/4 at Snyder Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Snyder (51.8), Brownwood (49), Monahans (45.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Stockton (-0.9), Plainview (-0.6), Greenwood (Midland) (4.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.9 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #191 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1100 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Fort Stockton [projection: 28-10 win]