Cumberland Gap (TN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Columbia/Black/Silver Coach: Neal Pucciarelli League: AA District 2 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #39 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Blake Franklin 5'9" 165 Junior QB Trey Treece 6'0" 210 Senior OL/LB Joseph Digiulan 6'0" 215 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Depth, OL Team Weaknesses: Recent Success RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -15.8 2010 National Rank: #11631 2010 State Rank: #285 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7 2011 Starting Power Rating: -8.8 2011 National Rank: #10230 2011 State Rank: #262 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -7 Dynasty National Rank: #10201 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.8 Dynasty Record: 28-27 (14-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 2-8 2010 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th) 2010 Points For Average: 17.6 2010 Points Against Average: 32.2 2010 Differential: -14.6 2010 Wins: #12618 Union County (Maynardville) (21-16), #12921 Cosby (45-7) 2010 Losses: #193 Greeneville (70-0), #2170 Gibbs (Corryton) (63-6), #7093 Claiborne (New Tazewell) (33-21), #7822 West Greene (Mosheim) (28-14), #8492 Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (28-6), #8959 South Greene (Greeneville) (26-14), #10471 Oneida (22-21), #11497 Grainger (Rutledge) (29-28) 2010 Opponents W-L: 62-50 Recent League Championships: 2005 (2A Region 1) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 Wartburg Central (Wartburg), 8/26 Union County (Maynardville), 9/2 at South Greene (Greeneville), 9/9 at Oneida, 9/16 West Greene (Mosheim), 9/30 at Chuckey-Doak (Afton), 10/7 Greeneville, 10/14 Claiborne (New Tazewell), 10/21 at Scott (Huntsville), 10/28 at Grainger (Rutledge) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Greeneville (53.4), Scott (Huntsville) (12.5), West Greene (Mosheim) (4.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Union County (Maynardville) (-22.2), Grainger (Rutledge) (-15.1), South Greene (Greeneville) (-3.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.5 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #188 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6927 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2011 Projected League Finish: 6th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 Wartburg Central (Wartburg) [projection: 28-19 loss]