Giddings (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buffaloes Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: Chris Jones League: 3A Region III District 23 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #35 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Joseph Glenn Junior RB DJ Rimes Senior OL Pierce Shelton Senior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, RB Team Weaknesses: Depth At WR RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 20.7 2010 National Rank: #3122 2010 State Rank: #360 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2011 Starting Power Rating: 26.8 2011 National Rank: #1717 2011 State Rank: #211 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 34.9 Dynasty National Rank: #544 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.7 Dynasty Record: 49-13 (21-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 33 2010 Points Against Average: 22.4 2010 Differential: +10.6 2010 Wins: #3485 Burnet (28-14), #4337 Rockdale (50-13), #4782 La Grange (28-7), #6811 Elgin (51-33), #9440 Smithville (67-14) 2010 Losses: #777 Navasota (31-7), #1565 Royal (Brookshire) (20-13), #1565 Royal (Brookshire) (34-31), #1562 Caldwell (37-35), #4218 La Vernia (21-20) 2010 Opponents W-L: 60-52 Recent League Championships: 2007, 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Burnet, 9/2 at Royal (Brookshire), 9/9 La Vernia, 9/16 Elgin, 9/22 at Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio), 9/24 vs West Orange-Stark (Orange), 10/7 at La Grange, 10/14 Caldwell, 10/21 at Smithville, 10/28 at Rockdale, 11/4 Navasota Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: West Orange-Stark (Orange) (32.7), Navasota (30.3), Caldwell (28.2) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio) (-43.6), Smithville (2.5), Elgin (5) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8 (20.2 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #473 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3552 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% Opener: 8/26 at Burnet [projection: 28-22 win]