Gulf (New Port Richey, FL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buccaneers Colors: Green/White Coach: Tom Carter League: 5A District 6 (moving from 3A District 7) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #67 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Damion Hicks 6'3" 270 Junior TE/DE 5.00 Jeff Kruse 6'3" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.10 Tyshon Peters 5'10" 195 Senior ATH STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines, LBs Team Weaknesses: QB, Depth, Youth At Skill Positions RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 8.3 2010 National Rank: #5876 2010 State Rank: #348 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: 4.3 2011 National Rank: #6486 2011 State Rank: #361 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 8.4 Dynasty National Rank: #5548 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.6 Dynasty Record: 32-21 (15-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th) 2010 Points For Average: 18.2 2010 Points Against Average: 23.8 2010 Differential: -5.6 2010 Wins: #4864 Mitchell [J. W.] (New Port Richey) (24-10), #7566 Wesley Chapel (20-6), #8624 Anclote (Holiday) (33-20), #8783 Ridgewood (New Port Richey) (25-13), #10434 River Ridge (New Port Richey) (26-20), #12492 Hudson (21-14) 2010 Losses: #399 Pasco (Dade City) (45-13), #1096 Land O'Lakes (56-6), #1973 Sunlake (Land O'Lakes) (35-0), #8469 Zephyrhills (19-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 46-57 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville), 9/9 at Mitchell [J. W.] (New Port Richey), 9/23 Pasco (Dade City), 9/30 at Ridgewood (New Port Richey), 10/7 at Zephyrhills, 10/14 Fivay (Hudson), 10/21 Anclote (Holiday), 10/28 at Hudson, 11/4 Wesley Chapel, 11/10 at Sunlake (Land O'Lakes) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Pasco (Dade City) (48.7), Sunlake (Land O'Lakes) (30.6), Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) (9.2) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hudson (-33.1), Fivay (Hudson) (-16), Ridgewood (New Port Richey) (-9.2) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #395 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7086 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) [projection: 20-17 loss]