Hobart (IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Brickies Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Ryan Turley League: Northwest Crossroads Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #29 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Sam Kosich 5'10" 155 Senior QB Ian Drobac 6'1" 205 Junior RB/LB Anthony Burgos 5'10" 160 Junior WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 10.5 2010 National Rank: #5322 2010 State Rank: #112 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 11.7 2011 National Rank: #4646 2011 State Rank: #99 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3049 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8 Dynasty Record: 36-22 (21-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-6 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (5th) 2010 Points For Average: 24.6 2010 Points Against Average: 29.6 2010 Differential: -5 2010 Wins: #4426 Griffith (35-14), #4493 Lowell (42-41), #8284 West Side (Gary) (35-30), #10383 Highland (35-14), #11946 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (49-0) 2010 Losses: #1351 Crown Point (48-14), #1759 Morton (Hammond) (35-13), #1759 Morton (Hammond) (58-21), #3279 Andrean (Merrillville) (27-10), #3953 Munster (24-7), #4426 Griffith (35-10) 2010 Opponents W-L: 74-52 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (Lake - Black), 2004 (Lake Black) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 West Side (Gary), 8/26 at Crown Point, 9/2 at Griffith, 9/9 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 9/16 at Andrean (Merrillville), 9/23 Lowell, 9/30 Munster, 10/7 at Morton (Hammond), 10/14 at Highland Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Crown Point (29.7), Morton (Hammond) (29.2), Munster (22) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (-21.1), Highland (-8.4), West Side (Gary) (-3.6) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8 (14.3 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4284 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 West Side (Gary) [projection: 42-22 win]