Mountain View (Loveland, CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mountain Lions Colors: Purple/Black/Silver Coach: Bart Mayes League: 3A Northern Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2010 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brandon Baeckel 6'0" 180 Senior MLB/RB 4.60 Ryan Gorney 5'11" 160 Senior QB 4.50 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Winning Tradition, Young Talent Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Very Few Returning Starters RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 15.2 2010 National Rank: #4240 2010 State Rank: #55 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 2.4 2011 National Rank: #7030 2011 State Rank: #101 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 13.3 Dynasty National Rank: #4180 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.6 Dynasty Record: 35-22 (24-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 9-2 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2010 Points For Average: 26.1 2010 Points Against Average: 9.6 2010 Differential: +16.5 2010 Wins: #4202 Roosevelt (Johnstown) (21-14), #5401 Windsor (28-7), #5384 Erie (24-14), #7173 Sterling (28-0), #9408 Skyline (Longmont) (35-14), #10078 Berthoud (38-7), #10502 Northridge (Greeley) (35-2), #11431 Thompson Valley (Loveland) (38-7), #12383 Fort Morgan (33-0) 2010 Losses: #3721 Silver Creek (Longmont) (27-7), #5401 Windsor (14-0) 2010 Opponents W-L: 54-63 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (3A Tri-Valley), 2003 (3A Tri-Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Thompson Valley (Loveland), 9/9 Fort Morgan, 9/16 at Sterling, 9/22 Windsor, 9/30 at Northridge (Greeley), 10/6 Roosevelt (Johnstown), 10/14 Skyline (Longmont), 10/21 at Silver Creek (Longmont), 10/28 at Berthoud, 11/3 Erie Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Silver Creek (Longmont) (20.6), Windsor (18.7), Roosevelt (Johnstown) (15.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Morgan (-20.6), Skyline (Longmont) (-14.8), Northridge (Greeley) (-13) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6 (1.6 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #96 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8020 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Thompson Valley (Loveland) [projection: 22-13 win]