Ruston (LA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Red/White Coach: Billy Laird League: 5A District 2 (moving from 4A District 3) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #32 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Joseph Brunson 6'3" 295 Senior T 5.30 [Louisiana] Cyril Noland 6'1" 190 Senior DB 4.50 [Louisiana Tech] Kentrell Brice 6'0" 180 Senior DB 4.50 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Secondary, Passing Team Weaknesses: Must Find 3 New OL, WRs RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 21.7 2010 National Rank: #2908 2010 State Rank: #66 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 21.9 2011 National Rank: #2519 2011 State Rank: #66 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 28.4 Dynasty National Rank: #1197 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.2 Dynasty Record: 36-21 (22-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2010 Points For Average: 32.4 2010 Points Against Average: 23.2 2010 Differential: +9.2 2010 Wins: #1817 Neville (Monroe) (20-19), #4624 Wossman (Monroe) (41-19), #4752 Richwood (Monroe) (35-0), #5000 Franklin Parish (Winnsboro) (57-6), #8283 Many (55-28), #9383 West Ouachita (West Monroe) (38-14) 2010 Losses: #876 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (28-26), #1092 Bastrop (44-41), #2005 Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) (35-14), #2459 Sulphur (25-15), #3249 Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport) (37-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 70-57 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/14/11 North DeSoto (Stonewall) (47-3) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Neville (Monroe), 9/9 at Bastrop, 9/16 Arcadia, 9/23 Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport), 9/30 Minden, 10/7 Ouachita Parish (Monroe), 10/14 North DeSoto (Stonewall), 10/21 at West Monroe, 10/28 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches), 11/4 at Pineville Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: West Monroe (49.9), Bastrop (36), Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (34.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Arcadia (-15.7), North DeSoto (Stonewall) (8.6), Pineville (9.9) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 (19.3 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.5 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1395 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Neville (Monroe) [projection: 28-22 loss] |