Valentine (NE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Badgers Colors: Red/White Coach: Craig Schmeckpeper League: C1 District 9 Playoff Division: C1 Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 10 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 2010 JV Record: 3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Marshall Miller Senior WR/FS Kyle Bachelor Senior G/DL Eric Arnold Senior RB/OLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters, Strong OL/DL, Talented WRs Team Weaknesses: Need More Solid Play At LB, Need More Depth Behind Lines RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -7 2010 National Rank: #9750 2010 State Rank: #117 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +13.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 5.1 2011 National Rank: #6258 2011 State Rank: #73 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 4.7 Dynasty National Rank: #6655 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.8 Dynasty Record: 25-22 (11-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 3-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 23.5 2010 Points Against Average: 21.6 2010 Differential: +1.9 2010 Wins: #12592 Cozad (36-14), #12817 Chamberlain (SD) (38-6), #13815 Ainsworth (49-0) 2010 Losses: #4593 Winner (SD) (41-20), #4838 Gothenburg (24-15), #5062 Gordon-Rushville (Gordon) (28-3), #5327 Broken Bow (33-21), #8769 O'Neill (27-6) 2010 Opponents W-L: 35-37 Recent League Championships: 2006, 2003 (Class C1 District 9) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Chamberlain (SD), 9/9 at O'Neill, 9/16 at Winner (SD), 9/23 Gothenburg, 9/30 Gordon-Rushville (Gordon), 10/7 at Cozad, 10/14 Broken Bow, 10/20 at Ainsworth Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Winner (SD) (13.6), Gothenburg (12.6), Gordon-Rushville (Gordon) (11.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Ainsworth (-33.8), Chamberlain (SD) (-22.8), Cozad (-19) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #150 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9800 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% Opener: 9/2 Chamberlain (SD) [projection: 40-7 win]