| Ames (IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Little Cyclones Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Bruce Vertanen League: 4A Division 2 (moving from 4A Central Iowa Metro - Iowa) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jake Mills 5'10" 165 Junior DB Sam Straub 6'3" 190 Junior QB Sam Marcov 6'4" 275 Junior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: WR Team Weaknesses: DL, Secondary RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -1 2011 National Rank: #8303 2011 State Rank: #106 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 1.3 2012 National Rank: #7381 2012 State Rank: #86 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4819 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.4 Dynasty Record: 53-38 (26-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-6 2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2011 Points For Average: 18.2 2011 Points Against Average: 28.3 2011 Differential: -10.1 2011 Wins: #10111 Des Moines East (Des Moines) (24-17), #10374 Ottumwa (28-14), #10533 Mason City (27-6), #13583 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (54-7) 2011 Losses: #375 Valley (West Des Moines) (41-0), #1008 Ankeny (45-7), #1778 Dowling (West Des Moines) (43-3), #3861 Marshalltown (56-19), #4465 Waukee (26-0), #7249 Fort Dodge (28-20) 2011 Opponents W-L: 61-47 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/17/12 Mason City (24-7) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Mason City, 8/24 at Des Moines East (Des Moines), 8/31 Southeast Polk (Runnells), 9/14 Marshalltown, 9/21 at Fort Dodge, 9/28 Ankeny, 10/5 at Des Moines North (Des Moines), 10/12 Sioux City North (Sioux City), 10/19 at Johnston Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Polk (Runnells) (34.9), Ankeny (34.5), Marshalltown (20.2) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Des Moines North (Des Moines) (-31.6), Mason City (-10.8), Des Moines East (Des Moines) (-8.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 (10.7 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5760 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2012 Projected League Finish: 4th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |