Hastings (NE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Rick Ripperger League: B District 7 (moving from B District 6) Playoff Division: B Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2011 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tyler Ripperger 6'1" 175 QB/DB 4.82 Matt Karloff 6'1" 200 OL/LB 4.34 Jake Rossen 6'1" 180 RB/OLB 4.65 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offense, Skill Players Team Weaknesses: Defense, Young Players Need To Mature Quickly RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 4.9 2011 National Rank: #6714 2011 State Rank: #80 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 3.2 2012 National Rank: #6856 2012 State Rank: #84 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.2 Dynasty National Rank: #5411 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.8 Dynasty Record: 31-54 (16-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 22.7 2011 Points Against Average: 24.4 2011 Differential: -1.7 2011 Wins: #7188 Holdrege (26-7), #7462 Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (34-28), #10344 York (35-7), #12258 Schuyler (47-0) 2011 Losses: #2141 Aurora (61-7), #2273 Adams Central (Hastings) (13-3), #4294 Scottsbluff (49-14), #5667 Seward (28-14), #5914 Alliance (27-24) 2011 Opponents W-L: 39-49 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; B District 4) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/21/11 Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (34-28) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Seward, 8/31 Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island), 9/7 at Alliance, 9/14 Scottsbluff, 9/21 Beatrice, 9/28 at Gering, 10/5 McCook, 10/12 at Lexington, 10/19 at Holdrege Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: McCook (27.7), Beatrice (23.1), Scottsbluff (15.3) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lexington (-9.1), Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (1.9), Holdrege (3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4195 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%