Linden (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Red/Black/White Coach: Dennis Hopkins League: Flint Metro Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ed Walterhouse 6'0" 195 RB/OLB 4.58 Ben Armstrong 6'1" 215 DE 4.70 Shaye Brown 6'4" 195 QB 4.80 ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Patrick Ryan 6'0" 185 Senior DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Class, Numbers (Players) Team Weaknesses: Young OL RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 29.8 2011 National Rank: #1718 2011 State Rank: #50 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.6 2012 National Rank: #1393 2012 State Rank: #38 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 18.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2567 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.9 Dynasty Record: 72-22 (58-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 4th) 2011 Points For Average: 25.8 2011 Points Against Average: 15 2011 Differential: +10.8 2011 Wins: #3298 Lapeer East (Lapeer) (33-8), #3675 Lapeer West (Lapeer) (28-0), #3675 Lapeer West (Lapeer) (21-0), #4747 Brandon (Ortonville) (28-6), #5909 Swartz Creek (36-10), #9484 Kearsley (Flint) (47-14), #10522 Clio (55-0) 2011 Losses: #58 St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake) (49-7), #1129 Fenton (17-14), #3161 Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) (35-15), #3298 Lapeer East (Lapeer) (24-20), #3605 Holly (17-6) 2011 Opponents W-L: 73-52 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 Fenton, 8/30 Holly, 9/7 at Clio, 9/14 Kearsley (Flint), 9/21 at Lapeer West (Lapeer), 9/28 at Flint Southwestern Academy (Flint), 10/5 Brandon (Ortonville), 10/12 at Lapeer East (Lapeer), 10/19 at Swartz Creek Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Fenton (33.6), Lapeer East (Lapeer) (22.2), Lapeer West (Lapeer) (18) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kearsley (Flint) (-11), Clio (-10.8), Flint Southwestern Academy (Flint) (-8.5) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 (21.3 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #151 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4691 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 37% |