| Merkel (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Badgers Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Kieth Mullins League: 2A-1 Region I District 4 (moving from 2A-1 Region I District 3) Playoff Division: 2A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Baylor Mullins 5'9" 160 Senior QB/DB 4.77 Pat Bohannan 6'2" 180 Senior WR 4.85 Kelby Jordan 5'9" 150 Senior WR/DB 4.84 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Recent Success, Returning Skill Position Players Team Weaknesses: OL, DL RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 29.4 2011 National Rank: #1771 2011 State Rank: #210 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 27.9 2012 National Rank: #1730 2012 State Rank: #221 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.5 Dynasty National Rank: #4337 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.4 Dynasty Record: 48-52 (29-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 9-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 39.2 2011 Points Against Average: 16.4 2011 Differential: +22.8 2011 Wins: #3828 Colorado (Colorado City) (34-21), #4189 Childress (21-13), #4409 Clyde (46-29), #4497 Bangs (36-13), #7165 Brady (59-21), #8622 Early (68-6), #8745 Ballinger (37-7), #8877 Ned [Jim] (Tuscola) (41-6), #14028 Roscoe (39-0) 2011 Losses: #524 Muleshoe (33-27), #1082 Wall (31-23) 2011 Opponents W-L: 57-64 Recent League Championships: 2011 (2A-1 Region I District 3), 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A-1 Region I District 3), 2007 (tied for 1st; 2A Region I District 5) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Seminole, 9/7 Wall, 9/14 at Stamford, 9/21 Hawley, 9/28 at Comanche, 10/5 Clyde, 10/12 at Eastland, 10/19 Ned [Jim] (Tuscola), 10/26 at Breckenridge, 11/9 Dublin Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Stamford (46.6), Eastland (38.7), Seminole (37) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dublin (-24.7), Comanche (-5), Ned [Jim] (Tuscola) (-0.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5 (12.6 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #378 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2595 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |