Middleton (WI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Cardinal/White Coach: Tim Simon League: Big Eight Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2011 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Makonnen Ramsey 6'3" 240 Senior FB/TE 4.90 Josh Coyne 6'2" 245 Senior OL 5.00 Riley Eklund 6'2" 245 Senior OL 5.10 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines, RB, WR Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 24.4 2011 National Rank: #2505 2011 State Rank: #55 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 13.7 2012 National Rank: #4303 2012 State Rank: #96 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 21.8 Dynasty National Rank: #1866 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.9 Dynasty Record: 68-27 (60-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 8-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 28.1 2011 Points Against Average: 14.8 2011 Differential: +13.3 2011 Wins: #1448 Sun Prairie (17-14), #3487 Parker (Janesville) (28-7), #6771 Madison Memorial [James] (Madison) (14-9), #7006 Craig (Janesville) (24-14), #8367 La Follette (Madison) (35-0), #8729 East (Madison) (46-12), #10927 West (Madison) (49-14), #12831 Beloit Memorial (Beloit) (34-0) 2011 Losses: #556 Verona (41-20), #967 Arrowhead (Hartland) (37-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 50-49 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Beloit Memorial (Beloit), 8/31 Parker (Janesville), 9/7 at East (Madison), 9/14 West (Madison), 9/21 at Verona, 9/28 Sun Prairie, 10/5 at Craig (Janesville), 10/12 La Follette (Madison) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Verona (38), Sun Prairie (29.6), Parker (Janesville) (14.8) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Beloit Memorial (Beloit) (-24.7), West (Madison) (-12.9), East (Madison) (-3.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 (12.6 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #149 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5678 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |