Valentine (NE) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Badgers Colors: Red/White Coach: Craig Schmeckpeper League: C1 District 8 (moving from C1 District 9) Playoff Division: C1 Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Trent Osnes 6'2" 220 FB/MLB 4.90 Kolton Brown 6'0" 175 ILB/CB 4.60 Dillon Eklund 5'11" 170 WR/S 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Top Defensive Starters Return, Strong Offensive Backfield Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 15.2 2011 National Rank: #4302 2011 State Rank: #49 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 17.5 2012 National Rank: #3453 2012 State Rank: #41 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.8 Dynasty National Rank: #4233 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.9 Dynasty Record: 57-30 (28-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 8-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 24.8 2011 Points Against Average: 10.5 2011 Differential: +14.3 2011 Wins: #6250 Gothenburg (25-7), #9048 Gordon-Rushville (Gordon) (7-6), #9282 Broken Bow (14-0), #9623 Kimball (42-14), #9845 O'Neill (20-13), #9902 Cozad (20-3), #10672 Chamberlain (SD) (54-0), #14220 Ainsworth (47-6) 2011 Losses: #1433 Pierce (30-13), #2058 Winner (SD) (26-6) 2011 Opponents W-L: 44-50 Recent League Championships: 2011 (C1 District 9), 2006 (C1 District 9), 2003 (Class C1 District 9) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Chamberlain (SD), 9/7 Gordon-Rushville (Gordon), 9/14 Winner (SD), 9/21 Broken Bow, 9/28 at Ord, 10/5 O'Neill, 10/12 at Ainsworth, 10/19 at Chadron Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Winner (SD) (32.7), Chadron (8), Broken Bow (-1.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ainsworth (-40.2), Chamberlain (SD) (-8.1), O'Neill (-7.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.7 (1.1 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #133 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8763 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9% |