Brookings (SD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Red/Black Coach: Lee Schmidt League: Eastern South Dakota Playoff Division: 11AA Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2012 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mikey Daniel 6'0" 210 Junior RB/DB 4.70 Cody Shepardson 6'1" 220 Senior TE/LB 4.80 Dayton Bender 5'8" 180 Junior WR/DB 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience At Some Positions, Work Ethic, Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Uncertainty At QB, Holes On OL, Depth At All Positions RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 9.4 2012 National Rank: #5690 2012 State Rank: #22 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 13.5 2013 National Rank: #4456 2013 State Rank: #18 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -0.4 Dynasty National Rank: #8195 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.3 Dynasty Record: 21-32 (18-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 5-6 2012 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2012 Points For Average: 18.2 2012 Points Against Average: 22.5 2012 Differential: -4.3 2012 Wins: #8193 Rapid City Central (Rapid City) (22-6), #8825 Huron (31-14), #9108 Watertown (31-13), #9357 Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (22-0), #10738 Mitchell/Mitchell Christian (Mitchell) (28-0) 2012 Losses: #434 Washington (Sioux Falls) (48-0), #1131 Brandon Valley (Brandon) (38-0), #2995 O'Gorman (Sioux Falls) (35-19), #3736 Lincoln (Sioux Falls) (40-21), #3929 Yankton (19-0), #4149 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (34-26) 2012 Opponents W-L: 61-53 Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; 11AA Region 1) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/31 vs Huron, 9/6 at Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen), 9/13 Spearfish, 9/20 at Brandon Valley (Brandon), 9/27 Lincoln (Sioux Falls), 10/4 Harrisburg, 10/11 at Mitchell, 10/24 Watertown Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Brandon Valley (Brandon) (33.8), Lincoln (Sioux Falls) (26.3), Harrisburg (16.2) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (-4), Watertown (-3.6), Huron (-2.4) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1 (13.5 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5215 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2013 Projected League Finish: 5th 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |