| Merkel (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Badgers Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Kieth Mullins League: 2A-1 Region I District 4 Playoff Division: 2A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #28 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2012 JV Record: 2-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Riley Whisenhunt 5'11" 190 Senior QB/DE 5.00 Cary Bryan 5'10" 175 Senior RB/OLB 4.80 Ryder Thomas 6'3" 240 Senior OL/DL 5.10 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Coming Off Playoff Season Team Weaknesses: Returning Lettermen RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 24.2 2012 National Rank: #2592 2012 State Rank: #291 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2013 Starting Power Rating: 18.7 2013 National Rank: #3382 2013 State Rank: #377 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 21.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2562 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.4 Dynasty Record: 36-23 (22-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 9-4 2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2012 Points For Average: 31.6 2012 Points Against Average: 20.2 2012 Differential: +11.4 2012 Wins: #773 Wall (40-29), #2443 Littlefield (21-14), #6354 Breckenridge (43-35), #6570 Clyde (41-13), #6965 Hawley (36-0), #7540 Comfort (20-0), #8560 Comanche (43-19), #10572 Ned [Jim] (Tuscola) (56-7), #11600 Dublin (63-7) 2012 Losses: #534 Stamford (36-0), #773 Wall (42-14), #2149 Eastland (34-20), #5795 Seminole (27-14) 2012 Opponents W-L: 82-67 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 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 Seminole, 9/6 at Wall, 9/13 Stamford, 9/20 at Hawley, 9/27 at Dublin, 10/4 Comanche, 10/11 at Clyde, 10/18 Eastland, 10/25 at Ned [Jim] (Tuscola), 11/1 Breckenridge Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Stamford (41.7), Wall (39.7), Eastland (34.7) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Ned [Jim] (Tuscola) (-19.7), Dublin (-18.9), Clyde (-3.6) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6 (15.1 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #525 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4429 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |