| Merrill (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vandals Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Jeff Buckley League: Tri-Valley - West Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2012 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Austin Glazier 6'4" 190 Senior QB 4.90 Hunter DeBeau 6'7" 225 Senior DE/FL 4.80 Kyle Jugnitch 5'9" 175 Senior CB/RB 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Explosive Offense Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience At LB RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 2.4 2012 National Rank: #7382 2012 State Rank: #264 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 0.5 2013 National Rank: #7611 2013 State Rank: #276 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 3.8 Dynasty National Rank: #6976 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.9 Dynasty Record: 34-20 (20-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 6-4 2012 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2012 Points For Average: 28.7 2012 Points Against Average: 20.4 2012 Differential: +8.3 2012 Wins: #8200 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (35-27), #10458 Vestaburg (28-8), #10902 St. Charles (35-9), #13497 Bridgeport (46-0), #13502 Breckenridge (56-0), #14025 St. Louis (53-0) 2012 Losses: #462 Ithaca (49-6), #1568 Harbor Beach (48-0), #3829 Carrollton (35-14), #8639 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (28-14) 2012 Opponents W-L: 57-46 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/29 Marlette, 9/6 at Valley Lutheran (Saginaw), 9/13 St. Louis, 9/20 at Ithaca, 9/27 at Breckenridge, 10/4 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw), 10/11 at St. Charles, 10/18 Carrollton, 10/25 Vestaburg Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Ithaca (44.9), Carrollton (15.9), Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (1.5) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Breckenridge (-31.6), St. Louis (-30.3), Marlette (-9.7) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7 (0.3 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.1 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #317 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9272 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2013 Projected League Finish: 4th 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |