| Mt. Blue (Farmington, ME) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Gary Parlin League: B East (moving from B Pine Tree) Playoff Division: B Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2012 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cam Abbott 6'2" 200 Senior ATH/DB 4.60 Nate Backus 5'11" 175 Senior WR/FS 4.55 Colin Richards 6'3" 240 Senior DT/OL 5.00 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Defense Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, Depth RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 24.4 2012 National Rank: #2564 2012 State Rank: #5 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 23.5 2013 National Rank: #2457 2013 State Rank: #4 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 6 Dynasty National Rank: #6295 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.9 Dynasty Record: 33-18 (22-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 12-0 2012 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st) 2012 Points For Average: 37.8 2012 Points Against Average: 18.3 2012 Differential: +19.5 2012 Wins: #3923 Marshwood (South Berwick) (44-42), #6038 Leavitt (Turner) (20-12), #6280 Gardiner (21-16), #6280 Gardiner (33-21), #7196 Waterville (53-24), #7196 Waterville (42-14), #9112 Brewer (55-22), #9841 Mount Desert Island (Mount Desert) (14-13), #9841 Mount Desert Island (Mount Desert) (47-15), #11704 Oceanside (Rockland) (42-0), #11953 Morse (Bath) (42-13), #12100 Madison/Carrabec (Madison) (41-28) 2012 Losses: none 2012 Opponents W-L: 61-53 Recent State Championships: 2012 Recent League Championships: 2012 (B Pine Tree), 2005 (A Pine Tree), 2004 (tied for 1st; A North) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 12 Streak List: 8/31/12 Brewer (55-22), 9/7/12 Madison/Carrabec (Madison) (41-28), 9/14/12 Mount Desert Island (Mount Desert) (47-15), 9/21/12 Gardiner (21-16), 9/28/12 Oceanside (Rockland) (42-0), 10/5/12 Leavitt (Turner) (20-12), 10/13/12 Morse (Bath) (42-13), 10/20/12 Waterville (53-24), 10/26/12 Mount Desert Island (Mount Desert) (14-13), 11/2/12 Gardiner (33-21), 11/9/12 Waterville (42-14), 11/17/12 Marshwood (South Berwick) (44-42) SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/6 Hampden, 9/13 Lawrence (Fairfield), 9/20 at Messalonskee (Oakland), 9/27 at York, 10/4 Brunswick, 10/11 Gardiner, 10/18 at Brewer, 10/25 at Skowhegan Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrence (Fairfield) (25.3), York (12.9), Brunswick (8.5) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Skowhegan (-10.1), Brewer (-4.6), Messalonskee (Oakland) (2.6) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.5 (0.1 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +16.6 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5971 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 38% |