Piedmont (AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Royal Blue/Gold Coach: Steve Smith League: 3A Region 5 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2012 JV Record: 7-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS X Jackson 5'7" 255 Senior NG/FB 4.95 Denard Spears 5'9" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.48 Caleb Adams 5'10" 170 Senior C/OLB 4.91 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Jamie Major 6'1" 210 Senior LB 4.65 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Great Work Ethic, Expect To Win Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Several Positions, Losing 23 Seniors RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 23.8 2012 National Rank: #2662 2012 State Rank: #88 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 16.5 2013 National Rank: #3807 2013 State Rank: #108 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 25.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1851 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.3 Dynasty Record: 58-9 (35-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 11-1 2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2012 Points For Average: 36.6 2012 Points Against Average: 9.5 2012 Differential: +27.1 2012 Wins: #2487 Leeds (7-0), #5338 Lincoln (41-22), #5388 Saks (Anniston) (41-7), #7872 Glencoe (49-7), #8140 Weaver (55-3), #8279 Moore [Susan] (Blountsville) (49-7), #9092 White Plains (Anniston) (34-0), #9757 Ashville (36-13), #10173 Cherokee County (Centre) (45-21), #10482 Cleveland (35-0), #10905 Pennington [J. B.] (Blountsville) (41-6) 2012 Losses: #1742 Deshler (Tuscumbia) (28-6) 2012 Opponents W-L: 65-66 Recent State Championships: 2009 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (3A Region 6), 2010 (3A Region 6) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Cherokee County (Centre), 9/6 Ashville, 9/13 at Glencoe, 9/20 Cleveland, 9/27 at Leeds, 10/4 White Plains (Anniston), 10/11 Moore [Susan] (Blountsville), 10/18 at Saks (Anniston), 10/25 at Weaver, 11/1 Lincoln Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Leeds (28.4), Saks (Anniston) (12.5), Lincoln (12.1) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Cleveland (-10.8), Cherokee County (Centre) (-9.3), Ashville (-5.7) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9 (3.5 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #202 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7130 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5% |