Blair-Taylor (Blair, WI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Royal Blue/Silver Coach: Jeremy Hanson League: Dairyland Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2015 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Josh Nitek 5'10.5" 195 Senior FB/LB 4.72 Bremen Eide 6'1" 225 Senior T/DT 5.18 Reed Guenther 5'9.5" 205 Junior OL/DT 5.43 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Physicality, Return Very Solid Group Of LBs/DL, Several 3-Year Starters Team Weaknesses: Depth, Team Speed, Small Junior Class RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -34.1 2015 National Rank: #13524 2015 State Rank: #381 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -32.6 2016 National Rank: #13302 2016 State Rank: #371 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -13.5 Dynasty National Rank: #12003 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.1 Dynasty Record: 56-70 (41-47 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 1-8 2015 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th) 2015 Points For Average: 8.9 2015 Points Against Average: 25.4 2015 Differential: -16.5 2015 Wins: #13661 Luther (Onalaska) (32-14) 2015 Losses: #828 Bangor (48-0), #5182 Melrose-Mindoro (Melrose) (27-0), #7983 Eleva-Strum (Strum) (28-0), #10699 Whitehall (20-8), #11016 Cochrane-Fountain City (Fountain City) (38-28), #12255 Independence/Gilmanton (Independence) (22-6), #13506 Lincoln (Alma Center) (20-6), #13639 Augusta (12-0) 2015 Opponents W-L: 47-46 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 Luther (Onalaska), 8/26 at Bangor, 9/2 Lincoln (Alma Center), 9/9 at Eleva-Strum (Strum), 9/16 at Melrose-Mindoro (Melrose), 9/23 Cochrane-Fountain City (Fountain City), 9/30 at Whitehall, 10/7 Augusta, 10/14 at Independence/Gilmanton (Independence) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bangor (38.2), Melrose-Mindoro (Melrose) (16.1), Eleva-Strum (Strum) (9.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Luther (Onalaska) (-34.1), Augusta (-34), Lincoln (Alma Center) (-31.1) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.6 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #322 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11216 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2016 Projected League Finish: 7th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%