Grand Blanc (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Red/Black Coach: Clint Alexander League: Kensington Lakes - Gold (moving from Kensington Lakes - West) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Joel Linden 6'3" 290 Senior C 5.0 Leonard Henry 6'3" 210 Junior ILB 4.7 Jace Parrish 6'1" 190 Senior DB 4.6 COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Brett Anderson 5'11" 175 Senior CB Blake Bogan 6'2" 190 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth At All Positions, Roster Size, OL Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Many Positions RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 14.5 2016 National Rank: #4151 2016 State Rank: #115 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: 6.1 2017 National Rank: #5879 2017 State Rank: #173 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1858 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.8 Dynasty Record: 85-56 [84-57 on the field] (49-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 32 2016 Points Against Average: 27.7 2016 Differential: +4.3 2016 Wins: #1732 Novi (34-29), #4464 Kettering (Waterford) (28-13), #5459 Plymouth (Canton) (42-27), #5979 Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) (49-25), #7329 Milford (Highland) (41-14) 2016 Losses: #1908 Pinckney (22-12), #1963 Davison (48-21), #2516 Brighton (20-19), #3970 Howell (48-46), #4656 Hartland (31-28) 2016 Opponents W-L: 54-45 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; Kensington Lakes - West), 2013 (Kensington Lakes - West), 2011 (tied for 1st; Kensington Lakes - West), 2009 (Kensington Lakes - West), 2004 (tied for 1st; Big Nine) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/24 at Carman-Ainsworth (Flint), 8/31 Glenn [John] (Westland), 9/8 Plymouth (Canton), 9/15 at Hartland, 9/22 at Wayne Memorial (Wayne), 9/29 at Northville, 10/6 Churchill (Livonia), 10/13 at Franklin (Livonia) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (Livonia) (32.4), Northville (23.5), Churchill (Livonia) (12.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wayne Memorial (Wayne) (-17.9), Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) (-4.5), Glenn [John] (Westland) (-4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5 (19.5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #109 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4805 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |