Palisade (CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Joe Ramunno League: 3A Western Slope Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Austin Bernal 5'8" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.5 Terrance Williams 5'10" 195 Senior FB/DE 4.7 Danny Tate 6'1" 210 Senior T/DE 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Solid Backfield/Secondary, Very Good Edge Players Defensively, Excellent Young QBs Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Size On Lines RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 22.8 2016 National Rank: #2667 2016 State Rank: #26 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: 16.3 2017 National Rank: #3742 2017 State Rank: #41 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1972 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.9 Dynasty Record: 131-38 (84-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 10-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 42.4 2016 Points Against Average: 16.9 2016 Differential: +25.5 2016 Wins: #4213 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (40-14), #4826 Delta (41-17), #6025 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (31-26), #6528 Rifle (49-14), #6841 Evergreen (44-3), #7399 Montrose (15-13), #8900 Eagle Valley (Gypsum) (49-0), #9446 Glenwood Springs (49-6), #11432 Summit (Frisco) (55-7), #12686 Battle Mountain (Edwards) (48-7) 2016 Losses: #2152 Holy Family (Broomfield) (52-48), #2331 Mead (Longmont) (44-40) 2016 Opponents W-L: 72-61 Recent State Championships: 2003 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004, 2003 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction), 9/1 Holy Family (Broomfield), 9/8 Montrose, 9/15 Fruita Monument (Fruita), 9/22 at Delta, 10/6 at Glenwood Springs, 10/12 Eagle Valley (Gypsum), 10/20 at Battle Mountain (Edwards), 10/26 Summit (Frisco), 11/3 at Rifle Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Holy Family (Broomfield) (27.8), Fruita Monument (Fruita) (12.2), Delta (9.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Battle Mountain (Edwards) (-29), Glenwood Springs (-16.7), Summit (Frisco) (-14.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 (6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #92 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7843 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5% |