Sulligent (AL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Daniel Merchant League: 2A Region 8 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 0-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Hunter Motichek 6'4" 250 Senior MLB/OL 5.2 Clay Perkins 5'11" 300 Senior OL/DL 5.4 Hayden Nolen 6'3" 210 Senior ATH/DL 5.35 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Depth Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Several Good DBs RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -11.6 2016 National Rank: #10061 2016 State Rank: #275 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -8.1 2017 National Rank: #9222 2017 State Rank: #245 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -3.1 Dynasty National Rank: #9205 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5 Dynasty Record: 88-72 (59-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 28.9 2016 Points Against Average: 25.2 2016 Differential: +3.7 2016 Wins: #10937 Lamar County (Vernon) (35-21), #11167 South Lamar (Millport) (28-20), #12217 Mars Hill Bible (Florence) (35-8), #12616 Hatton (Town Creek) (42-39), #13494 Phil Campbell (42-7), #13522 Marion County (Guin) (34-6) 2016 Losses: #4416 Tanner (42-14), #6102 Winfield (28-6), #7253 Hamilton (48-28), #7602 Sheffield (28-25), #10457 Red Bay (30-29) 2016 Opponents W-L: 63-56 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 7), 2007 (1A Region 5) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Marion County (Guin), 9/1 Hamilton, 9/8 Sheffield, 9/22 at Phil Campbell, 9/29 at Winfield, 10/6 Mars Hill Bible (Florence), 10/13 at Hatton (Town Creek), 10/20 Red Bay, 10/27 at Lamar County (Vernon), 11/3 at South Lamar (Millport) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hamilton (9.5), Winfield (3.5), Sheffield (-6.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Marion County (Guin) (-38.7), Phil Campbell (-34.4), Hatton (Town Creek) (-32.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.8 (-9.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #339 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12449 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%