Linden (MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Red/Black/White Coach: Denny Hopkins League: Flint Metro Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS George Walterhouse 6'3" 205 Senior QB 4.6 Luke Kenney 6'1" 190 Senior CB 4.7 Travis Klocek 6'3" 185 Senior WR/FS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, QB, Secondary Team Weaknesses: WR Inexperience, Youth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 27.6 2017 National Rank: #1783 2017 State Rank: #60 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 14.5 2018 National Rank: #1527 2018 State Rank: #47 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 22.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2943 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8 Dynasty Record: 118-42 (93-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 37.2 2017 Points Against Average: 18.3 2017 Differential: +18.9 2017 Wins: #1761 Flushing (27-22), #4003 Brandon (Ortonville) (49-27), #4003 Brandon (Ortonville) (53-0), #5912 Holly (49-28), #6664 Central (Bay City) (35-0), #9035 Swartz Creek (56-14), #9534 Kearsley (Flint) (38-6), #10072 Clio (49-0), #12268 Owosso (53-7) 2017 Losses: #454 DeWitt (33-3), #709 Harrison (Farmington Hills) (34-21), #1802 Fenton (48-13) 2017 Opponents W-L: 69-57 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/23 at Flushing, 8/30 Clio, 9/7 at Holly, 9/14 Fenton, 9/21 Kearsley (Flint), 9/28 at Swartz Creek, 10/5 at Brandon (Ortonville), 10/12 Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills), 10/19 Owosso Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Flushing (16.4), Fenton (3.4), Brandon (Ortonville) (-2.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Owosso (-53.3), Kearsley (Flint) (-27.8), Clio (-22.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 (15.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #218 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6171 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 26%