Minden (NE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Whippets Colors: Purple/White Coach: Jebb Hatch League: C1 District 6 (moving from C1 District 7) Playoff Division: C1 Playoff Division Rank: #38 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 1-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS J.C. McDowell 5'9" 205 Senior OL/LB 5.1 Eddie Gonzalez 5'8" 165 Junior RB/DB 5.0 Aiden Smith 6'3" 180 Senior FB/OLB 5.4 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Improved Offensively, Great Leadership Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -33 2017 National Rank: #12908 2017 State Rank: #140 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -38 2018 National Rank: #11422 2018 State Rank: #126 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 4.3 Dynasty National Rank: #8081 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 42.3 Dynasty Record: 50-86 (26-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 1-8 2017 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th) 2017 Points For Average: 9.7 2017 Points Against Average: 38.8 2017 Differential: -29.1 2017 Wins: #13874 Southern Valley (Oxford) (29-6) 2017 Losses: #5532 Kearney Catholic (Kearney) (30-8), #5941 Gothenburg (34-10), #7414 Adams Central (Hastings) (41-6), #8089 Chase County (Imperial) (56-13), #8463 Broken Bow (51-0), #9163 Ogallala (40-0), #10492 Cozad (53-6), #10880 Gibbon (38-15) 2017 Opponents W-L: 39-44 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009 (C1 District 8), 2008 (C1 District 8) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Gibbon, 8/31 Broken Bow, 9/7 at Sidney, 9/14 Fillmore Central (Geneva), 9/21 Kearney Catholic (Kearney), 9/28 at Cozad, 10/5 Adams Central (Hastings), 10/12 at Holdrege, 10/19 at Southern Valley (Oxford) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sidney (-8.2), Adams Central (Hastings) (-8.6), Broken Bow (-19.4) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fillmore Central (Geneva) (-63.6), Southern Valley (Oxford) (-60.5), Gibbon (-40.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -30 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #135 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11332 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%