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Mt. Pleasant (TX) GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Jimmy Thompson League: 4A Region II District 13 (moving from 4A Region II District 11) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #54 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 24.4 2007 National Rank: #2261 2007 State Rank: #209 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2008 Starting Power Rating: 24.9 2008 National Rank: #1941 2008 State Rank: #184 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 19.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2081 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.7 Dynasty Record: 22-30 (9-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 6-5 2007 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2007 Points For Average: 31.5 2007 Points Against Average: 21.1 2007 Differential: +10.4 2007 Wins: #3588 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (27-19), #4281 Lindale (48-22), #4832 Hallsville (28-27), #5420 North Lamar (Paris) (49-28), #5874 Paris (41-0), #7046 Atlanta (49-0) 2007 Losses: #884 Carthage (21-17), #1004 Kilgore (17-14), #1004 Kilgore (28-27), #1354 Sulphur Springs (32-29), #1554 Texas (Texarkana) (38-18) 2007 Opponents W-L: 63-55-1 Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 8/29 at Nacogdoches, 9/5 at Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana), 9/12 Henderson, 9/19 at Royse City, 9/26 at Hallsville, 10/3 Pine Tree (Longview), 10/10 at Longview, 10/17 Texas (Texarkana), 10/24 at Sulphur Springs, 11/7 Marshall Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Sulphur Springs (45.1), Royse City (42.6), Texas (Texarkana) (38.1) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Hallsville (12.4), Marshall (13.7), Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (15.8) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 (22 overall) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.4 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.4 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2008 Projected League Finish: 4th 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/29 at Nacogdoches [projection: 22-21 win] Outlook: Only three starters are back on offense for coach Jimmy Thompson after a 6-5 season last year. Terrell Howard is the team's star at QB, RB, and wherever else he lines up. Howard accounted for 23 TDs last season with more than 1,500 yards of offense. On defense, the LBs Tevin Elliott and Tarmaine Elliott are joined by Cash Thompson and Landon Whitaker. If line play is solid, and another option or two evolve on offense, it's hard to say how good the Tigers could be.