North Dakota Preps

bballuvr wrote:NS playing a tougher schedule for sure. Great team no doubt.

One of the easiest statements to make is "that team isn't that good". LaMoure guys probably as grounded as any group of young men could be. Polls mean nothing to their coaching staff and I'm sure kids too. They have no choice but to play the schedule an AD made for them. What they have done is won every game so far by 13-27 points. 9-0

They will have a couple nice tests in Hatton-Northwood and Heart River over break. Loss might not hurt them. They are not a team to go out and "wow" anybody. They will defend hard, can push a bit, and can match up size and physicallity with many.

Loboes good example of a team that will play tails off whether 0 losses or 3 or 5 or 6. Might be a tough club to beat late in season if u run into them. To underestimate them might or might not be a good idea.

senditin wrote:How does HN get in with 3 losses? FW-M Has 3 losses to top ten teams and a class A team and cant even get a vote.

Run4Fun2009 wrote:5th Poll

(1/2/12)

1. North Star (10) 8-0 100
2. Berthold 7-0 86
3. LaMoure 12-0 76
4. Dickinson Trinity 8-0 57
5. Beulah 8-1 55
6. Grafton 7-1 48
7. Central Cass 8-0 43
8. New Town 7-0 34
9. Bottineau 8-0 29
10. Hatton-Northwood 4-3 9

Others Receiving Votes: Rugby (8-0), Griggs County Central (8-1), Hazen (8-0), Maple Valley (7-1), New England (6-2).

StraightUpBallin wrote:

Run4Fun2009 wrote:5th Poll

(1/2/12)

1. North Star (10) 8-0 100
2. Berthold 7-0 86
3. LaMoure 12-0 76
4. Dickinson Trinity 8-0 57
5. Beulah 8-1 55
6. Grafton 7-1 48
7. Central Cass 8-0 43
8. New Town 7-0 34
9. Bottineau 8-0 29
10. Hatton-Northwood 4-3 9

Others Receiving Votes: Rugby (8-0), Griggs County Central (8-1), Hazen (8-0), Maple Valley (7-1), New England (6-2).

My guess is Beulah and Hatton-Northwood fall out of the top 10, Rugby Hazen move into the top 10!

bison football73 wrote:Hazen at 8???? c'mon man. should be higher and so should trinity

NodakQ2 wrote:This will sort itself out as the season progresses. Hazen could be a spot or two higher and I think LaMoure is a bit over-rated but undefeated. From the games I've seen, both Hazen and a healthy Grafton team are better than LaMoure. Tough to leave the undefeatededs out of the top spots until they get beat.

scc wrote:

TouchdownPack wrote:

NodakQ2 wrote:This will sort itself out as the season progresses. Hazen could be a spot or two higher and I think LaMoure is a bit over-rated but undefeated. From the games I've seen, both Hazen and a healthy Grafton team are better than LaMoure. Tough to leave the undefeatededs out of the top spots until they get beat.

I have the same feeling although LaMoure is undefeated they have had a pretty easy scheduale even though they beat a couple or very tough teams in H/N and H/R. Their biggest tasks are behind them. and they will more thn likely stay at the three spot or maybe drop a couple but will stay up only because i feel they will finish out the regular season undefeated

Of the 10 teams in the most recent poll, LaMoure has played the sixth strongest schedule. Source: http://www.ndrpi.com

scc wrote:

BB11 wrote:

scc wrote:

TouchdownPack wrote:

NodakQ2 wrote:This will sort itself out as the season progresses. Hazen could be a spot or two higher and I think LaMoure is a bit over-rated but undefeated. From the games I've seen, both Hazen and a healthy Grafton team are better than LaMoure. Tough to leave the undefeatededs out of the top spots until they get beat.

I have the same feeling although LaMoure is undefeated they have had a pretty easy scheduale even though they beat a couple or very tough teams in H/N and H/R. Their biggest tasks are behind them. and they will more thn likely stay at the three spot or maybe drop a couple but will stay up only because i feel they will finish out the regular season undefeated

Of the 10 teams in the most recent poll, LaMoure has played the sixth strongest schedule. Source: http://www.ndrpi.com

Interesting site. The one stat I didn't understand is the EWP (Expected Winning %) as some teams have an expected winning % either higher or lower than what they could actually achieve. Maybe I'm interpreting it wrong. EX: Team has EWP of 840 yet they are 7-7 - impossible to get that high even if they run table and win state. Also saw other teams EWP as low as 002 but they already had a couple or three wins. Please explain this formula. Also - just for curiousity's sake - Is Run the man behind the site? I've always wondered how you get all the info you get??????

The EWP is derived from a formula that attempts to determine if a team is doing better or worse than expected. If the actual winning percentage is greater than the EWP, the team is overachieving or has good luck. Likewise, if the actual winning percentage is lower than the EWP, they are underachieving or have bad luck. In other words, the EWP isn't where they're expected to be at the end of the season. It's about where they're expected to be right now. It's only a formula, though, so don't take it too seriously.


Run isn't behind the website, but he is kind enough to help submit scores and corrections.

scc wrote:

TouchdownPack wrote:

NodakQ2 wrote:This will sort itself out as the season progresses. Hazen could be a spot or two higher and I think LaMoure is a bit over-rated but undefeated. From the games I've seen, both Hazen and a healthy Grafton team are better than LaMoure. Tough to leave the undefeatededs out of the top spots until they get beat.

I have the same feeling although LaMoure is undefeated they have had a pretty easy scheduale even though they beat a couple or very tough teams in H/N and H/R. Their biggest tasks are behind them. and they will more thn likely stay at the three spot or maybe drop a couple but will stay up only because i feel they will finish out the regular season undefeated

Of the 10 teams in the most recent poll, LaMoure has played the sixth strongest schedule. Source: http://www.ndrpi.com