Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Defenses probably won't make or break your entire fantasy season. As a matter of fact, it is ALWAYS the last thing I draft and there's an easy, obvious reason for it; they can't always be trusted. Even the defending national champs from last year, LSU, had plenty of bad outings. There's no more defenses like the ones Washington had in 1991 and Alabama in 1992. Florida was good, but they also struggled against Ole Miss, so it's not like you could bank on them every week. This is all about match-ups and that's why you have me here. I'll break down the best matchups where a team should have a dominant advantage against the other team's offense. We'll go week-by-week with no analysis, sorry.

Week 1: TENNESSEE vs. Western Kentucky, FLORIDA vs. Charleston Southern, IOWA vs. Northern Iowa, TEXAS vs. ULM, KANSAS vs. Northern Colorado, BOSTON COLLEGE vs. Northeastern, GA TECH vs. Jacksonville St., USC vs. San Jose St., USF vs. Wofford

Week 2: FLORIDA vs. Troy, ALABAMA vs. Florida International, ILLINOIS vs. Illinois St., OKLAHOMA vs. Idaho St., FLORIDA ST. vs. Jacksonville St., N.C. STATE vs. Murray St., ARIZONA vs. Northern Arizona, USF vs. Western Kentucky

Week 3: TCU vs. Texas St., ALABAMA vs. North Texas, PENN ST. vs. Temple, WISCONSIN vs. Wofford, N.C. STATE vs. Gardner-Webb, WAKE FOREST vs. Elon, USF vs. Charleston Southern, TCU vs. Texas St.

Week 4: TENNESSEE vs. Ohio, AUBURN vs. Ball St., OKLAHOMA ST. vs. Grambling St., BAYLOR vs. Northwestern St., USC vs. Washington St., CONNECTICUT vs. Rhode Island

Week 5: IOWA vs. Arkansas St., VA TECH vs. Duke, GEORGIA TECH vs. Mississippi St., USF vs. Syracuse, BYU vs. Utah St., BOISE ST. vs. UC Davis, SOUTH CAROLINA vs. S.C. State

Week 6: PENN ST. vs. Eastern Illinois, MIAMI (FL) vs. Florida A&M, RUTGERS vs. Texas Southern, BUFFALO vs. Gardner-Webb, NORTHWESTERN vs. Miami (OH)

Week 7: MICHIGAN vs. Delaware St., TCU vs. Colorado St., MIAMI (FL) vs. UCF, TEMPLE vs. Army, ALABAMA vs. South Carolina, LOUISIANA TECH vs. New Mexico St.

Week 8: KENTUCKY vs. ULM, TROY vs. North Texas, SOUTHERN MISS vs. Tulane, LSU vs. Auburn, OREGON vs. Washington, FLORIDA vs. Mississippi St.

Week 9: OHIO STATE vs. New Mexico St., CLEMSON vs. Coastal Carolina, TROY vs. ULM, TCU vs. UNLV, LSU vs. Tulane, LOUISVILLE vs. Arkansas St.

Week 10: AUBURN vs. Furman, FLORIDA vs. Vanderbilt, GEORGIA vs. Tennessee Tech, KENTUCKY vs. Eastern Kentucky, TROY vs. WKU, MISSISSIPPI vs. Northern Arizona, TCU vs. San Diego St.

Week 11 (Playoffs for Fantasy): MINNESOTA vs. South Dakota St., ARMY vs. VMI, PENN ST. vs. Indiana, FLORIDA vs. South Carolina, BOISE ST. vs. Idaho, LSU vs. Louisiana Tech

Week 12 (Championship for Fantasy): FLORIDA vs. Florida International, FLORIDA ST. vs. Maryland, ALABAMA vs. Chattanooga, MIAMI (FL) vs. Duke, TCU vs. Wyoming, TENNESSEE vs. Vanderbilt,

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