Strikeforce: State of the Promotion Address

One of the most intriguing subplots of the 2007-08 college football season was the near-ominous status of whoever occupied the No. 2 spot in the BCS rankings. Sure, on paper that spot puts you in the driver seat for a shot at the national championship, but as the season progressed, the No. 2 spot became nothing short of a prelude to a disaster. During that season, the No. 2 spot in BCS rankings changed hands six times in the span of seven weeks. Only Boston College managed to maintain their silver standing longer than one week and by the eighth and final week of the standings, the team that began with the No. 2 slot in week one (South Florida), was sitting pretty at No. 21. It was almost bad luck to be ranked as the second-best team in the nation and if the past couple years of MMA have taught us anything, it's no easy go when you're playing second fiddle to the UFC. Just ask the IFL, EliteXC and most recently Affliction. It's a fight that's becoming all the more ...