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USA Today
11-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Pair of Packers teams make list of 25 greatest teams of last 25 years
Two Green Bay Packers teams -- one a Super Bowl winner, the other a 15-1 finisher -- ended up among Frank Schaub's top 25 NFL teams of the last 25 years for Yahoo! Sports. The list is mostly dominated by Super Bowl winning teams from New England and Kansas City, but the Packers ended up with two representatives: the 2010 team that won Super Bowl XLV, and the 2011 team that went 15-1 during the regular season. Schaub called the 2010 Packers "probably the best six-loss team ever" and ranked them at No. 13. Three spots higher, at No. 10, was the 2011 Packers, who started 13-0, scored 560 points and finished with 15 regular season wins. In 2010, the Packers produced the No. 2 overall scoring defense, but it took a late run after Aaron Rodgers' return from a concussion to win the franchise's fourth Lombardi Trophy. After three straight road playoff wins, Green Bay took down the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Super Bowl XLV. After winning six straight games between the regular season and postseason to end the 2010 season, the Packers ripped off 13 straight wins to start 2011. Schaub called Rodgers' MVP season "almost perfect" and maybe the "best" quarterback season ever. The Packers offense was a juggernaut, and the defense forced 38 takeaways despite giving up a ton of yards, but Mike McCarthy's team was upset at home by the New York Giants in the divisional round of the postseason. Green Bay's 15-1 record was still the best ever for a defending Super Bowl champ. The Packers were one win away from facing Schaub's No. 1 team -- the 2007 Patriots -- in the Super Bowl, and the Packers beat the No. 2 team -- the 2019 Chiefs -- in the regular season. Two teams from the 2014 season made the list: the Patriots team that lost at Lambeau Field during the regular season, and the Seahawks team that shocked the Packers in the NFC title game. The 2024 Eagles, who beat the Packers twice last season, ended up as the No. 8 team. With wins in the NFC title game in 2007 or 2014 or 2020, the Packers could have easily had a third representative on the list. Alas, the Packers ended up with just the single Super Bowl appearance despite winning the third most regular season games and fifth most playoff games over the last 25 years. Getting to the Super Bowl is tough even for the elite teams. Consider this: six of Schaub's top 25 teams, including the 2011 Packers, didn't win a single playoff game and were upset in the divisional round despite truly dominant regular season performances.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Brendan Schaub: UFC hosting event at the White House 'should be celebrated'
The UFC is planning on hosting an event at the White House. This news has been received with a range of reactions, as things often do in today's political climate. However, former UFC fighter Brendan Schaub says fans should see the potential event as a positive, regardless of their political affiliation. MMA, which has been around for about 30 years, battled for decades to gain mainstream approval in the U.S. – from getting the sport sanctioned to getting the product on television. Today, it's a much more different story, as MMA has gained a lot of popularity, especially among young males, and found on ESPN, and it's covered by most, if not all, major publications to some degree. Advertisement Schaub sees the UFC's planned event at the White House as another sign of the sport's growth. "I knew about the UFC White House event – and this isn't a flex – I knew it was confirmed for like four months now," Schaub said on his YouTube channel. "Everyone wants to fight on that card at the White House. It's insane. Now, if you make it political, 'Oh, God. UFC is so tied in with Trump.' Just take all that out of it, whoever you voted for, this is how far the UFC has come: The UFC is fighting at the White House. That's insane, that should be celebrated." "I don't give a f*ck if Kamala Harris or Pete Buttigieg was the President. Dude, if the UFC is at the White House, it's insane. You know how big that is? That's so cool, despite if you swing right or swing left. Take all that out of it. The UFC is having an event at the freaking White House. That's so cool. Everyone and their mothers wants to fight at the White House." There has not been an official announcement or booking of the event, but President Donald Trump said last Thursday that next year's Independence Day celebration will involve a UFC event on White House grounds. A UFC spokesperson confirmed the news to NBC on Friday. Trump has long been associated with UFC and MMA, even prior to his presidency. He's often seen at UFC events. Advertisement Schaub feels given the nature of the occasion, UFC should put forth their American talent, and mentioned fighters such as Kayla Harrison, Michael Chandler, Colby Covington, and Bo Nickal. "You're going to have to have American fighters on there, clearly, right?," Schaub said. "We're not going to do this Noche UFC where we have a Brazilian headlining it. We got to have Americans. The problem is we don't have Americans thriving, especially as champ status." This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Brendan Schaub: UFC event at the White House 'should be celebrated'
USA Today
08-07-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Brendan Schaub: UFC hosting event at the White House 'should be celebrated'
Brendan Schaub sees the talks of the UFC having an event at the White House as a net positive for the sport. The UFC is planning on hosting an event at the White House. This news has been received with a range of reactions, as things often do in today's political climate. However, former UFC fighter Brendan Schaub says fans should see the potential event as a positive, regardless of their political affiliation. MMA, which has been around for about 30 years, battled for decades to gain mainstream approval in the U.S. – from getting the sport sanctioned to getting the product on television. Today, it's a much more different story, as MMA has gained a lot of popularity, especially among young males, and found on ESPN, and it's covered by most, if not all, major publications to some degree. Schaub sees the UFC's planned event at the White House as another sign of the sport's growth. "I knew about the UFC White House event – and this isn't a flex – I knew it was confirmed for like four months now," Schaub said on his YouTube channel. "Everyone wants to fight on that card at the White House. It's insane. Now, if you make it political, 'Oh, God. UFC is so tied in with Trump.' Just take all that out of it, whoever you voted for, this is how far the UFC has come: The UFC is fighting at the White House. That's insane, that should be celebrated." "I don't give a f*ck if Kamala Harris or Pete Buttigieg was the President. Dude, if the UFC is at the White House, it's insane. You know how big that is? That's so cool, despite if you swing right or swing left. Take all that out of it. The UFC is having an event at the freaking White House. That's so cool. Everyone and their mothers wants to fight at the White House." There has not been an official announcement or booking of the event, but President Donald Trump said last Thursday that next year's Independence Day celebration will involve a UFC event on White House grounds. A UFC spokesperson confirmed the news to NBC on Friday. Trump has long been associated with UFC and MMA, even prior to his presidency. He's often seen at UFC events. Schaub feels given the nature of the occasion, UFC should put forth their American talent, and mentioned fighters such as Kayla Harrison, Michael Chandler, Colby Covington, and Bo Nickal. "You're going to have to have American fighters on there, clearly, right?," Schaub said. "We're not going to do this Noche UFC where we have a Brazilian headlining it. We got to have Americans. The problem is we don't have Americans thriving, especially as champ status."
USA Today
07-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Brendan Schaub says Bo Nickal striking skills 'never happening,' just focus on grappling
Brendan Schaub says Bo Nickal striking skills 'never happening,' just focus on grappling Brendan Schaub believes Bo Nickal should solely focus on his grappling after suffering his first-career loss. Nickal (7-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) was finished by Reinier de Ridder body shots in Saturday's UFC on ESPN 67 co-main event at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. De Ridder was able to fend off Nickal's grappling and finish him on the feet in Round 2. With Nickal's elite wrestling background, Schaub thinks the American Top Team fighter is focusing on the wrong things. "There aren't enough hours in the day for where Bo's striking is about to get to an elite level. There's not," Schaub said on his YouTube channel. "Bo is an elite athlete, but that's how hard striking is. Striking in MMA takes a long, long time to get comfortable and to execute a game plan, and he's just not there. It doesn't matter who his coaches are, it's never happening. Never happening." Nickal opted to stand and strike with Paul Craig for three rounds at UFC 309, a win that led to plenty of criticism from pundits and fans alike. Schaub wants to see Nickal's team reconstruct his game plans moving forward. "So today, they should go, 'Bo, if you're going to win and have a career in the UFC, you have got to absolutely dominate. So what are we going to work on? Your wrestling, your ground-and-pound, and submissions. F*ck your striking. We're going to do just enough so you don't look like a moron,'" Schaub said. "You've got to become that dominant wrestler like you were at Penn State. But if they tell me, 'Schaub, take it easy, his striking is really good in the gym, we're going to focus on striking, forget about wrestling,' I'll tell you he won't last long. "If his whole mentality doesn't change and goes, 'OK, I've got to become the Khabib of 185 and absolutely break everybody with my grappling, f*ck striking' ... If his team wants him to last and be a contender, we've got to focus on his grappling and wrestling. That's where he's an outlier. When he's forced to strike – you guys know I love Bo, (but) his striking, I've seen better guys on the regional level, on the Contender Series. It's just not there. That's OK. If this was a video game, his striking is a 1 at the UFC level, and his grappling is at 10. Why the f*ck are we trying to win with the 1?"
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Brendan Schaub worried for B.J. Penn's mental health after being targeted in bizarre post
Like many in the MMA community, Brendan Schaub is concerned for the well being of UFC legend B.J. Penn. Schaub, a former UFC heavyweight contender turned podcaster and comedian, recently commented on the state of Penn's mental health after he was the subject of one of Penn's most recent bizarre social media rants. Penn posted a video insinuating that he's deceased NFL star Aaron Hernandez, while also claiming that CTE is a conspiracy to fade out aging athletes from contact sports. This post came not long after Penn was calling for police help, claiming that his mom and brother had been murdered and replaced by imposters. Schaub's original reaction to Penn's post was one of disbelief. "So many people sent this to me in my group chats and obviously on Instagram," Scahub said on his YouTube channel. "Here's the way I first looked at it: People take shots at me all the time, catch strays, and that's on the internet, and I don't really engage with it. And then towards B.J., I just figured it was another of these 'Real Housewives' of MMA thing, and I was like, 'OK, he's doing it for attention and get clicks and all that bullsh*t, and it's hilarious.' I was like, 'Oh, God. Here we go, B.J.' And I love B.J. It never hurts my feelings. I don't take any of it personal ever. People love drama in MMA." That disbelief quickly turned into concern after Scahub got a call from former UFC and Strikeforce fighter Jason Miller, who told him that Penn's post was not a comedy bit. "I was like, 'Oh, well, you took the wind out of my sails," Schaub said. "That's not funny anymore. That's not fun. I was going to repost it, and I had some jokes, and have fun with it, but it's just more sad than anything. I figured he did this because with B.J. stuff, I never had fun with it. It was always like, 'This dude needs help. This doesn't end well. It's a shame to see. It's a legend.' So it takes all the fun out of it. This is not something to mess around with." Penn, 46, stopped fighting professionally in 2019. He left the UFC on a historic losing skid, having lost seven fights in a row and being 1-1-9 in his last 11 UFC fights. Toward the end and after his UFC run, the Hawaiian stayed in the headlines for many different reasons. Penn was arrested in 2015 for getting into a brawl outside a bar in Kihei, Hawaii. It was one of the several street altercations Penn was caught on video, with the most infamous showing Penn getting knocked out twice in 2019 also outside a bar in Hawaii. Penn also had two DUI incidents – one in 2021 and the other in 2020. Penn also ran for Hawaii governor and lost in the republican primary after a heavily scrutinized political campaign. Scahub, who retired from MMA partly to preserve his mental health, hopes "The Prodigy" can get some help. "Still a fan. Still love him, but I definitely want to get him help if he's open to it," Schaub said. "There are some sources that can help him." This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Ex-UFC star concerned for B.J. Penn's mental health after bizarre post
