Meaning of #FAB25
I believe this has been discussed in a few threads already, but unless I missed it, I haven't seen the true meaning yet.
I know one theory is that we will be greatly oversigning next year SEC style to get up to 25 recruits. Or possibly there is already a mass exodus planned (that the coaches are witholding from us) which will make room for all these extra recruits.
My thought is that this is simply the 25th anniversary of the Fab 5 (1991). Which persoanlly is a frightening thought since I too am from the class of 1991. Time flies when you're having fun.
Has anything official come out on this?
Thoughts?
I was staring at your avatar.
OP needs to post a lot more often. Perhaps even in every thread.
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Touche, Mad Hatter. I conceded that I was wrong in the thread you're referencing.
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While the original version had the Van Halen song, subsequent versions used generic guitar riffs (presumably due to licensing costs)
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If you're really into looking at hot girls, there's this thing called the internet...
any idea how hard it is to find porn with the girls wearing Michigan gear? Well I can tell you it's not easy.
OSU/MSU is a completely different story though.
25 members in a recruiting class. The class will be close to 25 players. There is always attrition with coaching changes.
There's also a number of guys who are getting into their 3rd and 4th years here who I think probably expected to contribute more. Wouldn't surprise me to see a number of upper-classmen transfer down as they see the writing on the wall
like 10 extra players of attrition.
But we are only graduating 15(? Depending on a few scholarship issues) scholarship seniors. You're looking at another 10 players leaving in some way. Do you honestly expect 10 transfers before Februaruy?
It's about a Recruiting class of 25.
I know that Rivals believes they will get pretty close to that number, and they do not believe he will be oversigning.
False. A recruit (forgot who) started the idea while on the visit and the staff ran with it. Way too early for the staff to be gunning for 25 in the class.
You are correct. It was Devin Bush Jr. When he was visiting a couple weeks ago
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We need this Devin Bush kid. I like his name and his game, and his dad looks like a chubby version of Denard. And he has terrific hair.
We won't need to oversign to get to 25. This was always going to be a larger class due to uneven numbers over the past 4 years and with natural attrition we will likely have room for at least that many
I thought we had room for 15 right now. To have 25, we would need 10 kids to leave/transfer. I may have gotten used to nobody leaving during the Hoke era, but 10 still seems rather high.
25 fabulous hinies like the ones in your avatar?
Calm down Homer.
Look at him, he's practically drooling.
There will probably be a ton of transfers after springz
And isn't he fabulous?
I think we have the answer.....
Or in other words, I have no idea and am trying to be funny while I try and kick this hangover.
There is going to be first-year attrition. The coaches must expect they can get to 25...we already have room for 18, it's not a stretch
We had two small classes so 25 isn't out of the question.
It's for recruiting. I think you are looking too literal at the 25. Yeah that's what I think they are shooting for, but it's more because it makes it sound the best. Recruits and coaches are going to be using #FAB25 all over social media. It unites everything. I love it.
it means that the recruiting class this year is gonna be SUPER DUPER FABULOUS!!!!!
We will have lots of early draft entries after we go 15-0 this year. So I'm looking forward to the #Fab25 coming in and keeping the winnning streak going.
I haven't seen anything official, but I do like that the innovation and marketing coming from the program as well as the recruits themselves is continuing as it has over the past few year. It definitely isn't a stretch to think the class could approach 25 at this point, and the name given to it on social media certainly won't hurt it.
If you look at the Scholarship charts, You can easily find a number of scholarship players I doubt will get their 5th year. I count the following:
Blake Bars
Matt Godin
Tom Strobel
Allen Gant
Terry Richardson
Jeremy Clark
Possibly no 5th year If recruiting goes well and they don't blow up into superstars
Jehu Chesson
Ryan Glasgow
Medicals
Chris Fox (Been hurt since he arrived)
Noah Furbush (Same)
Drake Harris (Would suck, but its a rumor thats been out)
This, 15 graduating scholarship seniors (I count Glasgow and Kerridge as they have earned them in the past and to my knowledge never leost them), and maybe some attrition from the crowded QB picture easily gets us around 25 spots. Add to that the Harbaugh effect and chance someone blows up enough to leave early (Maybe Darboh, Lewis, Wormley, Charlton, or Henry), and the pathways to 25 increase even more.
No way Godin and Clark get the "firm handshake." You're talking about rotation guys who have played at least decent football. Chesson and Glasgow are starters who have played a lot of football, plus Glasgow is a walk-on, they don't HAVE to give him a scholarship. I think Fox might medical, Furbush hasn't even been on campus a full year and Drake Harris is the kind of talent you better be damn sure he's done before you give up on him. With 14 graduating seniors and plus Bars, Fox, TRich, Strobel and Gant you're looking at 19 spot and then maybe 1 or 2 surprises to possibly get over 20 commits. I don't anticipate any one leaving early for the Draft without a HUGE turn around this fall.
No coach in their right mind would describe or discuss a scenario and then have it used as a slogan for recruits that involved people playing for them currently that could be next year. It would say the writings on the wall and would impact their play this year or perhaps there competitive level in practice...
A. Might impact the performance of the guys that don't play? Lol ok makes sense
B. It's not a slogan that say hey you're getting cut. But no one guaranteed 5 years of scholarship. If they are hurt or stink, why do they deserve 5 years?
That's the average number of years i would spend in prison if i attempted to have that hiney...:"Fabulous" would be the memory that made the time worthwhile. Oh, hang on, that's Bubba callin. Shit!
I hope the number is 25 when all is said and done, because this is shaping up to be a very nice class.
Agreed. Top ten easily if we go over 20. Given the buzz and the names we're in on, I'm thinking top 5 if we can sign a full class.