[97fan]

and Tyler Gaffney and Zach Hoffpauir are both still on the draft board.

I assume this means that both will be members of the Cardinal football team in the fall. I don't know what draft picks in Round 16 and beyond get paid, but it can't be a lot.

[97fan]

and Tyler Gaffney and Zach Hoffpauir are both still on the draft board.

I assume this means that both will be members of the Cardinal football team in the fall. I don't know what draft picks in Round 16 and beyond get paid, but it can't be a lot.

[Redrum]

As a football fan I want it ALL.  Veterans,  freshmen,  all dedicated to winning for ME.

[Redrum]

As a football fan I want it ALL.  Veterans,  freshmen,  all dedicated to winning for ME.

[stan01]

Good to know! 

I was also curious about the fate of Jameis Winston, the dual threat QB who chose Florida State over Stanford.  He got drafted 486th in the fifteenth round.  Likely choosing the football route.

[stan01]

Good to know! 

I was also curious about the fate of Jameis Winston, the dual threat QB who chose Florida State over Stanford.  He got drafted 486th in the fifteenth round.  Likely choosing the football route.

[washingtonismoney]

Yeah, it seems like the football media routinely exaggerates the draft status of two sport guys. Probably not surprising--it's not like there's a well-developed baseball draft complex dominating all media, which gives you room for imagination.

[washingtonismoney]

Yeah, it seems like the football media routinely exaggerates the draft status of two sport guys. Probably not surprising--it's not like there's a well-developed baseball draft complex dominating all media, which gives you room for imagination.

[OutsiderFan]

Yeah, it seems like the football media routinely exaggerates the draft status of two sport guys. Probably not surprising--it's not like there's a well-developed baseball draft complex dominating all media, which gives you room for imagination.

To read the scribes talk about Winston in January, you'd think he was a potential first round MLB pick.  Even a bunch of Stanford fans seemed concerned Gaffney and Hoffpauir would be drafted high and not stay with/join football.  All that looks silly now. 

At least if football doesn't work out for Winston, he'll always have that MLB career to fall back on :)

[OutsiderFan]

Yeah, it seems like the football media routinely exaggerates the draft status of two sport guys. Probably not surprising--it's not like there's a well-developed baseball draft complex dominating all media, which gives you room for imagination.

To read the scribes talk about Winston in January, you'd think he was a potential first round MLB pick.  Even a bunch of Stanford fans seemed concerned Gaffney and Hoffpauir would be drafted high and not stay with/join football.  All that looks silly now. 

At least if football doesn't work out for Winston, he'll always have that MLB career to fall back on :)

[Redrum]

It is, after all,  the dry season for Stanford sports in general and college football in particular.  So even little things loom larger with nothing more immediately relevant to keep them in perspective.  And it's not just us.  There are times during this period where the ESPN NCAA Football page reads like the police blotter because the only thing happening is current players are being arrested, or flunking out, or leaving a program for personal reasons.

Winston's case might be an exception as he was hyped long before the season had closed.  I think WMI had the right slant:  college football media know little about how baseball insider professionals really think (and if they did they have little incentive to diminish the hype-o-palooza in which they and the recruits participate.  So they start a self-amplifying cycle of kiting these kids' reputations.  If someone had said Winston was sixth in line to the throne of Botswana,  they'd hype that, too.

[Redrum]

It is, after all,  the dry season for Stanford sports in general and college football in particular.  So even little things loom larger with nothing more immediately relevant to keep them in perspective.  And it's not just us.  There are times during this period where the ESPN NCAA Football page reads like the police blotter because the only thing happening is current players are being arrested, or flunking out, or leaving a program for personal reasons.

Winston's case might be an exception as he was hyped long before the season had closed.  I think WMI had the right slant:  college football media know little about how baseball insider professionals really think (and if they did they have little incentive to diminish the hype-o-palooza in which they and the recruits participate.  So they start a self-amplifying cycle of kiting these kids' reputations.  If someone had said Winston was sixth in line to the throne of Botswana,  they'd hype that, too.

[76lsjumb]

The other possibility in some cases is that the clubs, having talked to these guys, have gotten the message that barring a knock-your-eyeballs out offer, they're not really ready to leave football behind yet. So they get drafted in a low round by some team that can afford to take a what-if flyer.

Or that third possibility: They hired Scott Boras as their agent...

[76lsjumb]

The other possibility in some cases is that the clubs, having talked to these guys, have gotten the message that barring a knock-your-eyeballs out offer, they're not really ready to leave football behind yet. So they get drafted in a low round by some team that can afford to take a what-if flyer.

Or that third possibility: They hired Scott Boras as their agent...

[97fan]

Gaffney was drafted by the Pirates in the 24th round, #736 overall. Hoffpauir was not drafted.

[97fan]

Gaffney was drafted by the Pirates in the 24th round, #736 overall. Hoffpauir was not drafted.