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Hoffpauir signs - BobK - 06-16-2015

As he said he hoped too

Re: Hoffpauir signs - winflop - 06-16-2015

Do we know any terms?


This just seems like a mistake to me.  Forget about the football, if he comes back next year and is healthy his draft stock goes WAY up.

Re: Hoffpauir signs - Durty Nelly - 06-17-2015

The fact that Arizona drafted him may have played in his decision.

Re: Hoffpauir signs - JJJ - 06-18-2015

Would be curious to hear any thoughts.

http://www.ruleoftree.com/2015/6/18/8806317/2015-mlb-draft-how-zach-hoffpauir-s-departure-will-hurt-the-cardinal

Re: Hoffpauir signs - StanfordIndians1 - 06-18-2015

Good luck to Zach. He wasn't there for Spring Ball and we looked good w/out him. Yes we will miss him. Yes we could obviously use him but we will be just fine.The athletes we have will be great especially after some time under their belt.
People question his decision? I would 100% do same thing. His scholarship to finish school is here whenever he wants it-he doesn't lose it.  He had several injuries last year that could end his career. He also has to worry about getting a third concussion in a year (2 last year).  He likes and has a brighter future in baseball than football and has the talent.  Why jeopardize it with getting hurt, then missing football and possibly baseball? One massive pulling guard chopblock and his dream is done. Then he would have no athletic options.  He was quoted as liking baseball more than football.  With his talent, I take the money and the chance of paying pro baseball ---just my opinion.

Re: Hoffpauir signs - JJJ - 06-19-2015

Thanks, Stanfordindians1, for the insight. When I saw what round he was drafted in, I thought the money wouldn't be enough, but I guess it wasn't only about the money for him...

Re: Hoffpauir signs - socalstanfan1 - 06-19-2015

I totally agree with StanfordIndians1...good luck to Zach.  He always gave 100 percent effort for both football and baseball, as far as I could tell, and what else can you ask of a student athlete. If we truly want the best for all the young men and women who enter under an athletic scholarship, we should wish him well and realize that, while there will for the youngsters, we will be ok. And if Zach is successful in MLB, that will also be good for Stanford

Re: Hoffpauir signs - BobK - 06-19-2015

Both Hoffpauir and Drew Jackson played their first games  last night

Re: Hoffpauir signs - Spiny_Norman - 06-19-2015

(06-19-2015, 12:04 AM)JJJ link Wrote:Thanks, Stanfordindians1, for the insight. When I saw what round he was drafted in, I thought the money wouldn't be enough, but I guess it wasn't only about the money for him...

JJJ, you are exactly right.  We think that the Stanford experience is compelling and should be enough to keep most non-elite players like Hoffpauir in school until they complete their eligibility.  Most fans (me included) were probably scratching their heads when Thomas Keiser declared early for the draft.  I had a similar reaction a few years later when Terrence Brown left early. 

These young men weighed another year of the Stanford experience against the opportunity to play professionally and opted to go pro.  I think they were ready to get on with the rest of their lives.  Best of luck to Zach.  I'll always remember the stop he made on the ASU RB on 4th and goal in the Pac 12 championship game.

Re: Hoffpauir signs - terry - 06-19-2015

Thomas Keiser and Terrence Brown both stayed at Stanford for four years and both got their degrees. I was a little surprised that they didn't return for fifth years, but they didn't really leave early. Hoffpauir is leaving early, after three years, most likely without a degree. I hope he comes back and graduates, as some other three-year departures have done -- Whitfield, Harris, Hutchinson, Borchard, Gaffney, etc.

Re: Hoffpauir signs - winflop - 06-19-2015

Don't get me wrong.  I wish him well but I think he's making a big mistake.  Even if he focuses exclusively on baseball next year, he would benefit from being healthy and playing a full season.


The football team will miss him, but they will move forward without him.  Very deep bench for DBs.



I do hope he comes back and gets his degree

Re: Hoffpauir signs - dabomb1227 - 06-20-2015

Assuming that he didn't want to play football next year because of a brighter baseball future and the fear of more concussions, he may have signed with Arizona because of the need to pay for school next year.  If he was no longer playing football, then he may lose his football scholarship and the baseball team would not be able to give him a full scholarship and may be only able to give him a very small partial scholarship.


Thus, he may have made a fiscal decision to forego another year of college because of the cost

Re: Hoffpauir signs - fullmetal - 06-20-2015

A lot of students drop out to start companies, and I think it's about the same decision calculus here.  Best of luck to those who are pursuing their dreams!

Re: Hoffpauir signs - Hank 91 - 06-22-2015

I think fullmetal has it about right. For me, the Stanford experience was more appealing than a 40-hour (or, more realistically, 60-hour) work week. But for some of these athletes, the opportunity to work full time at their passion -- baseball, in Hoffpauir's case -- is probably just too good to pass up. There are far too many unknown variables surrounding the baseball draft. He may have dropped as low as he did because he had the football option (and another year of baseball), and teams feared he'd be a wasted pick. Maybe Arizona offered him a deal that far surpassed what would've been expected for his draft position. Who knows? One thing we do know -- this is what he wanted to do. I wish him luck.

Re: Hoffpauir signs - ThePassionOfTheChryst - 06-23-2015

Best of luck to him, but on to more pressing matters.  Anyone have an idea what the starting secondary will look like?  I'm guessing Alexander and Harris on the corners, but what about safety?

Re: Hoffpauir signs - donkey687 - 06-23-2015

Whitfield and Lloyd are primed to start.  I am not that concerned about Hoffpauir leaving.  Carter and Richards are massive losses in the secondary.  Lyons, Olugbude and Hoffpauir are all pretty average to below average Pac 12 starters and the young highly touted DBs who will be under their second year with Akina should be playing at an equal or higher level for us in 2015 than we got out of Lyons, Olugbude and Hoffpauir in 2014.  Hoffpauir was a good tackler and made some plays but he got exploited by some speedy receivers in bad mismatches.  Carter was a great cover corner who could tackle.  He didn't get the picks and you didn't hear his name a lot but that was usually due to his man not being open.  Big, big loss.

Re: Hoffpauir signs - PrinceLightfoot - 06-23-2015

The roster has both Lloyd and Whitfield at strong safety so that means we have Brandon Simmons and walk-on Calvin Chandler at free safety. Here is how the DB situation looks like including true freshmen.

Cornerbacks
Terrance Alexander (nickel)
Ronnie Harris
Alijah Holder
Alameen Murphy
Ra'Chard Pippers (nickel)
Taijuan Thomas
Frank Buncom IV (nickel?)
Quenton Meeks

Free Safety
Brandon Simmons
Calvin Chandler (walk-on)
Justin Reid

Strong Safety
Kodi Whitfield
Dallas Lloyd
Denzel Franklin
Ben Edwards

Did I miss any?

Re: Hoffpauir signs - CompSci87 - 06-23-2015

(06-23-2015, 07:59 AM)garvin link Wrote:Are the strong and free safeties really so different these days?

I recall Stanford coaches saying they train all safeties to play both, and that the positions aren't very different. So Whitfield and Lloyd both starting wouldn't be surprising.

Re: Hoffpauir signs - ChicagoCard - 06-23-2015

Back in 2011 Delano Howell was strong safety and Michael Thomas free safety (unless I remember incorrectly). At one point Howell was out with an injury and Jordan Richards, then a true freshman, filled in. But again if I remember right, Thomas moved to strong safety and Richards played free safety. Is that right? And if so, does it give any clues as to which positions Lloyd and Whitfield will play (assuming they're in the lead for starting roles)?

Re: Hoffpauir signs - kuz - 06-23-2015

Hoffpauir was a strong safety his first two years before playing free safety last year. I think it's pretty flexible. Whitfield would probably be fine playing free safety in any case.