[Hank 91]

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.

[Hank 91]

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.