What does the extra $1.5M do for me as a fan? I can't expect that money would be saved and used to overspend on a coach in the future?
I'd rather our school continue to show a commitment to winning by forking out money than save it for who knows what.
You don't set a terrible precedent. If Manning does well (and I believe anyone could for the next 2 years we will have a veteran roster) you have to compensate that. He is already showing he will peddle for pennies and if he gets offered anywhere else he will leverage us to death.
If he fails, a new coach comes in with more experience than Manning (who doesn't) and wants the 2mil plus some. No thanks.
Also if Shaka still has an offer he can accept here, whatever it is is greatly diminished by the fact that a guy with barely any experience is getting 2 million.