Either we interview him, or Shaka outright refuses to have one. There is absolutely no way Stricklin or any reasonably competent AD would just choose not to include him.
he aint earned the right to get that kind of money yet...I'd love to have him- but he needs to get somewhere better and win, and the money will continue to come in
you're not going to pay some asst 1.5-1.7 out the gate- they are going to have to earn it...but a big target could get close to 2M...but no way in hell are we going to pay more than that