You accusing me of being emotional is rich
You’re assuming that 1) Shannahan is even interested in him and 2) winning to him is more important than maxing out his earnings. Hate to break it to you, most of these guys would rather max out their earnings. As do most people who work jobs in our society whose careers have a limited shelf life. Sounds good in the story telling to talk about how much money he turned down to be on a contender though!
I agreed, I don't even know if Shanny likes him like that. But gotta kick those tires, no?
I also agree most would rather max out money than winning. That's exactly why one guy won more than everyone else