Rewind your brain to that period of time after Atlanta and before the victory parade and you may remember people losing their ever-loving minds over Jim Knowles, his fiancé & her son, and how much money we should be offering “the best d-coordinator in CFB.” There was some concern to say the least.
In hindsight, maybe it played out more like this:

He’s the best coordinator EVER!

He brought us a national championship with a game manager QB.

$3M is a bargain.
Is this scenario possibly how it played out all along?