It's a waste of $3 million to buy him out, just like it's a waste of money to build that new basketball training facility. Can people be honest about the "tradition" of UW hoops? It's a lot of shit sandwiches built around a few decent runs to the Sweet-16. UW is not a basketball school, never has been, and never will be. This is coming from someone who was on campus during the peak UW hoops runs with Brandon Roy and Co.
Football is the straw that stirs the drink at UW. Anything which is to the financial detriment, or which detracts from additional investment opportunities in the football program, is a waste of money, IMO.