He didn't want to stand at the booth before competing at the O. A lot of guys wouldn't.
The deal you speak of was a two year deal. Nothing wrong with Nick saying no to that. He clearly expects to win this year and if he does, he would have left money on table.
Also to your other post, Fouad asked him to come back on the podcast, even stated it during one of his podcasts.
Whole lot of Nick hating going on around here. I don't see whats wrong with his confidence. Now look, I don't want to make it seem like i'm pumping his tires, I think he's going to have a tough time cracking the top 5 this year but the dudes a competitor, of course he expects to win.