I don’t disagree with that at all. But position of past UNLV administrators has been that basketball will take care of it itself resulting in no commitment to the program. If you want to win there has to be a commitment to winning. It’s starts first with the salaries paid to the coaches. With recent changes next comes the commitment to raising money for the NIL. Neither is the responsibility of the coach. When Arkansas hired Calipari there was a commitment in place to pay him $8 mill and a commitment was already in place of $5 mill in NIL money. Cal didn’t have to go out and raise the $5 mill!
From the Bleacher Report:
“Arkansas' investment in the men's basketball program will reportedly extend well beyond a contract for incoming coach John Calipari.
ESPN's
Pete Thamel and Jeff Borzello reported Sunday night the Razorbacks are finalizing a five-year deal with Calipari to seal his exit from Kentucky, and his salary is expected to be a little lower than the $8.5 million he earns annually with the Wildcats.
While going from Kentucky to Arkansas is a step down in terms of prestige, On3's
Pete Nakos reported that NIL "cannot be overlooked in Calipari's decision-making."
"Having dollars to spend in the transfer portal and recruiting won't be a problem in Fayetteville," Nakos wrote. "A source told On3 on Sunday night that Calipari will have 'at least' $5 million annually in NIL funds to disperse. The same source estimated the budget will be in the $6 million ballpark."
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10115999-report-john-calipari-will-have-at-least-5m-in-annual-nil-funds-to-use-at-arkansas#:~:text=Arkansas%20Razorbacks%20Basketball-,Report%3A%20John%20Calipari%20Will%20Have%20'At%20Least'%20%245M,Funds%20to%20Use%20at%20Arkansas&text=Arkansas'%20investment%20in%20the%20men's,for%20incoming%20coach%20John%20Calipari.