And i always thought Kentucky was a red conservative state

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The jet money comes out of the football and basketball programs' recruiting budgets, although Calipari's has to "maintain some flexibility," given how wide a net he can cast in a given year. And he gets what he needs.

That kind of tells me that most comes out of state funds...

It could come out of anything, those programs raise a ton of money. The AD could have something as simple as a general fund to handle overruns.

UK sports gave 1.7 mil to the school.

And Kentucky is governed by a Dem.