She thinks it helps market the entire university when her team appears on television, especially during the NCAA Tournament, and that 's of great value. But she also expects basketball salaries to hit a flat spot in the near future. And now, you don't pay assistants that anymore. And with good reason. But it overall kind of goes in waves.
Salaries go up, then they kind of plateau, and they stay a while.
Then something is going to have to give. You're paying what the market is suggesting right now. Initially, it's defensible. But I don't know in the long run if it necessarily is. Over time as a league, we have to continue to make sure that we're being smart in our future planning and that we're not just letting the train run without control.