If he wanted out, he doesn't need an excuse. He's done well enough that he's not hurtin for ways out. He doesn't want out, and that's why he's making his case in a public way.
The problem is that football is still not king of Kentucky and they will have to win a title to vie for it. They can't do that without continuing to climb the cliff in recruiting, and half of the fan base is perennially negative first and foremost about football.
How many UK fans know the names of the starting lineup in football during the season? Go to TX, GA, FL, TN, and AL and the fans of their schools know theirs. We've climbed the ladder and when we're nearing the top they built an elevator. I don't see where the money comes from unless it's from the spirits industry or we jump start back into tobacco and hemp