Affiliated? Yes. Two separate entities though. They do not receive any funding from the University. In fact the UAA has made a profit consistently for quite a while and has returned $6-8 million/year to the University.
So, yes the UAA gives ridiculous amounts of money to coaches, but they are making a decent ROI.
So, yes the UAA gives ridiculous amounts of money to coaches, but they are making a decent ROI.