So let's put this to a hypothetical but plausible situation in recruiting.
An in-state 2024 recruit is highly sought after by many schools. He's a 4-star, top 100 type recruit. Think Jaden Ivey or Caleb Furst. Painter and his staff has done their homework and determined him to be a good fit for the program as a player and as a person. He works hard, on and off the court. He gets good grades. He comes from a good family. He never gets into any trouble. By all reports he is a good teammate and is very coachable.
Now let's say this recruit comes on campus for an official visit. He tours the campus, gets to hangout with the team, sees Mackey Arena and the facilities, and everything seems to click. Painter shares his vision and the recruit totally buys in. Now, at the end of the visit, comes one little question from the recruit. The recruit shares openly that his family has faced some hardship and is struggling to get by. They are thankful for the opportunity for him to get a full ride athletic scholarship, but the recruit wants to be able to do more to help them. He's got some ideas of how he might be able to make a few bucks on the side and help them out but he's not really sure what is available, permissible, or how he would go about it. He wants to go about it the right way but he is hesitant to initiate on his own. Painter tells him that's not really his emphasis, but his players are free to pursue such things and the folks over in the compliance office will be available to help with that if and when the time comes.
The next weekend the recruit visits a rival school. The recruit enjoys that visit also, maybe equally, until the end of the visit an assistant coach gives a 10 minute presentation on NIL and how their school is taking a proactive approach and supporting their student athletes, even bridging some opportunities with local businesses. The recruit goes home, mulls over his options, and sees the two programs both as good options for him academically and athletically. He could truly see himself spending 4 years either place. Then the tie breaker comes. The NIL aspect. And he simply got more reassurance on his second visit that he would have opportunities to help out his family. That it is a normal and expected thing at that program. He calls and informs the coaches of his decision.
Now, in the scenario above, is this the type of recruit who would not be wanted by Purdue or who would not succeed at Purdue? Or do I have things twisted based on a radio show answer?