When the subject of University of Nevada, Las Vegas athletics comes up, the consistent success of the men’s basketball program — the flagship sport for the school, and one that’s actually profitable — carries the conversation. The flip side of that dialogue, however, is the struggling football program. The Rebels have posted two-win seasons in seven of the past nine years, including the past three, and they’ve had just one winning season in the past 18 years. Football subsidizes every other sport at most major universities; at UNLV it’s a money-loser.