Color me skeptical on these mid-major players having a big impact on programs that want to be elite. For every Lou Lopez-Senechal, there are 20 Evelyn Adebayo's and Nathalie Butler's who don't move the needle at all. I am not saying she won't have a role but to think she puts Baylor right back into the Big12 contention and becomes more relevant on a national scale is sheer poppycock.
Heck, Shaylee Gonzales was much more heralded from BYU to Texas and while Texas did win the Big 12 Regular season Title her stats were paltry to last year (12.7 points to 17.7, 2.67 APG to 4.1, 6.4 steals per game to 1.56) and Texas fizzled on national level.
My thinking is Baylor is still 3rd in the B12 next year behind Texas and Oklahoma.