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Nothing earth shattering - cherry picking from the 12 aftershocks:
Houston–The school with the most to gain and the most to lose with Big 12 expansion. The Cougars have unveiled major plans to accommodate a move to the Big 12 and have overextended themselves financially in anticipation of getting the extra revenue a move to the Big 12 would generate. If the Big 12 doesn’t expand or Houston is rejected, the Cougars will remain a Tier 2 program.
Houston football coach Tom Herman. Herman is the coaching flavor of the week. He is the front runner if LSU decides that interim coach Ed Oregeron is only a short term solution. He would also be the front runner if Texas makes a move to replace embattled Charlie Strong as its football coach. Houston officials already have put a boost in Herman’s salary to $5 million (from $3 million) if Houston joins the Big 12. That might be enough to hold off LSU. But if Texas makes a move, choosing the Longhorns over Houston appears to be a lock. And if that happens, does Texas, which has publicly supported the inclusion of Houston to the Big 12, change its stance?''
BYU–If you looked at it from a football standpoint, BYU remains the most attractive non Power 5 conference school available. Such is not the case. Social issues involving the school’s viewpoints and mission have become overwhelming factors, changing the odds on BYU from favorite to long shot.
UConn–The Huskies plight is similar to Houston. The Big 12 looks like it is UConn’s last chance to become a member of a Power 5 conference for the foreseable future. If UConn is rejected or there is no expansion, the Huskies must decide if they want to remain as a full member of the AAC or make the break in other sports back to the Big East, which would put the future of football at UConn in doubt. The bottom line is that UConn can not really afford to stay as a full member of the AAC. They were paid almost $10 million dollars in television based revenue last season, but that total was supplemented by the AAC from exit fee money it got from schools when the Big East football broke up. That money will soon be paid out and the AAC could drop to $3 million per year.
The Mid-American Conference–If UC0nn does not move to the Big 12, but wants to leave the AAC, the MAC could be a landing area for UConn in a football only situation. The MAC has experimented with that before with Temple and UMass and it hasn’t worked out. Adding UMass and UConn in football only is a possibility, since it would give the MAC an Eastern block of Buffalo, UMass and UConn.
UMass–UMass is playing as an independent in football. It is only a temporary arrangement as UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford shops for a conference. UMass hopes that the Big 12 takes some AAC schools and that UMass than would move up the AAC contender board as a replacement. But if there is no Big 12 expansion or the AAC does not replace teams or choose another school (ODU, Rice and Northern Illinois are possibilities), the future of UMass football becomes an issue. If there are no invitations coming, UMass football could very well disappear.
Idle speculation about what will happen to Big12, BIG and SEC if no expansion happens.
