With the loss of their top three programs, the AAC TV partner will adjust its contract sharply downward. Many are predicting that the per team distribution will fall from the current $7M to $4M, or lower. MWC teams now receive $4M.

Tulsa might be looking westward. Perhaps Wichita State, in basketball.

C-USA had three schools in Texas for whom a move to the MWC would be a step up. Adding two of those schools would extend the conference footprint into fertile recruiting territory.