I would think dome of these programs are just gonna decide they aren’t going to play the game and will be content with whatever that results come of that. Baylor might end up being one of those.
It takes a certain amount to really be super competitive. I don't know what the number is exactly, but call it $20M. If $10M is going to get you a 6-6, 7-5 caliber team at best, what's the point in spending $10M? I know if I was a booster I'd want to know there was enough being spent to possibly win something meaningful before I would commit to spending anything. It's throwing money away in any case, but spending $2M on a player but not spending enough to put enough good players around that kid to have a good team is REALLY throwing away money.