AAC votes to add Wichita State starting with 2017–18 season, @SIPeteThamel reports https://t.co/zngDYuHWIO pic.twitter.com/4a2ZEWQUPZ

— SI College Hoops (@si_ncaabb) April 7, 2017

This is cheeky, because the AAC exists for football. It took all the pigskin and left the Big East … and it’s now adding the best non-Gonzaga from a Group of Five conference. Pity the Missouri Valley Conference, which lost Creighton to the Big East four years ago.

So, what now? The AAC is stronger, but are 12 teams enough? The Valley might (have to) add, but other G5 conferences could poach the MVC. Does a savvy G5 commissioner make a move to bolster its membership? We don’t yet know, but if we know nothing else about conference shuffling, we know this: This is not the end.