OK, this situation could effect everyone except Rut.
This firing could cause supervisors of major conferences to shift over one conference across the US. In fact, the Big Ten could be one of the only major conferences this doesn't effect. I said could be.
Rut also isn't aware of the amount of power coach Guthrie has in officiating. There are probably 100 guys who were in the "system." Now we don't even know if the system will still include the smaller leagues as feeders. Plus, the guys who worked a certain way, to include running, will have a big question mark about their future. Someone on the brink of D1 could get pushed back.
In regards to the ACC not having a big impact across the country - two programs, two totally different situations.