Ono has been very big on 'futuring' since he got to Michigan. He has all kind of short and long term teams working on positioning issues across the 'U'. Given his history particularly at Cincinnati, it's probably a safe bet he has tasked someone with crystal ball gazing around athletics. I don't know if they will be caught unaware as much as in situations where they can't control events for the outcomes they want.
But just because we don't hear about it, I don't think we should assume there hasn't been a lot of informal planning among the old line Big Ten schools - the stronger AAU institutions in particular - maybe Wisconsin, UM esp. about ways to get what they want when all is said and done.