... any other year or month in existence, and he was able to survive with a hefty suspension and demotion that equated to roughly a $500,000 fine (in the form of reduced income).

I think considering the facts of the case, the investigation that happened, the fact that it was 11 years ago, that he made amends with the recruit at the time it happened and the recruit still ended up coming to play for Utah, and that he has served the suspension — I don't think there's going to large-scale outrage. Some people will be upset, but those will largely be a few left-leaning media personalities who don't care about sports anyway, CBers with a temporary love of cancel culture, and a few Big-12 people who are somehow learning about it for the first time. More likely, it'll be a brief mention and everyone will move on.