UT had nothing to do with it. It was a proposal by a NCAA committee made up of representatives from member schools ti the full NCAA. It was ultimately voted against at the NCAA Convention by NCAA member schools because many schools and conferences do not feel that it’s important to increase spending in those sports.
Yes, there has to be a roughly 2:1 increase in women’s scholarships because of the inequity in total numbers caused by the 85 scholarships in football. Because of that, all additions are made at roughly the 2:1 level.