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[QUOTE="bendm, post: 4723291, member: 9151"]
and presumably the PAC4 dont want charlotte, ECSU, north texas, FAU, etc. either

no MW team is paying a $34 mill exit fee to join the PAC4, so 9 of the 12 MW teams need to vote to dissolve the conference and thereby eliminate the fees, but they probably arent going to do that without assurances that none will be left behind.

AAC schools have a 27-month notice requirement and a $10 million exit fee. While some schools might pay that to join the PAC4 they wouldnt be able to join in time for the 24-25 season without negotiating a higher fee like UConn did.

from where i'm sitting, it looks like a PAC4/MW merger, and the addition of Rice/Tulane/SMU/Memphis in 27 months is the best option.

second option is the PAC4 convincing 4 AAC schools to pay a higher exit fee now, in order to fulfill the minimum 8 team conference requirement, and then adding the best MW teams in 2 years (when they each pay a decreased exit fee of $[I]16.5 million).[/I]
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