So....the MWC recognized we were desperate. They engineered $1.5M appearance fees for their teams for the next 2 years, which I would assume is far more than they typically get.
The easy way around the big buyout fees is the merger or reverse merger. It only gets expensive if we don't combine with all 12 teams.
Silver lining...if we get a bit down the road and everyone wants to make some changes, the MWC requires 9 of 12 to vote in favor. So this isn't necessarily the final word.
It's pretty close, and it can be semi easy to get 9 MWC votes.
BSU, Fresno St, SDSU, Airforce, UNLV, etc, WANT TO BE IN THE BEST CONFERENCE THEY CAN BE IN, WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE MEDIA DEAL, THAT IS AT LEAST A HYBRID G5/P5 HYBRID, THAT HAS GREAT BOWL ACCESS, NY6 ACCESS, CFP ACCESS, ETC.
THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE IN THE POTATO BOWL, etc.
If they and the whole MWC merges with PAC 2 to become PAC 12, etc, then the BOTTOM feeders, will make the PAC 12, a PAC West, G5, C-USA, MWC, AAC level conference, with the POTATO BOWL, and ONLY about 6 to 8 to 10 million per team media deal.
That is NOT good enough for them.
But if the TOP 9 VOTE TO DISSOLVE THE MWC, THEN THE TOP 9 JOIN PAC 2, LEAVING THE BOTTOM FEEDERS BEHIND, then they would get, be a HYBRID G5, P4,5 conference with Alamo Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Vegas Bowl, 1 NY6 Bowl, whether Cotton, fiesta, peach, etc, 12 team CFP access for 1 PAC 12 team, and about a 16 to 18 to 20 million per team media deal, instead of only 6 to 8 to 10 mil per team, which would be 6 mil to 8 mil to 10 mil to 12 mil to 14 mil per team more then they would get if took all 12 MWC teams, including the BOTTOM FEEDER TEAMS.
If the PAC 2 EXPLAINS THAT TO THE TOP 9 MWC TEAMS, AND CONTRACTS, PROMISES TO TAKE ALL TOP 9 MWC TEAMS THAT VOTE TO DISSOLVE THE MWC, INTO A REBUILT PAC 12, that includes Tulane, Memphis, USF, then the top 9 MWC would vote to dissolve the MWC, NO MATTER WHAT GLORIA THE MWC COMMISH says, etc, as none of the top 9 MWC programs would TURN DOWN EVEN MORE MONEY, BETTER BOWLS, NY6, BETTER CFP ACCESS, BEING HYBRID G5/POWER CONFERENCE, GETTING A GUARANTEED, CONTRACTED, PROMISED, ETC, SPOT INTO PAC, AMD NOT GET LEFT BEHIND.
As to why we are not hearing about this. If this were to get out earlier, it might be a bad look, and it could, might affect the scheduling alliance agreement, and might affect WSU, OSU ability to retain PAC money, assets, etc.
I'm not saying this GUARANTEED to happen, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR BAD LEADERSHIP, BUT DESPITE THAT, IT COULD STILL SEMI EASILY HAPPEN.