We will drop to 10 schools when UCSB and UCSD leave in 2027
From the BW Website: "The Hornets(Sac State) will officially join The Big West on July 1, 2026, joining a lineup that includes California Baptist, Cal Poly, Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, CSUN, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, and Utah Valley. "

The article that BB linked says the new conference exit fee will be 5 million dollars. The Hawaii exit fee was 750K, but the MW Conference paid the fee for Hawaii. Will UCSD and UCSB have to pay the 5 million fee next year when they leave???