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I am glad they raised the exit fee. That's why Hawaii, UCD, UCSD, and UCSB were in a rush to exit. The exit fee increase may keep UCI in the conference.
I prefer to watch the conference games, so at 10 schools, that's only 9 conference home games, and our nonconference home games have been fairly weak over the years. The MW Conference is not much better than the BW going forward. Their positive is that they have football. 
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Ex post facto for UCSD and UCSB? I think the new exit fee wall went up right after all the defections. Its a message to current members especially ones like Cal Baptist who seem to have their sights set higher.
A 10 person Big West is fine by me, allows for a few more non conference games. I could also see someday the entire west coast and mountain west conferences aligning into something more powerful. I don't think there are any high level programs left in a western/mountain west conference, right?
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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??? Previous Message
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