Mountain West says it interprets a letter from SDSU as notification of departure in 2024-25 even though the Aztecs currently have nowhere to go
It’s a fair question, and one that currently doesn’t have a definitive answer. The Mountain West certainly thinks SDSU is gone, sending the university a second letter saying it is initiating separation procedures for the school’s departure in the 2024-2025 academic year.It is the latest twist in a growing drama about SDSU’s quest to leave the Mountain West for a “power” conference that offers a more lucrative annual media rights distribution, preferably by 2024-25.
So if SDSU provides notification by June 30, it would spend the upcoming 2023-24 season in the Mountain West and then leave in 2024-25 for a $17 million exit fee. It could still depart after June 30, but it would cost $34 million for 2024-25 or they’d have to wait until 2025-26 for $17 million.of a projected 2024-25 departure. “Everyone is aware of that, so we’re continuing to have conversations about that.
The Mountain West consulted its legal counsel and wrote back, informing SDSU that it interpreted the letter as a notification of departure, which, according to the bylaws, must be sent to the commissioner and the 11 other presidents . That triggered two events: SDSU was informed the conference would withhold its 2022-23 distribution toward the exit fee, and de la Torre was removed from the conference’s board.
It may all be moot a week from Friday, when the June 30 deadline arrives. There’s one problem with that, though: SDSU might be paying $17 million to leave a conference without another one to join.
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