One thing that I had seen a bit of discussion on, but no confirmation, is that the Pac 2 didn't want to poach the MWC down below 8 members, for fear of legal action. Bumping the MWC below 8 would basically make them not meet the 8 school requirement to be considered a conference. So it's possible that this could be a phased deal as well. Maybe Gloria goes out and grabs commitments from a couple more schools, which then frees up the PAC to come in and poach a couple more as well?
Who knows? I'm just shooting from the hip here, but it's at least possible. Or, it's possible that with so much of the MWC leaving, the TV partners throw a fit and opt out of the TV contracts, which may result in the MWC blowing up altogether.
Just speculating out loud here, I have no idea 😂