Our media contract is set to end after the 25/26 season. If schools leave after this current season the media contract allows the media partners to reduce the payout. On the other hand if we increase our membership prior to contract expiration the media could increase it as well. The MWC should be getting into media rights negotiations soon but, I'm thinking they are waiting to see what is going to happen with the MWC/Pac2.Don't know about the Beavs. They (and Whoregon) travelled well to Pullman, but that is driving distance.
Thats the thing about the Mtn West dissolving and joining the Pac. Wouldn't that end the TV contract? Certainly we could do better with OSU and WSU in the fold. Cougs get a lot of TV sets, despite our small town and remote location. 60% of our grads live in the Seattle area.
If we are looking at merging into the Pac12 conference then that starts a whole new set of media negotiations.