this year, right? And that's not the first time that's been the case in the past several years.
The WCC has been trending up, and after the 5 year run of being a really good league from 2010-2015, the MWC has dropped substantially. Also, the WCC has a better TV deal, better revenue, better academics, better history, and better Olympic sports.
GU leveraged the MWC to sweeten their situation in the WCC, and it worked perfectly for them.