and meets in that time frame! Also all the other stuff that most have no idea about like travel, clothing, uniforms, logo, branding, marketing etc. the bigger the school the harder it will be to get ready.

That said it may be worth the scramble since who knows what a school could negotiate for 1 season in a conference? Definitely not signing a GOR.

I don't see how the stalling will have a good outcome.

Just delaying the inevitable to cast blame, bad PR, on someone else.