(09-11-2021 10:39 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  

(09-11-2021 08:46 PM)Cardiff Wrote:  

(09-11-2021 06:28 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  For example, can you think of any reason why the AAC would want or need to wait more than 3 or 4 months to invite some schools to join?

Sure. If the AAC gets rejected by the schools they actually want, and have to scramble to find some others. That could be an open-ended process.

…I'll re-phrase the question: "Can you (or anyone) think of any reason why the AAC would want or need to wait more than 3 or 4 months to invite ANY schools at all to join?"

Oh, okay. Now I get it.

No, I don’t think there is any valid reason for that.

Quote:[The schools being considered for membership] might be too busy with some other urgent matters, or the schools they initiate a conversation with might drag their heels and delay the process for various reasons, or it might take AAC presidents more than 3 or 4 months to come to an agreement about which schools they should invite.

That might possible delay things from the beginning of October to the beginning of November, but no I don’t think there is any real-world scenario where this process goes into December/January without some public confirmation of what’s going on, *except* if the AAC is getting rejected by its targets. And honestly, if that’s what’s going on, I think you’ll see that slip out into the media by October, anyway, which is basically what I was predicting in the first place.

I just don’t think this process is all that mysterious or confusing, and I don’t think it’s going to drag out, except (to repeat) if Aresco/AAC get blocked/rejected and are scrambling to drum up a backup plan of some sort. Which could definitely happen, although I think the chances of that are less than 50/50.