Originally Posted by cadetdrivr

IMHO, it's very fair questions like this that provide the incentive for the MEC(s) to receive the award first so they can complete a communication package to accompany the award. Ultimately it all depends on where everybody ends up on the list and what restrictions, including effective date, the arbitrators establish.

In other words, we really know nothing for certain until we see the actual award.

But in theory, if the arbitrators were to award a straight DOH list (for example only) with an effective date of the October bid month and if nobody is able to convince a federal judge to issue a TRO involving a case of binding arbitration (good luck with that), then yes, many former sCAL BES lists could be radically changed overnight.