Sometimes the grass is not greener on the other side. In fact, sometimes there is no grass on the other side at all. San Diego State seemingly backed itself into a corner when submitting a written notice to the Mountain West about its intent to leave the conference. Despite being linked to the Pac-12, the Aztecs are now preparing to deliver another notice indicating their desire to stay put, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel.

Now, that's awkward. SDSU has to eat a big helping of bad optics pie after not being able to secure a more lucrative and attractive offer from another league. The program was operating on a tight deadline to work something out, with the mandatory exit fee to the Mountain West ballooning to $16.5 million if nothing was agreed upon by June 30th. The conference promptly rejected the resignation request after receiving it, so this was always a possible result.

One has to wonder if the delayed media rights deal for the Pac-12- which was rumored to be interested in adding San Diego State- also played a role in the Aztecs reverting back to familiar ground. For fans who enjoy watching their school thrive, this could be seen as good news. The basketball team already has a stronghold on the Mountain West and is coming off its best season ever, while San Diego State football is enjoying an overall prosperous decade.

SDSU knew there was a chance nothing would materialize and was sure to clarify that it was not officially leaving when submitting the withdrawal request to the league office. But this a tough one to shake off.