I feel the decision is very clear; otherwise, DPL will not spend so much effort to "prepare for any change." It is not a presidential race that is too close to call. The ECNL podcast also said the majority favored the change, so it is a done deal. I believe ECNL/GA/DPL will start on 24/25, and local leagues will start on 25/26. I'm not sure about MLSN. I think they will change, too. It is good for the MLS Academy team. Now, they can play up against those MLSN teams to make the game close.There's supposed to be a US Club Soccer meeting in Nov which is likely their quarterly review meeting. I'd assume this topic would be discussed.
The DPL link made it very clear that US Soccer has the ultimate thumbs up or thumbs down on BY vs SY.
But US Club Soccer could choose to go SY on their own which would force all leagues to make a decision on which they support BY or SY.
If US Soccer says no change there's a very good chance that youth soccer might split in two all the way down to the rec level.