Being a former member of one of the merging teams, I'll add my two cents.
PRO: More people with ideas, better of the best, more resources ($), more community involvement, etc. (Since I'm at the community college, i can help mentor two teams for the price of one.)
con: BAD Timing. This would have been something to do over the summer.
Transit, location might night be condusive to the schedule that's running
Summer might have been the time to do this.
That's all for now.