(09-08-2021 12:04 AM)Spolovilo4EVER Wrote:  -This year is kind of unusual because the Texas 4 had to expedite their move to the WAC and the WAC of course welcomed them, but adjustments had to be made since everyone was suppose to come in with SUU next season to kick off the WAC's return to football.
-Tarleton and Dixie were suppose to play independent schedules but I do not think Dixie could get out of most of their already scheduled games.
-Tarleton had to get out of some of their games. I believe they were suppose to play Bethune Cookman, Kennesaw and S DAK ST before the WAC moved up conference play to this year. Not sure if they rescheduled those games for another year or had to buy them out.
-None of the ASUN schools wanted to go to Utah anyway so it worked out for everyone that Dixie ( Utah Tech) would not play a full WAC/ AQ-7 schedule even though technically they are part of the WAC.
-Tarleton, also part of the WAC but technically not part of the WAC-ASUN Challenge since we are still in our probationary transition period to FCS from DII (2ND Year same as Dixie) and do not qualify for the post season during said period...even though we play everyone in the WAC plus 2 of the ASUN Schools (EKU and CAU)

So the way I understand it is even though Dixie and Tarleton are in the WAC, Dixie does not play ALL the other WAC teams this year and will have no bearing ( even if one of the WAC schools .."Texas 4" loses to them, it will not count as a "conference game" for purposes of the AQ spot. Same with Tarleton, even though they play all of the Other WAC schools (and SUU) and 2 of the 3 ASUN schools. A loss to Tarleton by any of the other WAC/ASUN challenge schools would not count against them for the AQ spot and for all intents and purposes will be treated as a non conference game...even though we are in the conference.....weird year!

Sounds right and on top of that due to scheduling issues Lamar and ACU play each other twice. One counts and one doesn't. I'm not sure which one is which.