Doesn't the "EXEMPTION" mean that Yale does NOT meet the requirements to be a bowl counter, however the NCAA is granting this one-time 'favor' to Army?

If Yale already meets the NCAA's 'bowl counter' status, they would have no reason to apply for the exemption.

The PL's own bylaws prevent schools from offering schollys, not the Ivy or the NCAA. I just don't see how a one-time exemption has any impact on PL team's 'bowl counter' status.