Merrimack does not fall under this threshold. The Warriors are simply ramping up schollys (equivs) from D-II levels as they transition to FCS. They already have a FBS game on the books in 2023 at UMass.
https://fbschedules.com/ncaa/merrimack/
I can't speak to Sacred Heart-specific football aid, as they may simply be choosing not to schedule FBS games, but there is nothing in NEC rules that is holding them back from being a "bowl counter"
Six-Time NEC Football Champions
2019 | 2017 | 2010 | 2009 | 2005 | 2004
FCS Playoffs - 2019, 2017
Aggies, Rams to Renew Their Football Series - https://ncataggies.com//news/2020/11...ll-series.aspx
Red Flash at Buffalo rescheduled for 2025
https://fbschedules.com/2020-saint-f...uled-for-2025/
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New Hampshire at Central Michigan
September 9, 2023
https://fbschedules.com/central-mich...ball-schedule/
Delaware State 2021 and 2022 schedules - Georgetown picked up a road game, but, again, no return.
https://dsuhornets.com/news/2020/11/...-contests.aspx
Georgetown: "We play where we do not compete, and compete where we do not play."
Abilene Christian at Texas A&M in 2028.
https://fbschedules.com/texas-am-add...ball-schedule/
Missouri State - Tarleton State rescheduled for 2027
https://fbschedules.com/2020-missour...-zero-in-2027/
Fordham at Hawaii rescheduled for 2028
https://fbschedules.com/2020-fordham...uled-for-2028/
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North Carolina A&T at Georgia State in 2026
https://fbschedules.com/georgia-stat...ball-schedule/
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