Curious if they said or anyone knows why they're going forward with it being in the fall now instead of spring when it used to be. I'm guessing the answer is as simple as the first post-covid time they could have it was in the fall and they didn't want to have two SWs within 6 months or skip a year again to get back on the spring cadence?

That's probably the case. Honestly it's been great being in the early fall, next year's date will be just about perfect in terms of heat, fingers crossed.