You're right, that looks more like the usual CAG mess. Hopefully it stays like that. Taking a look at upper level, it looks like the models show the subtropical jet bend and then align directionally with the storms direction as it moves north. I would assume that's why the models show the storm tighten up. This one won't be chugging dry air like a lot of June storms, so the jet needs to decapitate whatever moves up into the GoM.