Okay I just want to close this out since I hate when people never come back and tell what had happened.
So this car belongs to a very good friend of mine. I was doing her a favor and swapping the belt. I asked what the vehicle was and she said '15 Ford Edge Sport. I look it up and sure enough 2.7l motor. I pick up the car and it's a sport, says so on the back. Order the belt for it. I spend a few hours thinking I'm insane. I've done a few serp belts and most times they're literally a five min job. This one was longer since you had to remove a tire and fender liner. Well this morning I give her a call and the convo went a little like this:
me: Hey I couldn't do it. You'll need to take it to a real mechanic. I tried for hours to make it work and I'm just stupid. However, the funny thing is that the belt is routed differently than what the manual says it should be.
her: Yeah that's probably because theres a different motor in the car.
me: .....
her: .....don't you remember???
me: no, how would I know that, and why isn't it the same motor?!?!?!
her: they had to replace the motor because XYZ....
Talk about info I could have used way earlier. So that explains why things were wrong. I tried to ask her what motor they put in it but decided against it and told her she should take it back to the shop that put the motor in since they know what they put in there.
So thanks to you all for your help. I knew I wasn't that dumb.