Basically the bar has move for no reason other than they can move it and that they want to make sure the now B10/SEC get almost everything and make it very very hard for a school like a BYU to get a shot.
It’s not impossible this year. There’s a path. I get the impression that they will try and line up the G5 B12 champions in the same path guaranteeing they will get rid of one. Much like Boise State TCU New Years Game that was just insulting to pair them up.