Twenty-four teams rewards the middle class
Context
The show is not convinced that college football needs to solve access by handing more postseason shots to 8-4 and 9-3 teams. Its concern is that expansion creates the biggest benefit for coaches and programs trying to claim playoff status, while the best teams must prove themselves through more rounds against opponents who already failed to separate.
The Iowa example sharpens the objection. Close losses to good teams can be evidence that a team is competitive, but the show rejects the leap from "competitive" to "deserves another chance." In this framing, 24 teams does not primarily reward excellence; it rewards proximity.