In case anyone is curious. I think the mechanics may have been changed, but not 100 percent sure the logic. I put in an application at 4:32 am yesterday morning, and it was declined at 2:02 am this morning. I still got the "we are so sorry" email, but it was 22 hours after my application went in, and not within the same hour as it has been in the past. Actually went to bed thinking I had moved up to D1, and the "longshot" trap had been changed.
What I thought would happen, and what did happen were not the same. I personally like the near instant decline better. If I had my sights on other programs, I could still have applied to get an answer with the other "Coach Change" news this morning. That is why I still am not sure the mechanics and logic may have both changed. Nobody applied for the program I was seeking just in case any thoughts were I just got beat out by another better Coach.