[LetsGoBucs]

SCEA made the decision to remove the mode from Play Now and only leave it in Franchise. My guess is that not enough people used the mode so they removed it. I'm also assuming that since it is still an option for Franchise MOM was built in a way that required the development team to support it in multiple places (to answer the question "Why if it is available in one place can't it be in the other?").

I asked Ramone a few years ago in a Q&A if it was coming back to Play Now and he said no so I've stopped asking.

Hope that helps. I would also like to be able to use the mode outside of Franchise but I'm not holding my breath.