I'm only bothered by one thing, and it has nothing to do with TW or JW. Its that the landscape of CFB has changed such that every place you've been is just a stopover. In 2025, NU football isn't a place where a kid comes to be part of any sort of athletic or fan-driven tradition. Its a stopover till we get to the next school, or if NU is lucky, its a stopover prior to the NFL. No emotional attachments for anyone, to any program. In that way, CFB is dead, and that makes it much less appealing to follow with any sort of passion.
The next situation is the best situation. If aomeone isn't working backchannels to get you a better offer in 2025, it can only mean you're not good enough to play anywhere else. And if that's the case, NU is likely somewhere between average and suck. And I don't put it on the kids. The market drives the mindset.