You're right about the bus station feeling, and it's brutal for a program like Washington State. But Coach Price's era is gone, and the schools that adapt will survive. The real betrayal wasn't NIL, it was the Power 2 leaving everyone else behind. Your best players were always gonna leave early for the NFL or better offers, now it's just more transparent. The new challenge is finding guys who want to be Cougs even with the checkbook open, and that's on the staff to identify. It's a harder culture to build, but it's the only game left to play.