Yeah I feel you, my first go-around I started at season 10 and then quit around season 30. Started up again a couple of seasons ago. Tough game to quit.
If you have the money and no desire to grind to higher leagues, you should grab a couple of high priority National Team trainees. I know the community is always looking for responsible owners who have cash to buy those guys and keep them US-owned. In my opinion, seeing one of your trainees play for the NT is about as exciting as promoting to a new division.
There is also a lot of BB discussion on the Discord chat server. Always open to new faces. The US-specific channels are hidden until you verify with one of the mods.
(https://discord.gg/aCjQjBndG3)