Can't play couch co op franchise

This happens to me too. It happened when I had chose ‘owner’ as the franchise “person” (not coach or player). The second player controller wouldn’t go co-op or vs. in controller select. We were able to get around that but then the “couch co-op reverts to rookie difficulty bug” got us. I’m very frustrated as a longtime fan of this franchise. My brother and I have been purchasing the product, every year, for decades - how could you get this wrong now? Focus on these types of things and less on stupid menu graphics that’s just slow everything down.