[Offline Franchise] saved game doesn't load

Horrible, not even mad, as I blame myself for purchasing this garbage knowing full well I was buying the exact same garbage as last year...  With that said, lost 4 franchises in '22, and just lost a save in '23 after 4 seasons.  Been multiple posts about this every year, that keep getting marked "Solved".  Shame that EA has been ignoring this since at least Madden '21, and keep dubbing every year as "year of the franchise"...  C'mon already EA, can we get a workable franchise mode already?