“There was a generational divide where some of the kids thought it was cool and told us not to worry,’’ Laura said. “So we tried not to worry. To us, the story is John’s the son of an AD who grew up here and lives and dies with NU athletics. He’s not a crybaby. He knew the magnitude of that game to the Northwestern family. I’m really proud of how he handled all of it. It took awhile, but it died down.’’