I feel the same way. Very much appreciate everything you've done (and I hope Jane is doing better -- unrelated I know, but she's fantastic, too)
My only hesitation is that I'd heard that most of the available replacements have become havens of ... misinformation.
This logic assumes logical thinking. While I think you're right -- there's some factor at play that has not been publicized -- this could still be nothing more than an ego trip.