iowa has had a virtually identical staff since KF was hired. The same could be said for Fry's first 10 years. Same can be said for Missouri and Pinkels staff.
Sure, teams can win with constant coaching turnover- but its really reserved for top programs and top teams. Look at the gators this year, they lost their O-cordinator and suddenly their offense is less than impressive.
You bring up a couple perfect examples. Let's look at Iowa now and Iowa under the previous leadership.
Hayden Fry hired guys like Barry Alvarez, Bob Stoops, Bill Snyder, etc. He hired guys that other people wanted and they left that program for better gigs, more money, and head coaching spots. When Fry replaced them he hired other guys that other programs wanted to hire.
Bill Walsh was another example of this. At one time, the percentage of NFL coaches that worked for Bill Walsh was huge. I don't remember the percentage exactly but it was over 60%.
I do not watch Big 10 football nearly as close as I watch the Big 12 and SEC but the only coach out of the current U of I staff that I have heard rumored for head coaching jobs around the country is Ferentz himself. It would seem to me that he has a different philosophy than Fry did when it comes to staff.
I will take the guy that hires good people that other programs want over the guy that hires a staff he can keep for a long time.
All that said we should do everything we can to make this an attractive place to be and pay our coaches well so it makes it harder for them to leave. But we can't and shouldn't hide them from the world.
