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I think Jimmy got rid of a bunch of coaches after the UCLA bowl debacle. Eventually, Jimmy had an amazing staff, but his first year was not representative of a great staff.
Because of being National Champs, and the lateness of Howard leaving for the USFL job, JJ was required to keep ALL of Howard's assistant coaches. The staff may have been great under Howard, but Howard's guys did not like JJ, and a few felt they had been "passed over" (Olivadotti was especially ****ed). I believe the only one who left when JJ was hired was Mike Archer, who took a lateral move to LSU to be their DB coach (later promoted to LSU DC, then LSU HC).
At least one long-time UM guy retired after 1984, and several others left and/or were pushed out. JJ had "his guys" from 1985 forward.