Actually might not be that "clear"

Greg Gard is actually only 49-years old despite being at Wisconsin what seems like forever. He's been there in different coaching positions since 2001 and seems to be churning out Wisconsin-like teams. He was just named Big Ten COY after sharing the conference title despite not having the overall talent as MSU or Maryland. Hard to argue much with winning 63% of conference games and 70% in years 4 and 5. He could be around in Madison for a long-time if he continues with his recent track.

Will Ryan will already turn 42 next month and if he's really good at Green Bay the next 5-seasons or so, he may have some really good offers from big programs that he couldn't pass up basketball-wise and obviously financially as he'd be closing in on 50. It sounds like the intial GB offer was 6-years at $175k per. That's peanuts compared to what bigger schools would offer him (if he's actually successful at GB). Hell, big program assistants dwarf that salary. It would be tough to go to a big program, rebuild it, make it your own and then go to Wisconsin.