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I doubt Kelly played much into Hiestand's decision by YinzKeenanVisor

The man turns 60 this year. This is likely his last best chance at an NFL gig. It's just up the road, with a premier (though recently dysfunctional) organization. It means he won't have to spend countless hours recruiting over the next few years. And it arises as his two best players also head to the NFL (with the chance to draft either at #8). I don't know why he'd say "no" to that, even if ND matched, or Kelly was something other than an underachieving asshole.

With that said, it does not appear that Kelly's program and the Kelly the boss are particularly hard to leave.

Players and assistants don't seem to linger when another opportunity calls.

And, in many cases, I think that's because they realize Kelly is NOT going anywhere; that their and the team's ceilings under him have been reached, and the only way to better themselves is elsewhere.