Coaches Who Stayed Too Long

...and what happened after.

I know there's a lot of football knowledge out there so I thought I'd throw out a question for the community to answer.

Who are some coaches who "earned the right to retire when they wanted," but then stayed too long and hurt their programs?
In these cases, how long did the programs take to recover? I'm hearing a lot of "if Frank doesn't step down soon, we're doomed forever and ever and ever. Historically, is this the case? Bowden/Fisher comes to mind as a counterexample, but I don't have a broad enough knowledge to determine if that's just an exception.
On the other hand, are there any examples of a coach "staying too long" only to right the ship and retire on a high note (or get fired on a high note, Ralph)?

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