We have the leverage of interviewing the other coaches. If McCarthy thinks he can lose out to any of them he is suddenly not the shoe in he may have thought he was.
I just hope that Loomis gets this right. I really think this team is 3 years away from being able to begin having expecations. I think you bring in McCarthy and let him start installing his systems and culture. He'd either be a bridge to the next guy or setting the table for himself. Not a bad strategy actually.
If you hire one of the young guys, will you wait for 3-4 years and hope you were right? I think McCarthy can steady the ship at the very least over the next coulple of seasons.