This is what I wonder about and fear. A credible and smart candidate will want to dig deep into the Beane/McDermott relationship and why, in the end, McD had to go while Beane stayed with a promotion.
"Do you want to work for someone who, on the outside looking in, builds a poor roster, and then seemingly blames and sabotages the previous Coach for not meeting expectations, and somehow winds up with more power and control?"
There's an old maxim about college coaching hiring: When a very young or old coach is hired, there is probably something wrong and desperate about the situation.
Look for an untested youngster or a veteran "on your last leg" coach to be hired.