AD's catch 22

Admittedly it is very early yet, but the AD has to walk a tight-rope in the hiring process. There are a lot of coaches wanting jobs, and the best prospects will be waiting to get the best position, so they will be wanting to wait as long as possible to see if anything better opens up. The AD could nail down a lesser prospect early, but may have to wait to get a better one - and then he might not get him anyway and might have to settle for the lesser one. And every day he waits is one day less the new guy has to recruit and get acquainted with the players, etc., etc.