I don't know if Hathaway was open minded enough to do much looking at all. Even though he did hire Neinas' firm to act as a headhunter, I'm convinced that JH did that solely as a CYA move as it was apparant that JH was fixated on two men (Pasqualoni and Whipple). He did interview the Arkansas assistant (bright, young mind from Neinas' recommendation list) but looking at everything, that was solely due to convenience as he was able to interview him in Dallas and sneak in a Pasqualoni interview at the same time.
I'm not yet convinced that Pasqualoni was a bad hire (or that Addazio would have been a better hire). Like RE's departure from UConn, with JH's hiring Pasqualoni, I am upset with the process, not the result.