In my favorite version of the universe, it turns out that OP was legit but was being trolled by Al Wilson, who's been lurking and laughing his ass off.
What if they really did hire someone already and this was the conversation on the way home:
Fulmer: Congratulations Jeremy, how many days do we wait to let the media know the news so they don’t get restless?
Pruitt: How many coaching shows did you make me do with Bob this year? That many days.
In all seriousness, it’s reaching the point of a repeat of 2017. Groundhog Day. Over a OC, it’s been fun while we wait, but it feels like we are waiting for the other shoe to drop.