McGuire pretty much confirms that it was term that prevented him from getting the job:
http://proxy.autopod.ca/podcasts/chu...%2C%202014.mp3
"I don't believe a person in my position that has 7 years left on a contract with NBC, should take a lesser term that most General Managers going into a job would want. So most people going into a job like that would want 5 years, maybe you could compromise to 4. ... I think stability of building a program requires long term commitment from both sides. I wasn't prepared, and I don't think they were prepared to go long and I wasn't prepared to go short."