Best Of Query & Company - Wednesday 3/26/25

Today’s Best of Features: (00:00-28:39) – Elliot Bloom, Purdue’s Director of Basketball Administration and Operations, joins Query & Company ahead of another Sweet 16 appearance for the Boilermakers to preview their game against Houston. Additionally, he dives into how Purdue has been able to maintain its success in today’s college athletics being centered around the transfer portal and NIL, shares some points that they hit on during recruitment pitches to athletes, and then explains how they help their players after graduation. (28:39-51:44) – Marian University’s Pat Knight joins Jake Query to tip-off the final hour of the show to recap his first season as the coach of the Marian Knights. Pat also comments on how things operate on the NAIA level with the transfer portal and NIL, compares the NAIA to the G League, reveals that there were times that he was rooting for Purdue when facing IU, and shares his thoughts on the hire of Darian DeVries. (51:44-1:03:33) – Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou makes his second appearance on the program with Jake Query during the NTT IndyCar season to recap another win. He explains some of the challenges that Thermal Club presented, reacts to something Jake was told about Palou in his first season in IndyCar, and reflects on his time racing in Japan.Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/query-and-company/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.