Purdue Advances to Another Sweet 16! Nathan Baird, Brandon Gaudin, and Dustin Dopirak Join!

(00:00-27:14) – Query & Company opens on a Monday with Jake Query and producer Eddie Garrison discussing Purdue advancing to another Sweet 16 after wins over Queens and Miami in the NCAA Tournament. Jake gives his perspective on the success that Purdue has had underneath Matt Painter with the possibility of Kansas, North Carolina, and Kentucky all having head coaching positions open.  (27:14-40:49) – Nathan Baird from the IndyStar makes his debut appearance on Query & Company to discuss the wins that Purdue picked up in St. Louis in the NCAA Tournament. Their conversation starts by discussing the severity of C.J. Cox’s injury, credits P.J. Thompson for drawing up some new offensive sets to get Fletcher Loyer going yesterday, and comments on how well Oscar Cluff has been playing since the start of the conference tournament. (40:49-47:43) – The first hour of the show concludes with Jake and Eddie discussing which NCAA Tournament games they will be locked into after the show, recapping Ivica Zubac’s five games with the Pacers, and address the report that the Pacers could select Cameron Boozer first overall. (47:43-1:18:40) – Hour two of Query & Company starts with Jake and producer Eddie Garrison talking about some of the games from the weekend and Jake trying to assist Eddie in making his next survivor pick for the NCAA Tournament. (1:18:40-1:28:28) – Last season, Eddie won the season long beer bet over Jake and listener Chad. Jake and Eddie open the phone lines to try and find their listener to compete in this season’s version of the game and select their teams. (1:28:28-1:36:05) – Hour number two of Query & Company concludes with Jake asking producer Eddie Garrison some questions about witnessing a no-hitter or a perfect game. (1:36:05-1:59:50) – The IndyStar’s Dustin Dopirak joins Jake Query, and their conversation starts by getting Dustin’s perspective on witnessing a perfect game or no-hitter thrown by an opposing team’s pitcher. They also debate if Darius Acuff is playing his way into the discussion of being worthy of the first overall pick, believes that AJ Dybansta would be the first overall pick if the draft was tomorrow, and assesses if there is more pressure on Rick Carlisle or Tyrese Haliburton to get the Pacers back on track next season. (1:59:50-2:17:07) – Play-by-play broadcaster Brandon Gaudin joins the show to discuss the ending of the Nebraska versus Vanderbilt game with Tyler Tanner’s shot reminding him of Gordon Hayward’s halfcourt shot against Duke that rimmed in and out. Jake asks Brandon if Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars are playing as the best team in the field, and comments on the Butler basketball opening and if he ever envisioned Ronald Nored becoming a head coach when they were at Butler at the same time. (2:17:07-2:23:25) – Today’s show closes out with JMV joining Jake Query in studio to preview his show!Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/query-and-company/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.