83% of SEC fans say college football prices out average fan
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/recent-poll-83-percent-sec-fans-average-fans-134226714.html

Cap'n Crunch is actually a Commander!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/foodbeast/today-i-learned-capn-crun_b_3453641.html

how pink and blue become gender specific
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672751/how-pink-and-blue-became-gender-specific 

how to sell Coke to people who have never tasted it
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/06/07/189184092/how-to-sell-coke-to-people-who-have-never-had-a-sip 

graphs that show America is overrated?
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/130607/7-graphs-america-overrated-nsa-prism-privacy

guy survives in underwater air bubble for 60 hours
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/06/harrison_okene_s_shipwreck_air_bubble_how_could_he_survive_underwater_for.html 
 
world population trends - soon Nigeria will have more people than America!
http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/06/daily-chart-10

familiar things that are now 20 YEARS OLD!
http://www.buzzfeed.com/leonoraepstein/things-that-are-now-20-years-old

7 crazy casino stories
http://www.oddee.com/item_98616.aspx 

we covered this topic on the show on Tuesday night but I figured I'd put it in written form

(freshmen positions from www.rivals.com)

                 UL                                UK

PG 1         Chris Jones                     Andrew Harrison
PG 2         Terry Rozier                    Jarrod Polson
PG 3                                                Dominique Hawkins

SG 1         Russ Smith                     Aaron Harrison
SG 2         Kevin Ware
SG 3         Anton Gill

SF 1          Luke Hancock                 Alex Poythress
SF 2          Wayne Blackshear           James Young
SF 3                                                 Jon Hood

PF 1          Chane Behanan               Julius Randle
PF 2          Montrezl Harrell               Kyle Wiltjer
PF 3          Akoy Agau                       Derek Willis

C 1            Stephen Van Treese         Willie Cauley-Stein
C 2            Mangok Mathieng             Dakari Johnson
C 3                                                  Marcus Lee

these are topics I've referenced recently when filling in for Terry:

Famous Misquotes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNi2qkLZp7c&

Husband & Wife wear matching outfits every day for 35 years!
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4893996/Couple-wear-identical-outfits-for-35-YEARS.html?print=yes

nasty Taco Bell pic
http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/taco-bell-promises-swift-action-after-employee-tongues-tacos-facebook-1499?

Indy 500 TV ratings stink
http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2013/05/indy-500-race-earns-lowest-overnight-rating-on-record/

attendance at SEC football games has declined for four straight years!
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/22311553/attendance-lags-put-sec-on-offense-looking-to-enhance-fan-experience

amazing tricks with golf ball
http://www.cbssports.com/golf/blog/eye-on-golf/22314477/golf-trick-video-that-puts-tiger-woods-nike-commercial-to-shame

the picture with this story about a 6'10" NFL player is amazing
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/rams-lot-roster-room-6-foot-10-403-174026161.html

10 well known brands that could be gone by 2015... including the WNBA!
http://247wallst.com/2013/05/23/ten-brands-that-will-disappear-in-2014/

Every year I name an All-Area College Basketball Team, the top five players in our listening area, regardless of position. I get listener input and name the team in the pre-season, then we update it when the non-conference games are done before compiling a final listing at the end of the year.

I do this to see how our expectations of who is "best" compare to the reality. Every year there are a number of players who are nowhere to be found in pre-season projections but who have outstanding seasons. The opposite is also true.

For reference, here was the Pre-Season Top Five, listed alphabetically:

Isaiah Canaan, Murray State
Archie Goodwin, Kentucky
Peyton Siva, Louisville
Christian Watford, Indiana
Cody Zeller, Indiana

Here is the Mid-Season Top Five, again alphabetically:

Isaiah Canaan, Murray State
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
Peyton Siva, Louisville
Russ Smith, Louisville
Cody Zeller, Indiana

And now for the FINAL ALL-AREA TEAM! (listed alphabetically)

Isaiah Canaan, Murray State
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
Victor Oladipo, Indiana
Russ Smith, Louisville
Cody Zeller, Indiana

FINAL 2nd TEAM: 

Gorgui Dieng, Louisville
Luke Hancock, Louisville
T.J. Price, Western Kentucky
Alex Poythress, Kentucky
Peyton Siva, Louisville

I talk on the show all the time about my biggest pet peeve with college refs: they calls fouls they cannot possibly see. You see it on lay-ups all the time... a trailing ref with no vision of the ball blows his whistle because he assumes a foul occurs. It drives me bonkers!

hey refs: IF YOU DON'T ACTUALLY SEE THE FOUL, YOU CAN'T CALL IT!

I found an example to illustrate my point from UK's NIT game against Robert Morris. I don't know if there was a foul on this play or not. But I do know that the ref who called it was completely screened and has no idea whether there was contact on the ball or the hand. It is impossible for him to see what happens yet he makes a call anyway. What a joke!

You'll have to excuse the hyper level of commentary here... I recorded the video in the heat of the moment... but I hope the point is made.

on the record. rely on it at your own peril!
P.S.- I despise Duke but you have to pick with your head, not your heart. I truly hope I'm wrong about their game against Louisville.