We’ve all heard how NIL has become the Wild West. Judging from what’s going on, there’s no denying that.
","url":"https://jackfertig.com/f/there%E2%80%99s-a-model-right-in-front-of-the-ncaa","title":"There’s a model right in front of the NCAA","date_modified":"2026-04-30T22:27:26Z"},{"id":"there%E2%80%99s-no-progress-without-change-but-not-all-change-is-progress","html_content":"It’s been quite a while since I last blogged. So why now?
","url":"https://jackfertig.com/f/there%E2%80%99s-no-progress-without-change-but-not-all-change-is-progress","title":"There’s no progress without change but not all change is progress","date_modified":"2025-09-20T05:09:56Z"},{"id":"putting-2020-in-focus","html_content":"People have been talking about 2020 for the past year. As a baby boomer, until very recently, when I heard it, I thought everybody was talking about eyesight. In all honesty I never considered living until 2020. Never th...
","url":"https://jackfertig.com/f/putting-2020-in-focus","title":"Putting 2020 in Focus","date_modified":"2020-01-01T07:06:33Z"},{"id":"chris-herren-surpasses-expectations","html_content":"When Chris Herren transferred to us at Fresno State, we knew we were getting a big time player. He was as talented a guard as there was in the country. As was the case with many of Jerry Tarkanian's recruits, we also kne...
","url":"https://jackfertig.com/f/chris-herren-surpasses-expectations","title":"Chris Herren Surpasses Expectations","date_modified":"2019-07-18T00:33:09Z"},{"id":"no-role-models-found-during-nba-games","html_content":"The NBA does a commendable job of highlighting their stars, be it in community service work, promotional announcements or endorsements (although the latter is due more to player agents). NBA players do wonderful things i...
","url":"https://jackfertig.com/f/no-role-models-found-during-nba-games","title":"No Role Models Found During NBA Games","date_modified":"2019-04-29T16:36:24Z"},{"id":"a-few-thoughts-on-the-pro-college-hoops","html_content":"1-Should high school kids be allowed to go directly to the NBA - or should they be forced to wait a year? As far as I'm concerned, one-and-done is a foolish rule. What's the difference if a kid is 18 or 19 years old? How...
","url":"https://jackfertig.com/f/a-few-thoughts-on-the-pro-college-hoops","title":"A Few Thoughts on the Pro & College Hoops","date_modified":"2019-02-22T09:06:35Z"},{"id":"the-difference-between-alabama-clemson-football-programs","html_content":"After Clemson's thrashing of mighty Alabama, it's easy to say the torch has been passed in college football. First of all. if a torch was going to be passed, it would be from Alabama and Clemson to the rest of the NCAA f...
","url":"https://jackfertig.com/f/the-difference-between-alabama-clemson-football-programs","title":"The Difference Between Alabama & Clemson Football Programs","date_modified":"2019-01-09T07:54:27Z"},{"id":"weighing-in-on-draymond-kd-controversy","html_content":"Many people in this country enjoy when those on top encounter problems. This especially seems to be true in the world of talk show hosts. Misery is great for ratings.
","url":"https://jackfertig.com/f/weighing-in-on-draymond-kd-controversy","title":"Weighing in on Draymond-KD Controversy","date_modified":"2018-11-15T10:19:40Z"},{"id":"the-difference-between-the-media-superstars","html_content":"Earlier in the evening I was listening to sports talk radio as I was driving home from dinner. The host of the show had obviously never played a minute but was like many of his ilk who found \"celebrity\" in criticizing th...
","url":"https://jackfertig.com/f/the-difference-between-the-media-superstars","title":"The Difference Between the Media & Superstars","date_modified":"2018-10-19T06:34:39Z"},{"id":"heeding-my-own-advice","html_content":"After a new book is published, selling it is the number one goal - especially when the writer is also the self-publisher. Putting a book on the market, as I did with my first book, Life's A Joke, was a new experience for...
","url":"https://jackfertig.com/f/heeding-my-own-advice","title":"Heeding My Own Advice","date_modified":"2018-10-14T09:00:48Z"},{"id":"the-great-debate-should-college-athletes-be-paid","html_content":"","url":"https://jackfertig.com/f/the-great-debate-should-college-athletes-be-paid","title":"The Great Debate: Should College Athletes Be Paid?","date_modified":"2018-10-07T07:57:34Z"},{"id":"with-ratings-down-is-interest-in-football-dying","html_content":"
From Cam Smith's USA Today article Football, General Sports Participation Continue to Trend Opposite Ways on California, \"Good news and bad news for high school sports fans in California. The good news? There have never...
","url":"https://jackfertig.com/f/with-ratings-down-is-interest-in-football-dying","title":"With Ratings Down, Is Interest in Football Dying?","date_modified":"2018-09-19T07:47:53Z"},{"id":"a-couple-all-time-greats-trending-in-opposite-directions","html_content":"With all due respect to Tom Brady, there's an argument that another quarterback, Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers, might just be the G.O.A.T. Last night's performance gave credence to the G.O.A.T. talk as Rodgers was carted off...
","url":"https://jackfertig.com/f/a-couple-all-time-greats-trending-in-opposite-directions","title":"A Couple All-Time Greats Trending in Opposite Directions","date_modified":"2018-09-11T07:52:14Z"},{"id":"to-those-players-who-or-whose-parents-complain-about-lack-of-pt","html_content":"It’s nothing new for players who don’t get the amount of time they think they deserve (and that encompasses most who put on a uni) to be unhappy with their “life on the pine.” That usually goes double for the parents of...
","url":"https://jackfertig.com/f/to-those-players-who-or-whose-parents-complain-about-lack-of-pt","title":"To Those Players Who (or Whose Parents) Complain About Lack of PT","date_modified":"2018-08-14T21:01:38Z"}]}