Okay, so, let’s talk about these NIL deals. I’ve been digging into this stuff, and man, it’s a wild world out there. Here’s how it went down for me.
First, I started poking around, just trying to get a feel for what NIL even was. You know, just casual browsing, reading some articles, watching a few videos. This is the first step I always do, that’s data collection and I try my best to understand what the thing I want to work on even is. I just look at it like gathering my ingredients before I start cooking.
Then, I decided to get a little more serious. I started looking at the top athletes, the ones making the most cash. I was curious, you know? What are they doing? Who are they signing with? How much are they making? I use some tools I have to get the numbers and compare them, just like comparing the market share or product sales.
- I made a list of the top earners.
- I noted down what sports they played.
- I wrote down what companies they were partnering with.
After that, I started to see some patterns. Certain sports were obviously more lucrative than others. And certain brands were all over the place. I felt that I could see how the energy was flowing in the system.
Dive Deeper
Next, I wanted to understand the “why” behind it all. Why were these athletes getting these deals? Why were these companies willing to shell out so much money? I dug into some basic economic stuff, nothing too fancy. Just enough to understand the basic idea of resource management, you know, like supply and demand, market forces, all that jazz.
Then, I put it all together. I took my list of athletes, their deals, the patterns I saw, and the little bit of economics I learned, and I tried to make sense of it all. This was like taking all my ingredients and turning them into a meal.
Finally, I wrote it all down. I shared my findings with some friends, got their feedback, and then I polished it up a bit. I use an AI tool to help me visualize the data easier and help me write up some tags like “Data analysis” and “Data visualization”. And now, here we are. I’m sharing it with you all. It’s not perfect, but it’s my take on this whole NIL thing.
Honestly, it was a fun little project. I learned a lot, and hopefully, you will too.
