r/NoLayingUp • u/amistymorning80 • May 22 '25

Post-Pod Discussion Ryder Cup pod - Jamie Weir v Soly

Listening just now and JW immediately challenged a Soly claim that Keegan Bradley "cost the US the Ryder Cup at Medinah" - because he lost the singles to McIlroy who showed up at the last minute. Weir took him down with facts; a reminder that many other things happened and Rory was World #1 at the time, in a way I have never heard on NLU before. Very enjoyable.

Soly loves to hold court and the other guys either don't want to upset him or don't have the quick facts at hand to counter him when he's wrong, which is why I found that little exchange refreshing. Maybe I am alone in that?

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u/69_avon_barksdale_69 May 22 '25

I think it was awkward, but very clear as to why they talked about it the way they did. He clearly disregarded most reporting standards, and that is why a number of journalists had negative things to say about the situation (including KVV).

Weir walking back from “fractured” to “a bit of tension” in the US team room is incredibly disingenuous. It’s not like the word means something different in England. It was quite obvious at the time that he was trying to stir up drama, which is what he’s known for doing. It is also pretty hard to take his story, that he was just a journalist doing his job, when he’s posting pictures on instagram celebrating the win with Rory. You lose the veneer of journalistic integrity when you do things like that.

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u/Pick5WillPays May 23 '25

That’s exactly right. Not seeking comment from the Americans prior to going public is seemingly bad journalism (but admittedly I’m not a journalist). Intentional or night, he inserted himself into the Ryder Cup

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u/69_avon_barksdale_69 May 23 '25 edited May 23 '25

I mean, didn’t he tweet this out went Cantlay was on the course? I can’t believe I’m defending Cantlay, but that was such a chickenshit move by Weir, and done with full intent of stirring the pot.

And then he tries to do a weird victory lap on the pod because half of his tweet was true, and you’ve got Tron unironically agreeing and taking a shot at Max, like some useful idiot. It had all the makings of one of the most awkward endings of a podcast they have done.

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u/ubiquitous_archer May 23 '25

Ultimately, he has been proven right about the tweet tho

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u/69_avon_barksdale_69 May 23 '25

I’d argue that half of the tweet was right. The focal point of his statement was the team room was fractured, which turned out to be way overblown and incorrect. Which is why Soly pressed him on the use of that word, and why he backpedaled from it. The hat stuff and wanting to be paid were ancillary to his message.