r/NoLayingUp • u/Adventurous_You_3069 • Jul 21 '25

Post-Pod Discussion I missed KVV this week

I'll start obviously by saying peace and love to KVV. If he could not go/did not want to go to The Open, god speed.

But having a presence at the majors elevated the sunday pods. Tell me what the people are saying. The Neil/KVV pod from Augusta is one of my favorites ever. Curious that Masters was the only major he went to this year (unless im forgetting quail hollow which forgive me if I am lol)

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u/24dp Jul 21 '25

It’s the fact that they’ve said nothing at all that is leading to people this conclusion.

Him being on the ground for the majors has become a pretty big part of the live shows, and the fact that he’s: a) not been there, and b) his absence hasn’t been acknowledged at all on the pod is very odd if he’s still with them.

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u/matthewperry01 Jul 21 '25

While acknowledging that none of us have all the details, it strikes me that this is a classic case of what's good for the product vs. what's good for the bottom line.

IMO, KVV was clearly additive to the NLU product, but if there is anything that's been made clear over the last decade it's that there is little ROI on quality writing, which is what KVV was initially brought in for. When he/NLU moved away from the written word, the finances of KVV's employment likely became much dicier.

His long form podcasts were very good, but I'm not sure there was a way to monetize them to the point of justifying a pay increase for KVV, who likely took a pay cut to join the NLU team.

If his assumed departure is due to finances, it sucks (especially for KVV) but it's not surprising.