Big Red Banter

The Super Bowl is here and so is Matt Manno & Jerry Sheng's 50th episode together as Banter hosts! Join us for a trip down memory lane, and a fun hour of Super Bowl hot takes with the entire WVBR Sports crew!

For the last episode of Big Red Banter of Winter Break '25, Manno & Jerry talk all things CFP National Championship & the NFL Divisional Round!

The boys are back for another Winter Break pre-recorded episode. This time, it's all about the CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl and predicting Super Wild Card Weekend in the NFL!

The College Football Playoff first round is in the book, and the boys have some hot takes on whether or not the format should be changed!

Fresh off a 5 hour NFL Draft broadcast, Manno & Jerry are back with a special interview with Sean Donaldson & Nick Desantis from the Cornell Men's Ice Hockey team!

For those of you keeping track, it's late out. Matt Manno and Jerry Sheng take time out of their finals week to talk Formula 1, College Football Playoff predictions, and the Kansas City Chiefs' insane good fortunes this season.

For the last episode of the Fall 2024 semester, Matt Manno and Jerry Sheng brought on Bryan Chae, Orion Hoch, and Paxton Honerkamp, new members in the WVBR Sports Department and Rush Hour Rundown hosts. The five talk College Football Playoff scenarios, Paxton explains why Ashton Jeanty is the best college running back of all time, and Orion hosts a trivia segment pitting Manno and Jerry against Pa...

Thanksgiving is here, and Matt Manno and Jerry Sheng are in a festive mood. Jerry leads a draft of Thanksgiving foods and Manno brought some of the wildest sports takes he heard at Thanksgiving to discuss on air.

We're talking F1 again on Big Red Banter. Matt Manno and Jerry Sheng recap the Sao Paulo GP and preview the Las Vegas GP. Manno explains why he believes that Max Verstappen will clinch the World Championship in Vegas, and why George Russell will convert a pole position to a win.

Paul vs Tyson was...underwhelming to say the least. Matt Manno and Jerry Sheng recap the fight, go for redemption in a draft vs Chat-GPT, and have some friendly banter on each other's performances in a club's Turkey Bowl.

Cornell Wrestling junior Vince Cornella sits down with Matt Manno to preview the upcoming season and talk about his return from injury. Manno and Jerry also try to draft the best "Games with Names" against Chat-GPT.

A second family weekend episode? Why not? Jack Jeffries, the younger brother of WVBR Chief Operator Becca Jeffries, joins the show to debate where Lamar Jackson stands in the MVP race and so much more!

It's family weekend at Cornell, so why not make Big Red Banter a family affair? Matt Manno brings his brother Jake on the show to talk NFL hot takes, and preview the World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees.

In celebration of World College Radio Day, WPTS (University of Pittsburgh) Associate Sports Director Sean 'Q' McQuillan joins the show to talk baseball and football. It's a Bellmore-Merrick Broadcasting alumni reunion, featuring Manno and Q on air together for the first time in 528 days (5/10/23).

Cornell running back Ean Pope joins the show in the midst of a breakout season to talk about his experiences on the team with Matt. Matt & Jerry also rank potential World Series matchups as the LCS gears up to start.

In recognition of World Mental Health Day, Sports Psychology Consultant and Licensed Sports Psychotherapist Alex Diaz, PhD. joins Matt & Jerry to talk mental health in sports. Jerry also proclaims Sam Darnold the 2024 NFL MVP amongst other red hot takes this week on Big Red Banter.

What's harder to accomplish: Jameis Winston's 30TD/30INT season, or Shohei Ohtani's 50HR/50SB season? Furthermore, is hitting a baseball the hardest thing to do in sports? That, plus new member of the WVBR Sports department Paxton Honerkamp joins the show to make his picks for Week 3 in the NFL.