Big Red Banter

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.

Who's winning Rookie of the Year? Are the Patriots really that bad? What team does Manno think will shock the NFL and make the Playoffs? Find out on this week's edition of Big Red Banter.

On this week of Big Red Banter, the boys go around the horn, covering the widest variety of sports they've ever covered in one episode: 8. From lacrosse, to Paralympic track, to picking every NFL Week 1 game, this episode was filled to the brim with red-hot takes.

On this week of Big Red Banter, Manno and Jerry predict the record and playoff outcomes of EVERY NFL team. We'll revisit this at the end of the season and see how this went.

Big Red Banter is BACK! Join Jerry and Matt as they dive into the PLL Postseason, Manno opens the season ranting about the Mets as he always does, and some questionable picks as the boys draft the first two rounds of your fantasy football league.