The Best of WSJS Sports Hub Triad The Drive with Josh Graham: You’re not always going to agree with Josh, but you will always be entertained! Josh has a deep knowledge of NC sports and the ACC, and he’s not afraid to share his opinions about the world of sports! Coverage of NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, ACC Sports and more. Mon-Fri 3-6pm live on The Sports Hub Triad!
On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why Hubert Davis and the Heels are in trouble after the offseason that they've had, Darin Gant, of Panthers.com, gives an inside look at the drafting of Tetairoa McMillan and tells why the most likeable Panther is, Josh attaches letter grades to the weekend that was in Graham's Grades, and Mike Monaco, of ESPN, joins the show ahead of calling a winner take all game in the Knoxville Regional betweet Wake Forest and Tennessee.
Josh breaks down the reality of NCAA Tournament expansion, has a bone to pick with Bryce Young, Terrence Oglesby, of the Field of 68, joins the show to break down who the Charlotte Hornets could take in the draft that they could plug into the lineup right now, and Josh breaks down Dabo Swinney and Bill Belichick sitting down for an hour long conversation together including Bill discussing coaching at NC State.
On Thursday Drive, Josh tells how you can spin the Hurricanes season in a positive way even after being eliminated by the Florida Panthers, explains how there's no bigger loser in the 18 game ACC basketball format than Wake Forest, we hear from Carolina Panther coordinators for the first time, including DC Ejiro Evero's thoughts on not going defense with the Panthers no. 8 pick, WD gets fired up about the Greensboro Children's Museum in Weekly Positivity, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to discuss NC State's basketball roster looking better than Carolina's and to see if Josh knows what "nasty work" is in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why Tetairoa McMillan is the story of Carolina Panthers OTAs, breaks down why the vibes aren't feeling good ahead of the Hurricanes Game 5 against the Panthers, WD goes to the movies to review Lethal Weapon 1 & 2, voice of the Hurricanes on the Fan Duel Sports Network, Mike Maniscalco, joins the show to tell how plausible a 3-0 comeback agaisnt the Panthers is, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to tell if NC State has a better basketball roster than UNC.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why the Canes winning their first conference final game since 2006 validates this year's Canes team, Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to set the table for the state of North Carolina's NCAA Baseball Regional draws and to talk school spirit week in Unusual Questions, Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to play a "comeback themed" Skips or Plays, Josh breaks down why he it seems Greg Sanke has accepted being the villain of college football, and gives WD very few minutes to talk about the cover release of College Football 26.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh breaks down this being an "empty the bucket" night for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 against the Florida Panthers, tells why it's clear that UNC is milking the Bill Belichick cash cow, Wake Forest AD, John Currie, joins the show to tell what he makes of the change in the ACC basketball season format, Josh explains why he doesn't think NC State will be making their way up to Boone to play App State in football, and Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio, of the O+G Podcast, joins the show to tell whether or not Game 1 was a sign of things to come for the Carolina Hurricanes and to break down UNC football's tricky opener against TCU.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why the Hurricanes are in trouble after dropping Game 1 of the ECF to the Florida Panthers, reacts to the tush push surviving to see another season, David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to tell whether or not the Hurricanes will be able to keep up with the Florida Panthers offensively, Josh breaks down Duke making a pivot with their roster after it seems like Washington State transfer, Cedric Coward, is going to be staying in the NBA Draft, and WD details his trip to Canes-Panthers Game 1 in Weekly Positivity.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why the pressure will be all on the Hurricanes if they don't take Game 1 of the ECF against the Florida Panthers, reacts to the news that reportedly Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson are engaged, 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what "brick" is in a session of Grahammar School, Josh breaks down what the best case scenario is for the Charlotte Hornets at the no. 4 pick, and WD goes to the movies to review "Top Gun: Maverick".
On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why Scottie Scheffler is the most relatable star in golf, previews the Canes-Panthers ECF rematch, attaches letter grades to the sports weekend in Graham's Grades, makes his bets for the NHL and NBA conference finals in Best Bets, and John Dell, of The Winston Salem Journal, joins the show to break down the details of Scottie Scheffler's victory of the PGA Championship and whether or not that overshadows Rory's magical run at The Masters.
On a Friday Drive, Josh breaks down what you should be prepared to hear from the national media as the Hurricanes head to yet another Easter Conference Final, tells why UNC basketball might be in trouble, it comes down to the final question with WD in a session of Horse or Rockband, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show where there's tension between he and WD ahead of Juan Soto's return to Yankee Stadium, tonight, and publisher for Deacons and Devils Illustrated, Conor O'Neill, joins the show in studio to break down how Duke's roster could be affected if Washington State transfer, Cedric Coward, decides to stay in the NBA Draft.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh breaks down why the pros outweigh the cons after the Carolina Panthers schedule release, WD gets excited about his Star Wars Crocs in Weekly Positivity, Josh and WD bleep out lines of Keith Urban songs, and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to discuss Pete Rose being unbanned from baseball and smelling like food in Unusual Questions.
On a Wednesday Drive, live from the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, Josh makes his Championship pick, breaks down the Panthers' schedule release, Jim Szoke, of the Panthers Radio Network, joins the show to explain why the Carolina Panthers schedule release does in fact matter, SportsCenter anchor, Michael Eaves, joins the show to break down how Cooper Flagg will fit on the Dallas Mavericks, Josh and WD react to Jon Gruden opening his "Bill Belichick box", and Steve Reed, of The AP, joins the show to break down why he's higher on Tetairoa McMillan than he has been for the majority of the Panthers' picks in recent years.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why there was no "doomsday scenario" with the Charlotte Hornets missing out on the no. 1 overall pick and Cooper Flagg, explains how Bill Belichick's PR reboot is underway, David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to discuss Bill Belichick hiring an actual PR person to help with the Jordon Hudson situation, WD goes to the movies to review "The Exorcist", and Brian Geisinger, of 247 Sports, joins the show to break down how Cooper Flagg will fit on the Mavericks and what the Hornets options now are at the no. 4 pick in the NBA Draft.
On a Monday Drive, Josh describes how big it would be if the Charlotte Hornets were able to land Cooper Flagg with the NBA Draft Lottery, tonight, tells why he expects the Canes to put away the Capitals tonight in Raleigh, two time NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Kyle Busch, joins the show, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what it means to be "tricking" in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Friday Drive, Josh breaks down how Jordon Hudson has sabotaged UNC's offseason, lists off the worst Carolina Panthers second round picks of all time, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to discuss whether or not this will be yet another developmental year for the Carolina Panthers, and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to discuss the Pope at a Chicago White Sox game in Unusual Questions.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh reacts to the Carolina Panthers releasing Jadeveon Clowney after just one year and explains some of his concerns with pass rush after taking a receiver in Tetairoa McMillan with the no. 8 pick, Wes Durham, of the ACC Network, joins the show to break down the football side of what UNC is going to look like this coming season and if we could see the ACC Big 4 Tournament come back, Hayes Permar fulfill's a prophecy from yesterday's show, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to explain how the new ACC basketball schedule format will impact local rivalries in the Big 4.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh reacts to the Canes OT game winner in Game 1 against the Capitals, breaks down what the new ACC basketball schedule format will look like, WD goes to the movies to review “Days of Thunder”, TV voice of the Carolina Hurricanes, Mike Maniscalco, joins the show to explain why Canes fans need to be more rational about the success that Carolina has experienced in recent memory, and Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to tell the story of getting kicked out of the PGA Championship and to play a “Canes themed” Skips or Plays.
On a Monday Drive, Josh tells why he thinks David Tepper is jealous of Commanders owner, Josh Harris, previews NBA Playoffs round two, college basketball writer for The Athletic, Brendan Marks, joins the show to tell just how much of a Bill Belichick problem UNC has, Josh tells which three ACC basketball teams are likely to make a big jump next year, and 6th man of of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what “camp” means in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Friday Drive, Josh reveals the two elite ACC basketball teams that have separated themselves going into next year, tells why this is going to be a “prove it” year for the Carolina Panthers' offensive tackles, WD takes part in “Horse or Rockband”, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show for a special surprise, and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to to talk takeaways from the first month of the MLB season and museums in Unusual Questions.
On a Thursday Drive, live from App State's Spring Tour, Josh tells why he thinks this will be a standard year for App State football, sets the table for Canes-Capitals in the next round of the NHL playoffs, App State AD, Doug Gillin, joins the show to detail the difficult decision to move on from Shawn Clark as head football coach, Josh attaches letter grades to the last four Carolina Panthers' drafts, App State football coach, Dowell Loggains, joins the show to tell what he learned from App's spring game and reacts to Jon Gruden opening an "App State box".
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh explains why it's pretty clear that UNC has a Bill Belichick problem, Carolina Panthers GM, Dan Morgan, joins the show to recap the NFL Draft, recaps what was one of the worst sports nights he's had, and 6th man of of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to react the Bill Belichick-Jordon Hudson saga and to see if Josh knows what “sussy” means in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh discusses the fit that the Panthers are looking for on their offense after the NFL Draft, discusses the realignment of the ACC basketball schedule, 3-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, Joey Logano, joins the show to react to Chipper Jones' comments about him after what happened at Talladega last week, WD goes to the movies to review "Black Panther", David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to explain how the ACC would benefit from shrinking it's amount of conference basketball games, and Carolina Panthers legend, Jake Delhomme, joins the show to tell what he needs to see from Bryce Young in year three.
On a Monday Drive, Josh tells why defense is still a concern even after the NFL Draft, reacts to the UNC basketball concerns that come with not being able to land Cal transfer, Andrej Stojaković, tells why he thinks Shedeur Sanders fell to the 5th round of the NFL Draft, and voice of the Carolina Panthers, Anish Shroff, joins the show to take us behind the scenes of the Panthers war room and the decisions that Dan Morgan made in round one of the NFL Draft taking Tetairoa McMillan.
On a Friday Drive, Josh explains while he doesn't agree with the assessment, he understands the logic behind the Carolina Panthers taking Tetairoa McMillan with the 8th pick, last night, reacts to UNC adding Virginia Tech guard, Jaydon Young, in the transfer portal, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell whether or not he agrees with the Panthers decision to go offense in the first round, and writer for the Charlotte Observer, Mike Kaye, joins the show to tell whether or not he buys that the Panthers had Tetairoa McMillan over Mason Graham on their draft board.
On a Thursday Drive, live from Miller's on Robinhood, Josh makes his final Panthers draft prediction, breaks down the latest on the Shedeur Sanders “smear campaign”, voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to talk about bar food in Unusual Questions, Josh's dad, Scott, shows up with a special surprise, and Josh unveils his first ten picks of the NFL Draft in the final Panthers Mock Draft.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh explains why the Carolina Panthers make it so hard for fans to love them, reacts to the news of Drake Powell leaving the Tar Heels and entering the NBA Draft, David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the sow to tell whether or not Duke has the best roster in the ACC going into next season, with Isaiah Evans coming back, or if it's someone else, WD gets fired up after seeing “Sinners” last night in Weekly Positivity, and Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to detail seeing Bill Belichick at last night's Canes-Devils game and to play a “Merlefest themed” Skips or Plays.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh gives a Carolina Panthers draft guide, tells how Steve Forbes has almost completely rebuilt Wake Forest's roster, Mike Monaco, of ESPN, joins the show ahead of calling Hurricanes-Devils, WD goes to the movies to review “The Untouchables”, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what a "shark" is in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Monday Drive, Josh dispels some of the lies you will be hearing now that it's NFL Draft week, explains why UNC will have the best front court in the ACC, attaches letter grades to Wrestlemania and the sports weekend in Graham's Grades, tells why he thinks the Hurricanes will cruise past the New Jersey Devils, and writer for Panthers.com, Darin Gantt, joins the show to break down the moves Carolina could make that would have been feeling very satisfied with their no. 8 pick.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh details what you should expect in Wake Forest's spring game this weekend, reacts to the news of Caleb Foster returning to Duke, Wake Forest football coach, Jake Dickert, joins the show to preview Wake Forest's spring game and his breakfast making abilities, Josh remembers the career of Lee Corso after learning of his retirement from College Gameday, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to discuss just how good we should be expecting UNC football to be this year.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why it could be a risky move for the Carolina Panthers to take Georgia lineback, Jalon Walker, with the 8th pick in the draft, breaks down the latest transfer portal movement including Steve Forbes adding his new point guared to the Wake roster, NASCAR legend, Tony Stewart, joins the show to tell how pleased he was that NASCAR returned to Bowman Gray Stadium, WD talks about his chapstick in Weekly Positivity, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to critique his latest goal call, and voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to discuss album covers and wrestling music in Unusual Questions.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why there's a chance the Carolina Panthers could trade back from their no. 8 pick on draft night, tells why it would be very underwhelming if UNC added South Alabama QB, Gio Lopez, after passing on Nico Iamaleava, WD goes to the movies to review “Happy Gilmore”, Frank Reich gives an update on his Costco trip to ACC Network's, David Hale, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to give reaction to the Tar Heels' new additions from the transfer portal.
On a Monday Drive, Josh reacts to Rory McIlroy finally ending his 11 year major draught and winning his first green jacket at The Masters, tells why Nico Iamaleava and UNC are perfect for each other, analyzing Hornets GM, Jeff Peterson's first comments addressing the failed Mark Williams-Lakers trade, publisher for Devils Illustrated, Conor O'Neill, joins the show to explain why he grew such a connection and appreciation of Rory McIlroy, and John Dell, of The Winston Salem Journal, joins the show to share stories from his time up close at The Masters, over the weekend, including what happened to the Arizona State golfer that peed in Rae's Creek at hole 13.
On a Friday Drive, Josh discusses something that has become a blatant disrespect to college football fans, breaks down what's become a heavyweight fight at The Masters, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to pick a bone with Josh and tell if he thinks tanking for Cooper Flagg was the right move for the Charlotte Hornets, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to make sense of what the Tar Heels are doing with their roster construction.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh breaks down why UNC basketball's roster construction has been a little puzzling after adding a new guard, last night, tells why it seems Scottie Scheffler is inevitable after his first round at The Masters, new App State football coach, Dowell Loggains, joins the show to break some news regarding his coaching staff, lays out what seems to be the new Tar Heel starting five, and voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to discuss dog names in Unusual Questions.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh makes his prediction for The Masters, tells why Michigan State transfer, Tre Holloman, would transform UNC basketball if they could land him, Wake Forest baseball coach, Tom Walter, joins the show to tell what metrics he takes into consideration when setting his lineup, WD goes to the movies to review “Django Unchained”, Josh tells why Duke may have more of a reload instead of a rebuild, after the Cooper Flagg year, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to react to the return of Seth Trimble to Carolina and to see if Josh knows what a sheisty is in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why Florida-Houston ended up being a fitting National Championship game, breaks down who he really believes to be contenders at The Masters, talks shrubbery in Weekly Positivity, Scott Fowler, of the Charlotte Observer, joins the show to tell how much luck he thinks the Charlotte Hornets will have in landing Cooper Flagg, Josh reacts to Seth Trimble returning to the Tar Heels, and John Dell, of The Winston Salem Journal, joins the show to tell how big his list is of players who could realistically win The Masters.
On a Monday Drive, Josh reacts to Duke's collapse at the hands of Houston in the Final Four and tells why people need to lay off of putting all the blame on Jon Scheyer, tells why Rory McIlroy is the story of Masters week, writer for The News & Observer, Steve Wiseman, joins the show to tell whether or not this season will be regarded as a failure for Duke, and award winning writer for The Sporting News, Mike DeCourcy, joins the show to break down in detail what went wrong for Duke at the end of the game against Houston.
On a Friday Drive, Josh makes his Final Four predictions, recaps Frank Reich becoming Stanford's interim head coach and other events of the week in Keep It Simple, reacts to the Tar Heels picking up Arizona 7-footer, Henri Veesaar, in the portal, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to tell if this is the best Duke team of all time.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why Houston is the scariest matchup for Duke and it's personal for the Cougars, reacts to the ACC Women's Tournament being moved from Greensboro to Duluth, Georgia, hip-hop legend and Duke super fan, 9th Wonder, joins the show to tell why people are finding it difficult to hate this Duke team and why the perception of Duke has changed, and voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to tell Josh where he'd want his ashes to be spread in Unusual Questions.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why at the rate that Jon Scheyer is going, NBA opportunities are soon to come calling, previews the Carolina Hurricanes matchup with Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals with Ovechkin being four goals away from Gretzky's record, writer for Panthers.com, Darin Gantt, joins the show to tell what kind of jump we could see the Panthers make next season after winning five games, last year, Josh wonders if UNC may have just added a Seth Trimble replacement in the portal, and voice of the Final Four, Ian Eagle, joins the show to tell what he's found most fascinating about watching Duke and whether or not we could see Jon Scheyer make a jump to the NBA.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells how Coach K is currently taking a victory lap, even though he's retired, explains why it's clear that Xavier Legette can be WR1 for the Carolina Panthers after listening to Dave Canales, WD goest to the movies to review “Enemy of the State”, publisher for Deacons and Devils Illustrated, Conor O'Neill, joins the show to tell whether or not Houston is the scariest 1 seed that Duke could draw, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to tell if he's rooting for Duke as they go to the Final Four and to see if Josh knows what “the 34” is in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Monday Drive, Josh tells why Duke looked their scariest in the Elite 8 win against Alabama, explains why repairing the relationship with Cam Newton needs to be a top priority of David Tepper, off the field, as we come up on the ten year anniversary of the 2015 Panthers team, breaks down why the ACC is absolutely in a position to flex with Duke getting to the Final Four, college basketball for The Athletic, Brendan Marks, joins the show to tell what he heard Jon Scheyer tell Duke with about eight minutes to go against Alabama that took the Blue Devils the distance, and Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to tell what expectations should be from Will Wade at NC State and to play a “Duke themed” Skips or Plays.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh makes his prediction for Duke-Arizona, breaks explains why MLB Opening Day is better than other sports' opening days, WD annoys Josh about the Yankees in Weekly Positivity, 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows who “Moe” is in a session of Grahammar School, and ACC legend and Field of 68 analyst, Randolph Childress, joins the show to tell why he never thought this would be the year for the “Cinderellas" and breaks down Wake Forest not crushing it in the transfer portal like they have in past years.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh ponders the question on whether or not it's a safe bet to start looking at Bryce Young's extension possibilities just yet after listening to Panthers exec, Brandt Tillis, earlier today, tells which 1 seed is in trouble ahead of the Sweet 16, the Prop Queen, Ariel Epstein, joins the show to give her pics ahead of MLB, Opening Day, and Greensboro Swarm HC and member of the 05 Tar Heel national title team, David, Noel, joins the show to discuss the Swarm's playoff push and what he's taken from Roy Williams into coaching.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh lists off what Hubert Davis' objectives should be in the offseason for Carolina, sets the table for Caleb Love going up against Duke, yet again, this time in the Sweet 16, WD goes to the movies to review "Bad News Bears", and voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to discuss not feeling like talking to people in Unusual Questions.
On a Monday Drive, Josh recaps the Cooper Flagg effect that took place in the Raleigh regional over the weekend, tells why the pressure is on Hubert Davis with the transfer portal opening up today, writer for The Sporting News, Mike DeCourcy, joins the show to tell one the area where he questions whether or not Duke is a championship level team, Josh discusses Jon Scheyer and the legend of "White Mike", and he attaches letter grades to the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Grahams Grades.
On a Friday morning Drive, Josh tells why Dan Hurley is going to be the story today in the Raleigh Regional, tells why Duke and UNC is now the ACC and N.C.'s final hope, tells what you should expect to see from Cooper Flagg is he gets ready to go in the NCAA Tournament, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell whether or not the Hornets are hurting their draft standing by winning more games lately, and voice of the Tar Heels, Jones Angell, to tell how he thinks UNC will measure up as they prepare to try and make a tournament run.
On a Thursday morning Drive, Josh makes his National Championship pick, breaks down the beginning of a Wake Forest reset with a couple players already hitting the portal from Steve Forbes' squad, WD delivers an absolutely unhinged NCAA Tournament bracket, and publisher for Devils Illustrated, Conor O'Neill, joins the show to tell what to expect from Cooper Flagg as Duke prepares for an NCAA Tournament run.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh reacts to the breaking news that Will Wade will be the next head coach of NC State basketball, tells why you should not put a ceiling on how far the Tar Heels can go in the tournament, tells why his neighbors might hate him in Weekly Positivity, shames the Mountain West Conference and supporters of it, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to help people get their brackets set with the first round of the NCAA Tournament starting tomorrow.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh previews UNC-San Diego State in the First Four tonight, tells why it's Final Four or bust for Duke, WD goes to the movies to review "Gone Girl" and to celebrate his birthday, Joe Giglio, of the O+G Podcast, joins the show to detail the latest in the NC State basketball coaching search, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what it means to "swerve and bend that corner" in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Monday Drive, Josh tells why the stars are aligning for the ACC in the NCAA Tournament, breaks down Wake Forest's decision to decline the NIT, reacts to North Carolina being put into the NCAA Tournament as the last team in, attaches letter grades to the committee's NCAA Tournament decisions in Graham's Grades, and voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to discuss how far High Point can go in the NCAA Tournament and how far he would be willing to walk, instead of Ubering, in Unusual Questions.