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 Tuesday Drive, Josh tells what the silver lining was from the Panthers loss in Jacksonville, gets into what to expect between NC State and new look Wake Forest, WD goes to the movies to review “Boogie Nights”, and former Wake Forest coach and ACC Network analyst, Dave Clawson, joins the show to tell what the transition has been like going from coach to TV analyst and what he's taken so far from Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels.
Josh reacts to the Panthers loss in Jacksonville and tells why Bryce Young should share most of the blame, tells why he was shocked at what Bill Belichick said about the Patriots after his first in at UNC, WD and voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palazcszuk, help to participate in a Carolina Panthers overreaction draft, and Scott Fowler, of the Charlotte Observer, joins the show to tell just how much trouble the Panthers and Bryce Young might be in and to give his take on UNC's getting their first win at Charlotte.
On a Friday Drive, Josh makes his prediction for Panthers-Jaguars as well as a prediction for the Panthers' season, reveals his NFL bets for the weekend, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, tells how much of an overreaction is too much when it comes to Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels and what they can do to show improvement against Charlotte.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels might actually be okay, sets the table for Eagles-Cowboys when the NFL season starts tonight, enjoys "slugs and bugs" in Weekly Positivity, Ejiro Evero tries to win some brownie points with his wife in Panthers Coordinator sound, Josh and WD reveal their NFL survivor picks for Week 1, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show if he's done rooting for the Cowboys and to see if Josh knows what an "e-girl" is in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh gives the first look at UNC's matchup with Charlotte and tells why how UNC responds to the beat down from TCU will likely define their season, previews Duke's matchup with Illinois and tells why it's one of the better matchups in College Football this weekend, WD goes to the movies to review "An Officer and a Gentleman", and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to give his take on the Bill Belichick experience and "royal boxes" in Unusual Questions.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tries to make sense of why it seems the football world is relishing in what happened to Billy Belichick and the Tar Heels in his debut against TCU, gives the first look at the Carolina Panthers being an underdog on the road in Jacksonville, breaks down everything that was funny from Bill Belichick's debut against TCU, details why there was a chance that Micah Parsons would become a Panther, and Brooke Pryor, of ESPN, joins the show to vent and tell why she wasn't surprised at what happened to UNC last night.
On a Friday Drive, live from Allegacy Stadium ahead of Wake's home opener, Josh makes his prediction for UNC-TCU and Bill Belichick's debut with the Tar Heels, reacts to NC State making it interesting lsat night against ECU, Tracy Wolfson, of CBS Sports, joins the show to discuss "Live Action" and production meetings with Bill Belichick, Josh tells why Jerry Jones is getting unfairly treated over the Micah Parsons trade, Wake Forest AD, John Currie, joins the show to discuss the construction that's happening around Wake Forest's football and basketball facilities, and voice of the Deacs, Stan Cotten, joins the show to set the table for the start of the Jake Dickert era at Wake Forest.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why NC State needs to beat ECU more than the other way around, breaks down the first real injury concern for the Carolina Panthers, reveals his first card of bets for Week 1 of the college football season, previews Bille Belichick's opener against TCU, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to break down what success looks like for a stacked week 1 of ACC football.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh reacts to the Panthers trading Adam Thielen to the Vikings, reveals his college football National Championship pick, Wake Forest head coach, Jake Dickert, joins the show to set the table for Wake's opener against Kennesaw State, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell whether or not he is happy with what the Panthers got back for Adam Thielen, and host of The Herd, Colin Cowherd, joins the show to tell how much success he thinks Bill Belichick will have at UNC and how many wins he could see the Carolina Panthers having in year three for Bryce Young.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh reacts to the cuts the Carolina Panthers made including Hunter Renfrow, tells why Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement is the American "Royal Wedding", WD goes to the movies to review "This Is The End", and radio voice of the Carolina Panthers, Anish Shroff, joins the show to detail the Panthers roster moves today and what it's like to be the broadcast immediately following Lee Corso and College Gameday.
On a Monday Drive, Josh tells why this opening weekend of the college football season is a reminder of the state of North Carolina' priorities, reacts to Jake Dickert naming Wake's starting quarterback, attaches letter grades to Stanford's flop against Hawaii and the rest of the sports weekend in Graham's Grades, 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what "Looksmaxxing" is in a session of Grahammar School, and Wes Durham, of ACC Network, joins the show to tell what needs to happen this opening weekend to be considered a success for ACC football.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why it's Tim for Dan Morgan to cook for the Carolina Panthers, breaks down how Bill Belichick's roster at UNC is starting to take shape, Jaycee Horn talks trash to Andy Dalton, in the latest edition of “Panthers Blueprint”, and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to discuss MLB expansion and seasonings in Unusual Questions.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why it's time to reset expectations for the 2025 Carolina Panthers, breaks down Dave Clawson's comments that show's he clearly is one of the few people who believe in Bill Belichick at UNC, WD goes to the movies to review "Flight", Josh reveals the evidence that points to Taylor Swift performing the Super Bowl Halftime Show, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what an "aura farm" is in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Friday Drive, Josh previews tomorrow's Panthers-Texans preseason game, breaks down the return of Armando Bacot, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to express his disgust with the New York Mets, WD reveals the winner of best picture in “The WD's, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to tell why there has been little buzz around NC state football so far.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh reveals the good, bad, and ugly from Panthers-Texans joint practice, WD reveals his best actor award in "The WDs", Josh introduces everyone to a Panthers Super Fan that just wants to figure out what to do with $150K, and Alex Kirshner, of the Split Zone Duo Podcast, joins the show to tell how he thinks Dowell Loggains will fair in season one at App State.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why the Bryce Young vs. CJ Stroud conversation is far from settled, reacts to Carolina Hurricanes owner, Tom Dundon, purchasing the Portland Trailblazers, discusses building gates now that Baby Daniel is crawling in Weekly Positivity, WD reveals his Best Supporting Actor award in "The WDs", and App State head coach, Dowell Loggains, shares an incredible story about his relationship with Carolina Panthers receiver, Xavier Legette.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why UNC and Bill Belichick's offseason hasn't gone according to plan, explains why it's time for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to get it over with and get engaged, WD goes to the movies to review "Face Off", Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to discuss small snacks in Unusual Questions, and WD reveals the winner for best supporting actress in today's edition of "The WDs.
On a Monday Drive, Josh tells why you should not overreact to Shedear Sanders' preseason debut in Carolina, reveals the teams atop the first AP Top 25 poll that he thinks can win the College Football Playoff, WD reveals his best actress winner in the first day of "The WDs", and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what a "beta" is in a session of Grahammar School and to react to Shedeur Sanders' debut from up close.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why the Carolina Panthers should be pursuing Micah Parsons, breaks down why the Browns quarterback circus might actually make the preseason game against the Panthers watchable on Friday night, WD gets fired up about his water buffalo in Weekly Positivity, goes to the movies to review "Animal House, and Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to play a "rainy day themed" Skips or Plays.
On a Monday Drive, Josh reacts top Cam Young dominating his way to a Wyndham Championship win, tells why he's officially in on Carolina Panthers rookie Jimmy Horn Jr., attaches letter grades to the Speedway Classic and the sports weekend in Graham's Grades, John Dell, of The Winston Salem Journal, joins the show to breaks down the details of Cam Young's win at Sedgefield, and writer for Panthers.com, Darin Gantt, joins the show to discuss how much better next year's Pro Football Hall of Fame class will be and which Panthers receivers he sees as locks to make the roster.
On a Friday Drive live from the Wyndham Championship, Josh tells why one of the most important players on the Carolina Panthers this year will be edge rusher, DJ Wonnum, sets the table for Chase Burns' start in the Speedway Classic between the Braves and Reds, Wyndham Tournament director, Bobby Powell, joins the show to reminisce on the time that Tiger Woods played the Wyndham, and Mayor of Greensboro, Nancy Vaughan, joins the show to tell why she thinks it's a slap in the face that the ACC Tournament won't be played in Greensboro for the ACC's 75th anniversary.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh breaks down a very predictable start to the Wyndham Championship, gets into the local angles of the NFL Hall of Fame game tonight, analyzes three future Carolina Panther contracts that could be coming, and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to make sense of the MLB trade deadline and lunch trades in Unusual Questions.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh breaks down Tetairoa McMillan shining at Carolina Panthers camp, makes his prediction for the Wyndham Championship, 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what "the rizzler" is in a session of Grahammar School, a caller talks about their new jeans in Weekly Positivity, and Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio, of the O+G Podcast, join the show to tell why they think it's Dave Doeren's farewell season at NC State.
On a Monday Drive, Josh tells why it seems like the Carolina Panthers have their next guy at middle linebacker in Trevin Wallace, WD goes to the movies to review "The Talented Mr. Ripley", Conor O'Neill, of Deacons and Devils Illustrated, joins the show to tell what to make of Wake Forest's offense after the first day of practice, and Eric Mac Lain, of ACC Network, joins the show to tell what was the common theme to Wake Forest's sustained success a handful of years ago under Dave Clawson.
On a Monday Drive, Josh breaks down the biggest names competing in the Wyndham Championship later this week, tells why Hunter Renfrow was the story of the day at Carolina Panthers training camp, gives a spoilerless review of Happy Gillmore 2, tells why the MLB Hall of Fame needs to do a better jon, breaks down the release of the Charlotte Observer's documentary about the 2015 Carolina Panthers, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to tell who he thinks is the favorite to face Clemson in the ACC title and why more people aren't talking about what a clear cut favorite Clemson is in the league.
On a Friday Drive, Josh tells what we're already wishing Bryce Young for his next birthday, Duke head coach, Manny Diaz, gives us an inside look at recruiting new quarterback, Darian Mensah, WD gets excited about going to an antique store in Weekly Positivity, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to reveal the latest on the Charlotte Hornets Summer League Champs shirt front, and a small handful of Wake Forest players join the show to get into a number of topics including Jake Dickert allegedly soaking his burgers in Sprite.
On a Thursday Drive live from ACC Kickoff Day 3, Josh explains how Bill Belichick "big leagued" the ACC, explains why Clemson is his favorite in the ACC, this year, Clemson head coach, Dabo Swinney, joins the show to tell what it's been like having Bill Belichick in the league, UNC quarterback, Gio Lopez, joins the show to tell what it was like being recruited by Bill Belichick, NC State quarterback, CJ Bailey, joins the show to discuss opening up the season against ECU, Carolina Panthers corner, Jaycee Horn, joins the show to discuss stepping into a new leadership role this year, and a former Carolina Panthers head coach joins the show to tell the impact he believes he made that can still be felt today...
On a Wednesday Drive live from ACC Kickoff Day 2, Josh tells why the vibes seem so good out at the first day of Carolina Panthers training camp, explains why Wake Forest is going to look a lot different under Jake Dickert than fans are used to, Dave Canales joins the show to give a report after Panthers practice, Ryan McGee, of ESPN, joins the show to tell how long he thinks the Bill Belichick story will have this level of buzz, Wake Forest head coach, Jake Dickert, joins thew show to discuss cooking for his players at the house, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what "skibidi" means in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Tuesday Drive live from ACC Kickoff, Josh breaks down the changes that Jim Phillips says will be coming to the ACC moving forward, tells why we have another example of why Cam Newton should return and retire as a Panther, Stanford head coach and former Carolina Panthers head coach, Frank Reich, joins the show to tell what Bryce Young told him when running into him last night and how he felt about seeing Bryce thrive at the end of last year, California football GM and former Carolina Panthers head coach, Ron Rivera, joins the show to tell what he thinks would have happened had Cam Newton's shoulder never gotten hurt, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to tell whether or not Jim Phillips is being naive with his stance towards Clemson and Florida State after they sued the ACC.
On the 7 year birthday of The Drive, Josh tells why it's pretty clear the Charlotte Hornets are in a good place as an organization after winning the NBA Summer League Championship, reflects on the 7 years of The Drive, WD goes to the movies to review "Zodiac", Josh and WD debate who the ACC's "mascot" should be, former Carolina Panthers head coach, John Fox, joins the show to tell the growth he saw over the years from Steve Smith and how much of a no brainer drafting Julius Peppers second overall was in 2002, and Josh attaches letter grades to the local teams he's covered in the last seven years since starting the show in Graham's Grades.
On a Friday Drive, Josh tells why it's time for the Carolina Panthers to bring Cam Newton home, Chip Patterson, of CBS Sports, joins the show to tell what he thinks ACC kickoff will look like with Bill Belichick next week, Josh recaps Cooper Flagg's 31 points in NBA Summer League and the rest of the week in Keep It Simple, and voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to detail whether or not we will see Cam Newton and the Panthers mend their relationship over the next year with it being the ten year anniversary of the 2015 Super Bowl run.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why the disrespect is real for Carolina Panthers corner, Jaycee Horn, details Wake Forest's complete non conference basketball schedule, reveals the ten most memorable moments from the 2015 Carolina Panthers season, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what a “soft launch” is in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh explains why it's pretty clear that the MLB needs to start implementing the home run derby swing off at the end of regular season games, details David Tepper's latest slip up, is very disappointed in WD's review of "Stand By Me" in At The Movies, tells why the 2015 Carolina Panthers are a "lesson of perspective", and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to break down storylines he's interested in ahead of ACC Kickoff.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh reveals three storylines ahead of Carolina Panthers training camp, reacts to kon Knueppel's bounce back in NBA Summer League, talks Baby Daniel getting close to crawling in Weekly Positivity, writer for the Charlotte Observer, Scott Fowler, joins the show to tell whether or not he thinks Cam Newton will be welcomed back by the Carolina Panthers for the ten year anniversary of their 2015 Super Bowl run, and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to tell how big the hype for Cal Raleigh can get and to talk playgrounds in Unusual Questions.
On a Monday Drive, Josh tells who the only four elite quarterbacks in the NFL are, tells why the casual MLB fan will be introduced to Seattle's, Cal Raleigh, tonight at the Home Run Derby, Brian Geisiner, of 247 Sports, joins the show to tell what he thinks CP3's future holds after he retires and the most fascinating thing he saw at NBA Summer League in Vegas, Josh reacts to an all time iconic local TV interview, and details his trip to see Charlotte FC over the weekend.
On a Friday Drive, Josh explains why the fact that an announcement about NCAA Tournament expansion wasn't made today is newsworthy, breaks down what will be another Wake Forest heavy MLB Draft, 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what "finna" means in a session of Grahammar School, Josh tells why Cooper Flagg's NBA Summer League debut was just "fine", Brendan Marks, of The Athletic, joins the show to tell how imminent NCAA Tournament expansion is and what he took away from Will Wade's summer check in press conference for NC State, and Josh recaps the frontrunner to become UNC's quarterback and the rest of the week in Keep It Simple.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells who the frontrunner is to be UNC's starting QB, explains why you should enjoy the Vegas Summer League and Cooper Flagg's debut while you can, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to dissect the latest in the Patrick Agyemang saga, Hayes Permar, of sports channel 8, joins the show to play a “song of the Summer” themed Skip or Plays, and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to discuss moments of approval in Unusual Questions.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh explains how Will Wade has NC State in a perfect nonconference schedule, breaks down why it's likely Patrick Agymang has played his last match with Charlotte FC, John Dell, of the Winston Salem Journal, joins the show to give details of the NASCAR Clash returing to Bowman Gray Stadium and the Washington Commanders returning to their "Super Bowl jerseys", Josh talks about Willow The Dog's birthday party in Weekly Positivitiy, and Will Wade razzes a UNC reporter and talks about the legacy of Kevin Keatts at NC State in the first edition of "The Will Wade Show".
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh reacts to Jon Scheyer's first comments since Duke's Final Four collapse, explains how football is kinda back, WD goes to the movies for a double feature to review both "Spotlight" and "Say Anything", and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to tell whether or not NCAA Tournament expansion is a bad thing for the sport and what the criteria should be for someone like Cooper Flagg to get his jersey retired in the era of "one and done".
On a Monday Drive, Josh tells why the optimism is tepid around USA Soccer right now, reacts to the Orioles ending the Atlanta Braves over the weekend, attach his letter grades to the weekend in Graham's Grades, Adam Gold, of the Canes Corner Podcast, joins the show to tell what the Hurricanes are getting in Nikolaj Ehlers, Josh tells what makes the return of Oasis so special, and Darin Gantt, of Panthers.com, joins the show to tell who he sees as the “dawg” on the Panthers roster going into next season.
Live from the NSMA awards banquet, Josh explains why MBA free agency just doesn't have the sizzle this year as it has years past, breaks down with the Carolina Hurricanes should be doing in free agency, and is joined by Mike Tirico, of NBC Sports, to set the stage for NBC returning to the NBA, Anish Shroff, of the Carolina Panthers Radio Network, joins the show to tell why he gives the Panthers defense somewhat of a pass for last year, and Ken Rosenthal, of The Athletic, joins the show to tell if the Atlanta Braves are cooked.
On a Friday Drive, Josh grades UNC's non conference basketball schedule, reveals three big MLB storylines you should be following now that the NBA season is officially over, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to break down how the lineup could look for the Charlotte Hornets now that the draft is complete, Josh has his weekly Orioles rant, breaks down how productive he thinks the Hornets draft was, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to tell how he feels about Kon Knueppel being a Charlotte Hornet and to see if Josh know what "type ish" means in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh makes a prediction for what he thinks the Charlotte Hornets are gonna do with the number four pick, and it's not necessarily a popular choice, reacts to new sound from Cooper Flagg ahead of the draft, reacts to Chase Burns' dominant performance against the Yankees in his MLB debut, and publisher for Deacons & Devils Illustrated, Conor O'Neill, joins the show to detail Cooper Flagg's fit with the Mavericks and whether or not VJ Edgecomb or Kon Knueppel would be a better fit for the Hornets.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh breaks down the scenarios would could see at the top of the NBA Draft tomorrow night, sets the table for Pro Deac, Chase Burns' MLB debut tonight against the Yankees, Wake Forest baseball coach, Tom Walter, joins the show to give his reaction to his pitching coach, Cory Mascara, becoming the new head coach at Duke, WD goes to the movies to tell why "Cocktail" spoke to him, and college basketball writer for The Athletic, Brendan Marks, joins the show to tell why he thinks Kon Knueppel would be a great fit for the Charlotte Hornets and his experience coming face to face with Bill Belichick.
On a Monday Drive, Josh tells why the Thunder's first title was an organizational masterclass, tells why the SEC's latest dominance has a hilarious twist, Wake Forest legend, Randolph Childress, joins the show to break down why he thinks Khaman Maluach has a higher upside by far in the NBA than Kon Knueppel, Josh reacts to the latest non-conference matchups that have been announced for NC State, Duke, and Wake, and breaks down a big new development with Cooper Flagg.
On a Friday Drive, Josh reacts to the Pacers storming back to send the NBA Finals to a Game 7 in OKC, sets the table for the College World Series between LSU and Coastal Carolina, tells why the Atlanta Braves are back, Terrence Oglesby, of the Field of 68, joins the show to break down what the Charlotte Hornets may do at the no. 4 pick on draft night, and Josh explains why the Bryce Young vs. Anthony Richardson debate is over.
On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why the expectations are rising for Panthers QB, Bryce Young, breaks down why the Thunder likely take the NBA title tonight against the Pacers, reveals his first five picks in an NBA Mock Draft, reflects on the anniversary of the Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup title in 2006, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to react to shade from Will Wade and to see if Josh knows what a "sigma" is in Grahammar School.
Josh breaks down even further why NC State has had a perfect offseason, tells why the Florida Panthers Stanley Cup win is good for the Carolina Hurricanes, explains why the nature of the NBA Draft is healing, callers discuss mowing their grass in Weekly Positivity, Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to play a Beach Boy cover themed" Skips or Plays, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to break down what the game changer was for NC State's offseason.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why the Carolina Panthers should not "leave their mark", breaks down why the Pacers are cooked after going down 3-2 in the NBA Finals in OKC, lists off the best Sandler movies, WD goes to the movies to review "Big Daddy", Josh lists off his five Panthers that he thinks will leave their mark this year, and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to discuss phone games in Unusual Questions.
On a Monday Drive, Josh breaks down the latest in Will Wade vs. UNC, tells why it had to be JJ Spaun at the US Open this weekend, reacts to Steve Forbes' comments on how the House settlement will affect Wake Forest, tells why he thinks the series is over for the Pacers as the head to OKC for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, tonight, details hanging in the dugout with Ron Washington before the Orioles took on the Angels in Baltimore, and Wake Forest head coach, Steve Forbes, joins the show to tell if this year is a "make or break" year for his job security at Wake.
6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, hosts the show and poses the question of what's the best diss track of all time, what the best QB-WR-RB trio of all time is, Oregon commit, Kendre Harrison, joins the show to explain why he chose Oregon over UNC, and new Tar Heel, Jaydon Young, joins the show to break down what was a full circle moment for him joining Hubert Davis and what the expectations are for the Heels this year, after what many consider was a down year.
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