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 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.
WD fills in for Josh and breaks down what Panthers position group is being slept on, Nick Carboni, of WCNC, joins the show from Panthers minicamp to tell whether or not Carolina can contend for the NFC South now, Brian Geisinger, of 247 Sports, joins the show to tell whether or not the Charlotte Hornets may end up trading away the no. 4 pick as we're two weeks away from the NBA Draft, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to react to more wins for Will Wade with NC State getting sent to Auburn for the ACC/SEC Challenge and how close we are to contracts in college sports with the NCAA-House Settlement.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why this will be a validation year for Jaycee Horn, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell how concerned we should be about USA soccer a year out from the World Cup, Pittsburg Steelers reporter for ESPN, Brooke Pryor, joins the show to tell who needed who more between the Steelers and Aaron Rodgers, and WD talks about how much he loves grocery stores in Weekly Positivitiy.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh breaks down the mystery that's going on with UNC football, tells how Duke baseball experienced their worst nightmare, last night, WD goes to the movies to review "Close Encounter of the Third Kind", Josh lists off his top five Spielgerg movies, and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to discuss having doughnuts at his wedding in Unusual Questions.
On a Monday Drive, Josh tells you the local signing that makes more sense for the Carolina Panthers than former Packer, Jaire Alexander, breaks down what the NCAA-House settlement means for the future of college sports, Mike Kaye, of the Charlotte Observer, joins the show to discuss the scene from Charlotte over the weekend when the Savannah Bananas sold out Bank of America Stadium and whether or not the Carolina Panthers are in "win now" mode, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what "pape" is in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Friday Drive, Josh tells why what the Pacers did to the Thunder last night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals was not a fluke, breaks down the weekend ahead in the Duke and UNC Super Regionals, Brian Geisinger, of 247 Sports, joins the show to break down what to make of UNC's basketball roster going into next year, and Josh recaps the first episode of "Panthers Blueprint" and other events of the sports week in Keep It Simple.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh makes a bold prediction as the NBA Finals open tonight between the Thunder and Pacers, breaks down what he believes to be the most fascinating position group for the Carolina Panthers, reveals dream scenarios for the ACC/SEC Challenge, David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to tell whether or not UNC has an underwhelming roster given they paid $14 million for it, and voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell who he thinks would be the best fit for the Charlotte Hornets at the no. 4 pick.
On a Wednesday Drive, Josh explains how there's a UNC basketball disconnect, tells how expectations are growing for Carolina Panthers rookie, Tetairoa McMillan, WD annoys Josh about his breakfast bagels in Weekly Positivity, Josh gets into something positive that he and national media are starting to notice about Carolina Panthers owner, David Tepper, NSMA Executive Director, Dave Goren, joins the show to reveal what and who's to come when the NSMA awards weekend returns to Greensboro, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what "a black" is in a session of Grahammar School.
On a Tuesday Drive, Josh breaks down how close the Panthers were to not taking Tetairoa McMillan with the no. 8 pick after watching "Panthers Blueprint", previews UNC and Duke's Super Regionals, college basketball writer for The Athletic, Brendan Marks, joins the show to tell who he would take between UNC and NC State's rosters, WD goes to the movies to review "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to discuss what to do with two months off in Unusual Questions.
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.