The Drive with Will Dalton

On a Wednesday Drive, WD tells why the Pacers were the story of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, more so than the Celtics, discusses changing his car battery and espresso martinis in Weekly Positivity, goes to the movies to review "My Cousin Vinny", and voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell just how far this "new juice" can take the Panthers thi...

On a Tuesday Drive, WD fills in for Josh and reacts to Dave Canales' glowing praise of Bryce Young at Panthers OTAs, publisher for Deacons and Devils Illustrated, Conor O'Neill, joins the show to tell what Wake Forest baseball must now do in order to still have a chance at hosting a Regional, and Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to tell whether or not the Canes season was...

On a Monday Drive, Daron Vaught, of the ACC Baseball Etc. Podcast, fills in for Josh and poses a question about Little Debbie cakes, author of the new book on ECU baseball "Never Take This For Granted", Bethany Bradsher, joins the show to discuss what inspired the book and the insides of the culture of ECU baseball, sets the table for the ACC baseball tournament with Mike Rooney of ESPN...

On a Friday Drive, Josh explains why the Canes' Game 6 loss to the Rangers is the worst loss in franchise history, reacts to Scottie Scheffler being arrested right before starting his second round of the PGA Championship, Sara Civian, of the Too Many Men Podcast, joins the show to discuss what the Canes will face as they start their offseason and whether or not they'll be able to get a dea...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh breaks down why the Panthers schedule shook out exactly the way they wanted, tells why the Rangers will be more the story in Game 6 then the Canes, Hayers Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to play a "New York themed" Skips or Plays, reacts to how transparent Jim Phillips was about the ACC's TV deal with ESPN, yesterday, writer for Panthers.com, Dar...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh gives three predictions regarding the Carolina Panthers schedule as it's released, today, reacts to the attempted solutions to the ACC basketball perception problem that are happening down at ACC Spring Meetings, Andrew Carter, of the News & Observer, joins the show to discuss the dynamics at ACC Meetings after FSU and Clemson sued the league, and voice of USA Ba...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells how the Canes have the Rangers right where they want them after winning Game 5 at MSG, last night, breaks down growing reports that UNC is aligning with Florida State and Clemson on getting out of the ACC and tells why that's much more serious than just FSU and Clemson wanting to leave the conference, GM of the Carolina Panthers, Dan Morgan, joins the show to dis...

On a Monday Drive, Josh reveals why this is a big week for the Carolina Panthers, tells why the Rangers better not let the Canes get Game 5, tonight at MSG, TV voice of the Canes on Bally Sports, Mike Maniscalco, joins the show to tell whether or not his perspective of the Canes-Rangers series will change if the Canes can take Game 5, tonight, and head coach of Wake Forest baseball, Tom Walter, jo...

On a Friday Drive, live from the NC Sports Hall of Fame inductions, Josh tells why this season will end up being a failure for the Carolina Hurricanes, is joined by "Cowboy" Joe West, who holds the MLB record for most games umpired, Carolina Panthers legend, Steve Smith, to discuss everything the Panthers did in the NFL Draft, and Wake legends, Randolph Childress and Ron Wellman, to disc...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh explains why these aren't the same old Charlotte Hornets, with their new head coaching hire, lays out the two possible scenarios for the Canes in a must win Game 3 against the Rangers, ESPN broadcaster, Sean McDonough, joins the show to tell whether or not the Canes need to win both games in Raleigh to have a chance against the Rangers, Josh explains how New York spor...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh breaks down the carryover that he thinks last night's Game 2 loss to the Rangers will have on the Canes throughout the rest of the series, tries to do his best to understand the Nikola Jokic hate that is about to ramp up, Adam Gold, of the Canes Corner Podcast, joins the show to tell how tough of a decision Rod Brind'Amour has to make in net for the Canes, moving...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why this year's UNC team reminds him of the 2019 Tar Heels, explains why the Canes will beat the Rangers in Game 2, 2-time NC Sportscaster of the Year, David Glenn, joins the show to tell with Big Four ACC basketball roster he likes the best, as of right now, and voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to discuss disappointing sports venues, in Unusua...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why the final nail was just put in Miles Sanders' Carolina Panthers coffin, tells why Canes Game 1 loss to the Rangers brought back bad memories, Executive Director of the NC Sports Hall of Fame, Trip Durham, joins the show to share a special surprise involving the show and the Hall of Fame, this week, reveals who the x-factor will be in the series between the...

On a Friday Drive, Josh tells why it's clear that David Tepper is getting out of the way and allowing Dan Morgan and the football people to do their jobs for the Carolina Panthers, explains why he's a little nervous for Canes-Rangers, Carolina Panthers legend, Jake Delhomme, joins the show to tell who he has winning the Kentucky Derby and how he would define success as for Bryce Young in y...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh explains why despite some rumors, Rod Brind'Amour is going anywhere and will get a deal done with the Canes, breaks down what comes next for NC State basketball, now that the transfer portal has officially closed, ranks his Top 10 ACC basketball teams at this point in the offseason, WD tries his hand at "HORSE OR ROCKBAND?", voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palas...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh reacts to RJ Davis making his return to UNC official, explains why the bar is very low for Dan Morgan, right now, based on Scott Fitterer and Matt Rhule's drafting history, discusses mustard to ketchup ratios on a hot dog, in Weekly Positivity, Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to play a "May themed" Skips or Plays, 6th man of the Tar Heels,...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains why UNC will better set up to win than Duke, next year, tells why he's confident the Canes will close out the Islanders, tonight, in Raleigh, Seth Greenberg, of ESPN, joins the show to tell who he'd rather have between RJ Davis and Cooper Flagg, and writer for The Athletic, Joe Person, joins the show to tell why this year is a "time to show us somethi...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains how the Carolina Panthers had a "boom or bust" draft, tells how UNC already almost has their rotation set, after adding Belmont transfer, Cade Tyson, over the weekend, shames WD for not going on a Costco date over the weekend, and Mike Kaye, of the Charlotte Observer, joins the show to tell how much the Panthers were able to help Bryce Young after the NFL...

On a Friday Drive, Josh tells why Xavier Legette is a perfect fit for the Carolina Panthers, explains why Drake Maye got the worst deal out of all the quarterbacks to be taken in round 1 of the NFL Draft, writer for The Athletic, Brendan Marks, joins the show to tell who will have the better roster between Duke and Carolina, next year, Josh gets to some of the "out there" moments from th...

On a Thursday Drive, WD fills in for Josh and tells why he's drinking the "Canales Kool-Aid", 2-time NC Sportscaster of the Year, David Glenn, joins the show to tell how RJ Davis' return will impact the newcomers like Ian Jackson, at UNC, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell what the Carolina Panthers should be with their second round picks, and Brian Ge...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why it's puzzling that both Seth Trimble and RJ Davis are returning to UNC, reacts to tales from "Camp Canales", gives three NFL Draft predictions, App State football coach, Shawn Clark, and App State AD, Doug Gillin, joins the show live in studio, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows about "diss tracks" i...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains why the Canes did not steal a win from the Islanders in Game 2, tells why he doesn't think this year's quarterback draft class is as good as last year's, WD goes to the movies to review "Bad Boys", Carolina Panthers radio voice, Anish Shroff, joins the show to tell his favorite receiver to watch in the NFL Draft that would be a good fit for t...

On a Monday Drive, Josh tells which receivers the Carolina Panthers should be prioritizing in the second round of the NFL Draft, this week, tells why you should expect to see a fired up Canes team, tonight against the Islanders, despite their win in Game 1, writer for Panthers.com, Darin Gantt, joins the show to tell how likely it is that the Panthers move either of their second round picks for a...

On a Friday Drive, live from Wake Forest Baseball, Josh reacts to more players entering the transfer portal from Duke and tells why that's concerning, Wake Forest AD, John Currie, joins the show to discuss how getting to the College World Series has impacted the pulse of Wake baseball games, this year, publisher from Deacons and Devils Illustrated, Conor O'Neill, joins the show to tell wha...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why the Panthers trading their No. 33 is the best case scenario, reveals his entire NBA Playoff picks, reacts to more of Dave Canales' exhausting positivity, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to tell whether or not he agrees with Josh's nacho/taco take.