Congratulations, Brian Floyd
by Jeff Nusser on Jul 2, 2011 9:07 PM PDT
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PrintOn March 24, 2010, a devoted CougCenter reader named Cougfan made his debut on the site as a writer with this piece on spring football.
As of yesterday, July 1 -- just over 15 months after that first post -- Brian Floyd is now a full-time editor for SBNation.com. Trust me when I tell you that SB Nation doesn't have a lot of full time employees; for him to be brought onto the payroll is a testament to the value he brings to the company. Not bad for a guy with a computer science degree and virtually no writing experience when he started such a short time ago.
To say I'm incredibly proud of what Brian's accomplished in an incredibly brief amount of time would be an understatement. Brian's a testament to where passion and hard work can take you, and I've derived a lot of joy out of watching him grow.
I can take credit for recognizing his enthusiasm, but the rest of it is all him, and I'd be lying if I said this is how I thought it would turn out. Nearly 300 stories for CougCenter. Contributor to SB Nation Seattle, where he did such an amazing job, they made him editor of the site. Part-time contributor to SBNation.com, where he again did such an amazing job, they made him a full-time employee. You get the picture.
Not much will change on our end, but if you were wondering why Brian's posting hasn't been as prolific in the last six months as it was in the first nine or so, now you know. He's been a little busy.
Please join me in congratulating him. He's earned it.
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Congrats Brian!
I think you are a very talented writer. I can tell you have worked incredibly hard for this type of position and wish you the best of luck.
by Samsinite on Jul 2, 2011 9:23 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Don't forget about the little guys, Brian.
And I’m not talking about Cougcenter.
I’m talking about Mike Fucito.
Congrats, man.
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by Grady Clapp on Jul 2, 2011 9:37 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Congratulations Brian!
Et jIn our 2 phone conversations and countless google chat sessions, i don’t think I ever told him my deepest, darkest secret. I have a man-crush on Brian Floyd. Why? 1) He’s awsome. 2) He’s a Coug. 3) He’s awesome. 4) He’s a kind and helpful gentleman.
Brian, maybe someday we could move to New York and get married. You can work all day and i’ll sit around and leech off of your sweet, probably high paying (just like all blog gigs), full time internet job. We’ll live happily ever after.
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Congratulations!
I can remember when you were one of us.
You still are.
But I can’t remember that that was your handle. Its been awhile.
Imagine this comment in COUGAR BOLD!
Dancing Football is still doing editing for free.
by well you win some and lose others on Jul 3, 2011 6:49 AM PDT reply actions
Did anybody else's pants fall off in excitement when they heard this?
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelPreston3
by Michael The Coug on Jul 3, 2011 8:43 AM PDT reply actions
Some of us have fiances
That boss them around! Wait….that doesn’t make it any better…..sigh.
And mirroring tclaus, big congrats Brian. Well deserved.
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelPreston3
by Michael The Coug on Jul 3, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Cougs already dominate mainstream media.
Might as well take over the blogosphere as well.
CougCenter In Reid We Trust, Twitter!
by Craig Powers on Jul 3, 2011 2:28 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Congrats to Brian
Great news and well-deserved.
"A bad day at the track is better than a good day at the office."
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Contributor to SB Nation Seattle, where he did such an amazing job, they made him editor of the site. Part-time contributor to SBNation.com, where he again did such an amazing job, they made him a full-time employee. You get the picture.
SBN Editor>ESPN Anchor>Emperor of the World. Just remember, if you spare any Huskies, think of me first.
by B Money on Jul 3, 2011 9:10 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Congrats cougfan.
I think this finally balances out the Angie Mentink factor.
"Borrow money from a pessimist - they don't expect it back"
Thanks, you guys.
I’m quite humbled by the kind words. I appreciate them and they definitely mean a lot to me.
I’ll still be around, but with a bunch of different duties, including one I’ll be able to announce in a month or so, I’m stretched thin right now. But I will be at WSU games in the fall, covering whatever happens this coming season — hopefully happy coverage, but who knows.
And after sampling each and every one of SB Nation’s 305 (or somewhere around that) blogs, I can safely say we have the best community around. You’re all awesome and it’s you guys who make the CougCenter wheel turn.
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