History can come in many forms. Sometimes it is told to you by an older relative as they recall important events of the past from their perspective. You can get history out of a book, from words that have been carefully researched and fact-checked. You can watch the History Channel and learn about planes and stuff.

On rare occasions, history happens right in front of your eyes.

For months the members of CougCenter have pined for a return of the Top Ten Moments. They started with complementing the author and politely suggesting their return:

Which led to a straight lie from me:

We can only hope that msgp501st is still alive. Anyways, as the months wore on and the moments had not appeared on the front page, the masses have grown more restless and increasingly passive-aggressive. Like an unhappy hipster, they chose not to ask for the posts, instead mocking the author who had once brought them great joy. Some of these "motivational tools" and the next moment after the jump.

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The Top Ten CougCenter Moments had a wildly successful start back in July.  The intention then was to have a post every day leading up until the start of football practice. Then preparation for grad school and a 1,000 mile move became a bit overwhelming.

The moments seemed dead in the water. Many have doubted their return, even myself. But today, in the wake of a disappointing loss (we have those in football now?), I am finally reaching moment number seven. Props to my lovely girlfriend for help with the title (which I wrote back in August).  Even bigger props to the man with the sexually suggestive handle who made this post possible.

BigWood.

BigWood is a bit of a legend on CougCenter.  His humor has led to many of the memes on the site.  We love him so much that we ignore the fact he rarely uses capital letters correctly (that doesn't mean you can start doing the same, he's earned the right).  Perhaps none of his memes have been more successful than the cover band.  It has often been duplicated, and several times altered, but many don't even know the origin of the joke. Thanks to a quick search for "Cover Band" on CougCenter, I can change that today.

After the jump, we'll detail the first ever usage of "cover band" and take a look at some of the meme's greatest hits.

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In the last 30 days, 4,620 of you have visited CougCenter on your iPhone. And I'm confident when I say all 4,620 of you are going to love this morning's news.

The SB Nation iPhone app is now available in the App Store! And it's Free!

We've made it even easier to stay on top of all the latest news and commentary for CougCenter, SB Nation.com and all 300+ SB Nation blogs from your iPhone or iPod Touch. With the SB Nation iPhone app you can:

• Get the latest, breaking sports news as it happens
• Customize your news with your favorite teams, sports and blogs (including CougCenter)
• Get notified of updates to the stories you choose to follow on SBNation.com, regional sites, Baseball Nation, and MMA Nation
• Read and reply to comments

 

Here's how to get it:

Go to the App Store on your iPhone and search for "SB Nation"

-- OR --

Go here and click "Download Now"

FAQ

1. An Android version of the app is coming soon -- hopefully by the end of the year
2. The app is free
3. Comments are basic read-and-reply, but SB Nation has plans to enhance them in future updates
4. You can use your existing SB Nation user name and password to log in to the app

Any questions, feedback, comments? E-mail support@sbnation.com. You can view a demo video after the jump.

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On 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.

See what I did there? If you're a photographer, you most certainly did, and if your answer to that was yes, read on.

CougCenter is looking for photos of WSU practices, starting with fall camp in August. We get tired of recycling the same file photos, and we also would love to have some photos of the newcomers who are expected to contribute. Since the Associated Press most certainly won't be staffing camp, we figured we'd throw it out to you guys to see if there are any amateur photographers in the crowd who would love to get their work seen.

We can't offer any money, but we can offer the opportunity to expose your work to a lot of people. You would retain all rights to your work, with CougCenter using the photos for as long as you keep giving us permission to. If things go well, the potential exists to staff actual games

If this sounds like something you're interested in, hit us up with an e-mail at cougcenter(at)gmail(dot)com and we'll talk particulars.