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      <title>FSU QB Christian Ponder To Miss Wake Game</title>
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&lt;p&gt;Florida State quarterback &lt;a href=&quot;/content/player/60906&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/content/player/60906&quot;&gt;Christian Ponder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt; will miss the Wake Forest game next Saturday with a separated right throwing shoulder he suffered after tossing his fourth interception of the game in the Seminoles&amp;#39; 40-24 loss to Clemson on Saturday night, a school spokesman said.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/6342/injured-ponder-to-miss-wake-game&quot;&gt;Injured Ponder to miss Wake game - ACC - ESPN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:05:36 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Florida State's Ponder to miss Wake Forest game</title>
      <description>TALLAHASEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida States says quarterback Christian Ponder has a separated right shoulder and will miss the Seminoles&amp;#39; next game against Wake Forest on Saturday.

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      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:14:55 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Separated shoulder to keep 'Noles QB Ponder out</title>
      <description>Florida State says quarterback Christian Ponder has a separated right shoulder and will miss the Seminoles&amp;#39; next game against Wake Forest on Saturday.

 
 
 
 


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      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Bobby Bowden in No Mood to Celebrate 80th Birthday</title>
      <description>by Jim HenryFiled under: Clemson, Florida State, ACCBobby Bowden turned 80 on Sunday, but he wasn&amp;#39;t in the mood to celebrate. Bowden&amp;#39;s Florida State Seminoles lost a key ACC game at Clemson and also their starting quarterback, Christian Ponder, possibly for the season with a separated shoulder in the process on Saturday. Talk about a family funk. Bowden&amp;#39;s son, Terry, whose coaching staff includes younger brother Jeff, saw his undefeated and top-ranked Division-II North Alabama Lio...</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder out vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons with shoulder injury</title>
      <description>Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder will miss Saturday&amp;#39;s game against Wake Forest with a separated right, throwing shoulder suffered in Saturday&amp;#39;s loss to Clemson, the Seminoles said. </description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:59:57 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>In the Treatment Room: Florida State's Christian Ponder Separates Shoulder in Loss to Clemson Tigers</title>
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In the 40-24 loss to the Clemons Tigers in Death Valley, the Seminoles may have lost more than the game. Late in the fourth quarter, Christian Ponder suffered a separated his throwing shoulder while forcing Clemson Safety DeAndre McDaniel out of bounds during his return of Ponder&amp;#39;s fourth interception of the game. Ponder could have easily tried to tackle him high, dive at the tu...</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:42:13 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>FSU's Christian Ponder suffers separated shoulder - EJ Manuel expected to start against Wake</title>
      <description>FSU&amp;#39;s Christian Ponder suffers separated shoulder - EJ Manuel expected to start against&amp;nbsp;Wake
From AC&amp;#39;s Chopping Block.

Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder suffered a separated right shoulder here on Saturday night during the Seminoles&amp;#39; 40-27 loss at Clemson.

FSU backup quarterback E.J. Manuel, a redshirt freshman, said after the game he expects to start next week when FSU travels to Wake Forest. After the defeat against Clemson, Ponder told Manuel to be ready to...</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:31:37 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>ESPN NCAA Football Odds: Florida State vs Clemson</title>
      <description>The fans at Memorial Stadium will be treated to a game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Clemson Tigers when they take their seats on Saturday.  Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 9-point favorites versus the Seminoles, while the game&amp;#39;s total is sitting at 58.  Bert Reed&amp;#39;s touchdown run with under two minutes to go put Florida State ahead for good in a 45-42 win over N.C. State in Week 9.  The Seminoles did not cover the 10.5-point spread, while the final score p...</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Free pick: Florida State Seminoles vs. Clemson Tigers</title>
      <description> Yes it is probably the strongest betting days in years for those who track the top football handicappers. Among the free picks is one from superstar Matt Rivers.  Rivers has bet on Florida State +9 points at Clemson, using BetUs Sportsbook. I don&amp;#39;t care how inept and pathetic and horrific Bobby Bowden&amp;#39;s team has looked at times. Nor do I care how CJ Spiller and the Clemson Tigers are playing their best ball of the season right now. This number is too darn overinflated and this thing ...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Anrews, exeunt: Longtime FSU coordinator calls it quits at season's end</title>
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Against the protests of a substantial portion of the fan base, some members of the media, at least one influential trustee and a very patient head coach-in-waiting, Bobby Bowden has given every indication that he intends to return next year for Season 35 as Florida State&amp;#39;s head coach before ceding the reins to current offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher. If Bowden is back, though, it will be for the first time in a quarter-century without the perpetually scowling, chomping, raging archite...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:31:08 -0500</pubDate>
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Against the protests of a substantial portion of the fan base, some members of the media, at least one influential trustee and a very patient head coach-in-waiting, Bobby Bowden has given every indication that he intends to return next year for Season 35 as Florida State&amp;#39;s head coach before ceding the reins to current offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher. If Bowden is back, though, it will be for the first time in a quarter-century without the perpetually scowling, chomping, raging archite...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:31:07 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>North Carolina State Wolfpack @ Florida State Seminoles Preview</title>
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Time: Noon EasternTV: Raycom or Espn360.com WeatherLine: FSU -10/ (Over/Under 64)
Last year, Florida State pulled the game out 26-17 on a Thursday night in Raleigh. &amp;nbsp;The Pack&amp;#39;s offense tore up F...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:52:28 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Portrait of Florida State's defense at rock bottom</title>
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This is the longest week of Florida State&amp;#39;s increasingly miserable season, a bye that gives the &amp;#39;Noles five extra days to mull over their three consecutive losses before their next attempt to stop the bleeding Thursday at North Carolina. There, another loss would drop FSU to 2-5, 0-4 in the ACC and practically ensure the &amp;#39;Noles&amp;#39; first losing season in 30 years with four more losable conference games and Florida still to come. Assistant may not be coming to blows (yet) at the ...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:31:26 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat the Florida State Seminoles 49-44</title>
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In the first half, it was one of the craziest outbursts of offense that any college football fan has ever seen. Neither team punted and it was 35-28 at the half. Florida State received the ball to open the game, and quickly marched straight down the field to score a touchdown, much like last year&amp;#39;s game in Atlanta. Also much like that game, Georgia Tech responded quickly with a score of its own.
At that point in the&amp;nbsp;game, the weather was a factor, and the game was put on hold du...</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:02:45 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Daniels Steps Up, Leads Undefeated USF in Win Over FSU</title>
      <description>Redshirt freshman B.J. Daniels ran for 126 yards and threw two touchdown passes in his first collegiate start Saturday to lead undefeated South Florida to a 17-7 win at No. 18 Florida State in the first meeting between the schools.Daniels was filling in for senior Matt Grothe, out for the season with a knee injury.Daniels Steps Up, Leads Undefeated USF in Win Over FSU originally appeared on Fanhouse NCAA Football Blog on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:48:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. P...</description>
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      <description>Sources close to the Athletic Department at Florida State University have told OSG Sports that the University plans to take their case challenging the NCAA to the Florida State Supreme Court for appeal and evaluation. Steve Ellis of the Tallahassee Democrat &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=8cae05fd99254a309dff29d4bace70a4&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckUserId=8cae05fd99254a309dff29d4bace70a4&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a8cae05fd99254a309dff29d4bace70a4Post%3acb9e3177-f350-4f8b-bc6f-cffc44b69410&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&quot;&gt;caught up with TK Wetherell mid-week&lt;/a&gt; and here&amp;#39;s the Q&amp;A on that particular issue before sources disclosed that particular wrinkle in the Seminoles gambit:&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:43:59 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>The Return of the Florida State Criminoles</title>
      <description>FSU Football&amp;#39;s MVP from last year, &lt;a href=&quot;/content/player/13512&quot;&gt;Preston Parker&lt;/a&gt;, was caught with a .45 pistol in his car and some weed. Here&amp;#39;s a funny look at the Florida State Criminoles.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:45:09 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Star Florida State Athlete Arrested</title>
      <description>Florida State University is no stranger to the law. Early Tuesday morning, 21 year old &lt;a href=&quot;/content/player/13512&quot;&gt;Preston Parker&lt;/a&gt; was arrested in South Florida on charges of carrying a concealed .45-caliber handgun and possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana.

&lt;a href=&quot;/content/player/13512&quot;&gt;Preston Parker&lt;/a&gt; last year led the Seminoles in all purpose yards with 1,513 and 62 receptions. In one of the issues of the FSView (The Florida State University newspaper), a whole three page spread was dedicated to Parker, giving him the title of Mr. Versatile for his ability to play virtually any position on the offensive side of the ball with ease.

Last year&amp;#39;s MVP of Florida State is awaiting an announcement from FSU officials. This is the first major discipline problem at FSU since the arrival of new athletic director Randy Spetman.

With FSU already on self-probation from last year&amp;#39;s late Online-Class Cheating scandal that placed over 30 players on the sideline of the bowl game, FSU will have a lot on their plate and a lot of questions to answer.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:55:29 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>After years of mediocrity and the recent cheating scandal, the Seminoles need a fresh start.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:49:40 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Flordia State Players Face Suspension For Online Cheating Scandal</title>
      <description>Cheating is all the rage in sports recently. Sure, gaining an edge on an opponent has probably always existed, from pitchers doctoring baseballs to bosses stacking inner-office basketball games in their favor. But this year, cheating has been taken to a new level, and as many as 20 Florida State football players are reminding everyone that it need not be defined to the actual realm of sports. It can occur, I don&amp;#39;t know, say in an online college class.

According to a report from ESPN.com&amp;#39;s Mark Schlabauch, as many as 20 football players at Florida State, as well as student athletes from other sports, will face suspensions following an investigation into a cheating scandal revolving around online courses. If the football players are suspended they can not participate in the teams New Year&amp;#39;s Eve Music City Bowl against Kentucky, along with the first 3 games of the 2008 season.

I&amp;#39;m a little caught off guard about this, because before now I just kind of assumed that the players actually did not participate in any classes. In the ol&amp;#39; days I believe they just focused on what&amp;#39;s most important, football, and their teachers just passed them on.

I don&amp;#39;t know just how much I can add to this story, but I should say that I have some own personal experience in the temptation of academic cheating. Once in first grade during a spelling bee the bonus word was &amp;quot;baseball&amp;quot;. Well, being the same obsessive sports fan I am today, only 2 1/2 feet shorter and with a Mario Lemieux poster on my wall (actually who am I kidding, I still have 66 on my wall), I was wearing a baseball t-shirt that had the word &amp;quot;baseball&amp;quot; spelled out clearly on it.

Sadly I must admit I gave in to the temptation and cheated off my apparel, and I still carry the guilt for it to this day.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:10:36 -0500</pubDate>
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