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Bleacher Report: Christian Ponder's Promise To Florida State Seminole Fans: '...Never Again'

TAMPA. However unlikely—in what could someday be dubbed "the mini-promise," Christian Ponder spoke at length with the media today about the poor showing in Norman over the weekend. When asked for comment about the single worst personal performance of his career, a confident and contemplative Ponder responded with a bit of a reminiscent comment: "I'm using this game as motivation," noted the senior quarterback, who went on to add a very Tim Tebow-like clause, "and I'm never going to have another game like this again." While the comment stirs a very profound echo of the 2008 (eventual National Champion) quarterback's postgame speech, Ponder's words were likely not meant to ...

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Since 2002, we've correctly projected the winner of every single Heisman Trophy contest. Starting in 2010, we're running a season-long Heisman Trophy poll, providing ongoing commentary, and aggregating the best news about the top Heisman candidates around the country.

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