McDermott is not the answer

[PonyKai]

Coach Jones didn't help Padron with his questionable play calling. Padron's interceptions were on third-and-one and third-and-two, seemingly forgetting that Zach Line was very effective running. Remember him? He's the guy who ran for over 100 yards in the first 20 minutes.

And why do we keep throwing towards the sidelines? I hate those 40-yard throws for a three-yard game.

Questionable play calls? On both plays Padron had multiple ways to get a first down- easily. Yeesh he only threw the ball four times anyways.

[PerunaPunch]

I think JJ pulled him in origionaly to try and give him a jolt and settle him down (similar to the TUlane game) I bet he intended to put him back in but Mcdermote played well So didn't.

That would be my guess as well.

And as to why BLM had so much leeway to screw up, I think has been discussed in length on PonyFans and even June has basically alluded to it... There was no other option. At that time there was no experience backup, and as a true Freshman, Padron had to progressed far enough. The injury to BLM just happened to have occurred a little before Padron would have won the job anyways.

[HB Pony Dad]

SMU coach June Jones replaced Padron with backup J.J. McDermott after the early miscues and he helped the Mustangs cut it to 20-14 in the second quarter.

But the Mustangs couldn't do much offensively after that and the Aggies scored 26 straight points the rest of the way.

"I just had a feeling on two of the errors that he was not himself," Jones said about Padron. "I thought I would settle him down and then get him back in the game, but McDermott was the way to go."

http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312470245