European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sports thursday september 15 1994 or. Unpleasant Days by Michael a. Giarrusso state College a. A Joe Paterno knows Penn state can t continue to dominate opponents the Way it has the last two weeks and he s just waiting for problems to develop. I Don t want any 1 just know it s com ing he said tuesday this is All Nice we win two games and everybody is in euphoria. But there Are some of us who have been around the Block a few times. A Heck is going to break out one of these  the no. 6 Kittany Lions 2-0 followed a 56-3 Blowout Over Minnesota with a 38 14 Victory Over no. 20 Southern Cal. Penn state jumped to Early leads in both games scoring 35 Points in each first Patcho said he will have questions about the team until it is involved in a tight game. Obviously we have a Good football team he said. How Good i m reluctant to think about that until we get into some football games where we really have a lot of  Penn state has t been challenged by anyone even Mother nature. We Haven t been behind yet. We be riot had any bad Luck. The weather s been perfect Paterno said. All of those things have been very pleasant. But there Are going to be Days when it Ain a so pleasant live Kittany Lions expect a tougher game in their big ten matchup with Iowa 2-0 at Beaver stadium saturday. " i think Iowa is a much improved foot Ball team from what they were last year he said. They look to be faster better organized and they play with a lot of in  Penn state Defeated Iowa 31-0 last sea son with the Penn state defense record ing nine sacks and three interceptions. Penn state s defense has shut Down two complicated passing attacks this sea son and the first string has yet to give up a touchdown. Southern Caps Points came on an interception return and a fourth Quarter drive against reserves i think our secondary has done an excellent Job of disguising coverage he said. It has confused quarterbacks made them a Little indecisive and Given us a Chance to get some  Iowa Sophomore quarterback Ryan Driscoll has completed 20 of 33 for 273 Yards in two games. He never took a snap in College before starting in a 52-21 Victory Over Central Michigan and a 37-9 Vic tory Over Iowa state. Their quarterback is Young but he seems to be comfortable out there and he makes the right decisions at the right time Paterno said. Hawkeye Sophomore Sedrick Shaw has run for 241 Yards on 30 carries. They Are running the Ball much Bette than they were last year at this stage Paterno said. Iowa coach Hayden Fry has been impressed with his Young team s Progress but he wishes he could postpone the Penn state game. Obvious it we re not  the Quality of bal club you have at Penn state he said. We re going to have to grow up  coach Joe Paturno chats with youngsters about How Good his Kittany Lions might be. Flu Mcaa eligibility problem resolved by Brent Kallestad Tallahassee Fla. A a temporary agreement Clearing the Way for the Mcaa to restore the eligibility of five Florida state football players including All America linebacker Derrick Brooks was approved tuesday by a Federal judge the preliminary injunction is a 10 strike for us said Florida state presi Dent Talbot Sandy d Alembert it gets flu the Protection it needs to go Forward saturday and the following sat  Brooks tailback Tiger Remillon and Reserve offensive Neman Marcus Long were scheduled to come off a two game suspension from d Alembert on sat urday but the school was at risk of fur ther penalties if they played without the Mcaa restoring their eligibility. The third ranked seminoles visit Wake Forest this saturday two other players guard Patrick Mcneil and offensive tackle Forrest conoly Are serving four game suspensions. All five players were suspended for their involvement in accepting gifts from prospective agents last november. It gives us a Chance to put this player Issue behind us said Wayne Hogan act ing athletic director. It was becoming a huge Monkey on our  the players however must sign a waiver that moves the jurisdiction of their eligibility to the Mcaa under terms of the agreement. That d Alembert said should be Only a formality. Attorneys for All sides went to work immediately on the language of the agreement described As a workable so Lution by . District judge William Stafford who said he would then sign it. Dave Berst longtime pfc a enforce ment executive said the Deal looked like a Way for All parties to get out of the Legal morass that threatened to keep the Seminole players Idle. Upon receiving the signed order by Stafford the Mcaa will act quickly ads Sib a within hours Berst said. The agreement came after a 90-minute recess ordered by Stafford. He was not anxious to Deal with the larger question on the constitutionality of a Florida Law in a few minutes when he just received Many of the Legal briefs monday. You be been working on it All summer and you expect me to Wing a decision he asked attorneys Stafford restricted the injunction to Only the eligibility question and left the debate on the constitutionality of a due process Law to be determined later. Nil movement goes with Fox by Ken Rappoport a hockey writer new York a in picking another television partner the nil went with a youth movement atthe Fox network. That s is sent by what nil commissioner Gary bet than a c tit in at a news conference outlining the league s new to n Vith Fox As Well As an expanded Deal with esp. Fox is particularly Strong in the 18-year-old to 34 car Range Bettman said. Among the viewer House holds we res Tonger in the 18-to-34 group. That s where we think the future of our game  the nil announced last Friday it had come to terms on a five year Deal with Fox but left the details for tuesday s news  the same time the nil announced it had reached a new five year Deal with esp. Fox s premiere nil telecast will be the All Star game in san Jose calif., on Jan. 21. For the remainder of the 1994-95.season, Fox sports will then present exclusive live regional game coverage on the final two sunday dates leading to the Stanley cup finals. Fox will televise a minimum of two 1995 Stanley cup final games and any potential game 7 matchup. Under the new Deal esp will televise games 2, 3, 5 and 6 of the finals and up to 12 conference finals games. Esp will have exclusive coverage of the semifinals an finals games it televised bypassing any blackout possibilities such As existed in new York last season with the rangers along with esp the rangers were also Tele Vised on their own Madison Square Garden network. It was the second time in nine months that Fox had topped lbs in bidding for a sports property. Fox took pfc games from lbs in december with a four Eardeal Worth $ 158 billion. Y Fox reputedly will pay $155 million to broadcast nil games. Reportedly lbs offered $150 million forthe nil games. Neither Bettman nor Fox representatives would con firm the  has guaranteed us a certain Revenue Stream Bettman said. The commissioner described the association As  it s a joint venture Bettman said. We have a Vari Ety of events to work out with Fox ? cock nil was More specific about its Deal  which has been the primary telecaster of nil games for two years. Esp and espn2 will continue to televise about 100 pm season Sames per year three per week onespn2 and one on esp. Esp will televise up to 37 p payoff games each year. Espn2 will show at least 20 playoff games per year. The Deal also gives esp the distribution rights for pay per View and International Cable broadcasts Ofahl games. Fewer regular season games will be blacked out under the agreement. It was the Deal with Fox that especially had everyone excited at the nil. Aside from Abc airing the All mar game since 1990, the league has been without a regular network broadcast Deal for years. In of tember 1992 the nil entered into a five year $80 million Deal with esp to televise games on Aars u san which is 80 percent owned by capacities aul bought time on Abc each of the last two seasons to air a half dozen games