European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sports thursday december 29,1994 Copper bowl Jbf going to pros until after Oklahoma Tucson Ariz. A Brigham Young quarterback John Walsh insists he has t decided whether thursday s Copper bowl against Oklahoma will be his finale . On Christmas night esp reported that Walsh a Junior will face the sooner 6-5 in his last game for the no. 22 cougars 9-3. Other Media reports followed. It s just the source that it came from Walsh said tues Brigham Young is. Oklahoma 2 . Get Friday on an to and radio Day. I m not really sure who. Said that  Walsh of Torrance calif., is the latest in a line of out standing pro prospects to handle the Complex passing Gam favored by by coach Lavell Edwards. Walsh said he heard about the esp report monday re turning to Tucson after spending the Holiday with his family. Once i got the whole Story i guess it was All speculation and nothing in it that i said he said. Walsh said he was both surprised and angry. What i told the Media from the get go is that i m hot going to think about it until after the bowl game and i Haven  he said after the in we gamete la discuss it at Home with his family then decide. Edwards said Walsh has handled season Long distractions concerning the nil. John s extremely Happy at by. He s done extremely Well he s done a great thing for us in there Edwards said soil he chooses to go we wish him the very Best. I Don t think that decision will be made until Edwards some time after the  Walsh said the speculation has t distracted his or his team s Copper bowl preparations. We know what we be got to do and we re not going to let anything bother us he said. He also said How he performs against Oklahoma Wouldhave no bearing on his decision. How he s performed this year and throughput his by career has led some pro scouts to Label him the  Prospect this season he completed 284 of 463 passes 61.3 per cent for 3,712 Yards and 29 touchdowns while throwing 14 interceptions. Last season he threw 28 touchdowns and 15 interceptions by quarterback John Walsh shown Here celebrating a Victorov Ernotte Dame in october has thrown for29tds this year while completing 244 of 391 passes 62.4 percent for 3,727yards.-.-. His 66 career touchdowns rank him third at by behind Rob Bie Bosco and Jim Mcmahon. Others from the by quarterback ill included Virgil Carter Gifford Nielsen Marc Wilson Steve Young and Heisman trophy Winner Tyd Etmer. Edwards said Walsh ranks among by s elite quarterbacks. A. Vav .,.,.,. If he were to come Back his senior year he would be inthe same category with All of them he said. Edwards said a lot of quarterbacks have Good arms. The difference is in the decision making in Tough situations. You either have it or you Don the said. John has  sooner turn to adaptable by Owen Canfield Tucson Ariz. A Oklahoma s quarterback in the Copper bowl game will be Terence Brown who completed one pass All season. Or seven fewer balls than he caught As a wide receiver. To say Brown has seen limited Tim eat quarterback this year is an under statement. It if his ability to adapt Ina hurry is any indication of How he will play against no. 22 Brigham Young thursday night the sooner might Beall right. He s been a unique kid and people need to know what he s done said offensive coordinator Watson Brown no relation. He May be the Only College football player in the country who splayed five positions in one  Brown a Sophomore started fall workouts As the backup to quarterback Garrick Mcgee. The coaches quickly decided that the person Best suited to run the offence was Mcgee so they began using Brown the team s fast est player at receiver. During the season he played at both split receiver spots tailback quarterback and tight end. College football As specialized As it is it s unbelievable How that s happened Watson Brown said. It was because of All our injuries. If anybody has sacrificed and no been Able to get really Good at any thing it s been Terence Brown. I hop that pays off for him somehow thurs Day  before taking snaps during bowl preparations Here Brown had t prac tired at quarterback since the week of oct. 22. The sooner expected Mcge Eto be at quarterback but he is hospitalized with a viral infection. Brown enters the game with nine Ca reer pass attempts. His Brigham Young counterpart John Walsh is liable Tothrow that Many times in one series. I know i can do it Brown  m capable if i go out there and exe cute Watson Brown sounds just As confident. He says the sooner have thrown out several pages in the playbook be cause Terence Brown has t played there enough not because he can handle it. I think he s approaching it the right Way Brown said of his  s not been hit but he knows what to do. He s smart. He knows what we re doing with him. I Don t think he s going to have any problems mentally. The team has rallied around  the temptation might be to go strictly with the three Back look the sooner used at times this season. Coach Gary Gibbs said that won t be the Case that the sooner will do what they Canto make by respect the passing game and Hope to break some big plays via the option game. Brown spent most of his practice time during the season at receiver. But when a running Back would get Hurt he would work out at running Back. If someone else got Hurt he would move again. It s been Tough Watson brow said. To have to do that and to keep a Good attitude about it there s no doubt that s a team attitude. You can look at his statistics and you Don t think he done anything yet he s done a  thursday night hell have a Chanceton do a lot More. Nil clock on season by the associated press with no talks scheduled and not so much As a phone conversation Between the main negotiators this week numer Ous negative voices Are bemoaning the prospects of saving the nil season. Howard Baldwin owner of the Pitts Burgh penguins said it is a shame we did t get it done Lood crying before shame. It is Christmas. It is a b great injustice tothe game itself Baldwin hear the clock ticking. We Are Down tothe last seconds of overtime he said i Don t know Why it has gone As far As this. It would be a crime to miss the  Baldwin said when the players do return the game Baldwin won t be the same. You can t just turn the lights on he said. The voltage in t going to be the same. Look at what base Ball is going  Brian Burke director of operations forthe nil told the Canadian press we Are in the final seconds there is no doubt about it. I think there Are two excellent reasons to be discouraged at this Point one there is a very significant Gulf in our respective positions. And two there is no dialogue. I Don t know if the negotiations will produce a Deal but i know a Lack of negotiations will guarantee there is no  am not optimistic at this  for the 13th straight Day there was no communication Between nil commissioner Gary Bettman and Union head Bob Goodenow. On monday Union sources said Good Enow Likely would Call Bettman but the Call was never  Haven t called and asked for a meeting Goodenow told the up. I be Lieve the league clearly knows our Posi Tion and when there is a need to have meeting they will notify us or we will notify them. As of now. Nothing is scheduled 5up reported that management sources said the nil players association backed out of a planned Low level meeting tues Day because the Union would not talk about a payroll tax and further conces Sions on salary arbitration. That is Only half True a Union source told up. We told them we would no talk about a  the discussion both sources referred to happened last Friday the last time there was any Contact Between the War ring sides. The last formal negotiations came dec.6, although there have been four informal sessions since. It s the league s insistence of a tax to curb escalating Sala Ries that is separating the sides. Given the Steps that we have taken there will be no tax Goodenow said. The Toronto Sun citing an unidentified senior league official said wednes Day that any decision to cancel the season can be postponed until Jan. 6 with Jan. 13 the Likely Start to the season if there Isa Deal. Only Bettman who has the authority to Call off the season seems to know when the talks will have run their course. The schedule has been Cut to 60games. Bettman has said the league needs a 50-game schedule although some general managers think 45 games is workable. Burke however does t see i that Way. I have no sentiment Zero none for a schedule less than 50 games he said