UPDATE: The CHICAGO TRIBUNE has updated its story by reporting it got the entire thing wrong.
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The CHICAGO TRIBUNE has news that will extinguish any talk of Jimmy ClausenCharlie Weis. coming back for his senior season at Notre Dame, with or without
Century 21 real estate agent Kathye Currey reports to the CHICAGO TRIBUNE that Clausen’s home in South Bend has been sold: “It has an accepted offer on it right now. It was for sale, it listed on the middle of July of this year. And it just went pending last week. Pending (means) the sellers have accepted an offer on it. It’s sold. It just has not closed with the title company yet.”
Jim Clausen, Sr., the owner of the home, which is “steps from the Notre Dame campus”, could not be reached for comment.
You’ll be happy to know that we also have a photo of Clausen from practice yesterday, in which he hides his black eye with a tinted visor.
No idea South Bend Police let tinting that dark go.
UPDATE: ND Athletic director Jack Swarbrick finally comments on Jimmy Clausen getting “coldcocked”: “He was not engaged in a fight. He didn’t throw any punches. He didn’t directly engage the individual. He just got coldcocked by somebody, and we’re very disturbed by that.”
Swarbrick also said Clausen was “sucker punched.”
1:10 pm on November 25th, 2009
This is truly a shame for ND fans as the Charlie Weis and Jimmy Clausen era may be coming to an end. Clausen was the #1 QB recruit coming out of high school and was expected to take ND to the next level, a level they never reached. If in fact this is Charlie’s last year with ND, most likely many project Jimmy Clausen to enter the draft. If Jimmy enters the draft you can expect Golden Tate to leave as well. ND could possibly be looking at starting all over with a new QB and new wide outs. I am not one that would advocate for Jimmy Clausen to enter the 2010 draft since it’s obvious in many game this year that he is not ready for the NFL. Even 1 more season under a different coach could have a lasting affect on his career and draft status. Even with a different coach, Notre Dame has a good chance to win next year.
1:28 pm on November 25th, 2009
They practice in Boston College uniforms?
1:35 pm on November 25th, 2009
Now I hate Jimmy Clausen even more…I hope he NEVER plays in the NFL
How much money does Jimmy C’s parents have?
they buy a freekin home buy the school?…what?..really
most parents just rack up their credit cards buying plane tickets trying to see at least four games that their kids are playing in.
Thats after dropping 12k a year at the private school valley oaks christian in so cal, where joe montana, wayne gretzky and will smiths kids go…HOW MUCH CASH DO THE CLAUSENS HAVE to freekin BUY a home,…they knew they would only live in it MAX four years….why not rent an apartment?
the rich get freekin richer
I hope he sits longer than brady quinn did at the draft, make that loser a bit more humble.
3:35 pm on November 25th, 2009
Had some friends in grad school that did the smart thing during b/f the housing bubble burst and had relatives that purchased homes to live in during those years… smartest thing they ever did — rent is a black hole and always to be avoided if possible.
And “CashinTickets,” dude, Clausen has played exceptionally in every game he has played this year. 4 picks amidst some 23-24 sacks and way too much pressure game in game out? Are u kiddin’ me? He has definitely matured and throws the ball away, checks off to his 3rd choice regularly, and is more accurate than any college qb this year. AND all this on a bad hoof for half the season?
NFL teams are drooling over this kid… as arrogant and punk-faced as he is, there is no denying he should be an excellent NFL qb.
4:13 pm on November 25th, 2009
The Clausens were probably just given the home by ND, housing arrangements for players and their families are done under the table all the time.
5:01 pm on November 25th, 2009
Buying a house is an extremely smart thing to do if you can. Clausen’s Parents is right that paying rent is a total black hole. Why the hell would they ever do that if they didn’t need to? Also, I have a feeling that that house wasn’t that expensive, at least for Californians like the Clausens. And why not spend the tuition money that you saved because of a scholarship on a house?
ND Hater is just a jealous prick. Hate Clausen for being a stuck up ND QB from the arrogant Weis regime, but don’t hate on him just because his parents were smart.
5:03 pm on November 25th, 2009
I meant that the house wouldn’t be that expensive compared to what the Clausens are used to being from California.
7:06 pm on November 25th, 2009
ND hater is likely the most pathetic human being ever. Some onions calling anyone else a loser….
9:09 pm on November 25th, 2009
I know Jimmy hasn’t been the most popular kid at ND but it’s kinda hard following Quinn. Who replaced Marino at Pitt or Aikman at UCLA. Thats right who cares. Lose lose situation. 3 year starter under one of the hardest schemes in the NFL much less college. He has done a good job as QB but Quinns JR SR years are hard to follow. No way you can win with the talent he had his frosh year. To much on his plate as a soph. Hyped up Jimmy WILL get drafted and WILL be a good NFL QB but I always thought Dane was the better QB. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a ND homer but I’m a realist. Jimmy was never the answer for ND’s failures on the field. A simple sit down with Meyers wife for coffee and cake would have solved this issue 5 years ago. Admin was the failure for ND. We had a walk off home run slip through our hands and we will be haunted by them for years unless we learn from our mistakes.