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Rick Mirer and Ron Powlus Would Not Be Proud
Over the weekend, a reader sent us these alleged photos of Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen partaking in something called the ‘Beer Olympics.’ Sadly, there’s no date on them, but the reader noted that James Aldridge of the Irish is supposedly in the photos. Besides the solo cups and pitchers with a beer-like liquid, we’re puzzled as to why the QB of the 25th ranked ...
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Three Idiots on Sports — ... It's rough being a Philly sports fan. Willis wouldn't be happy with this. Jimmy Clausen - Beer Olympian. And I started these links with Favre - I'll close with just a little ...

Clausen Potentially In Another Sticky Situation
Irish Insights | Journal Gazette — Published: August 4, 2008 11:26 a.m. Clausen Potentially In Another Sticky Situation A year ago, the health of Jimmy Clausen's elbow was being debated -- along with his citation for being in a car with beer. Now, pictures have surfaced of him along with teammates Brian Smith, James Aldridge and an unidentifiable fourth person at a party called "Beer Olympics ," according to the Web site thebiglead.com, which posted the pictures Monday morning. The problem is this -- two of the four athletes pictured (Clausen and Smith) -- are underage. Depending when the photos ...

Jimmy Clausen Really Wants A Whoopin'
There Is No Name On My Jersey — I mean, he must. Right? via The Big Lead. I think this kid makes any right thinking person hate Notre Dame. Fuck. I wish PSU played Notre Dame every year this kid was playing. It would be the most satisfying thing ever. GO STATE!

Make It a Bud Light
The Wiz of Odds — ... Score one for The Big Lead. That's Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen on the right, partaking in something called the "Beer Olympics." Also in the photos (there's another on The Big Lead link) are linebacker Brian Smith, running back James Aldridge and an unidentified fourth person, ...

The LA Times Puts Notre Dame in Top 25?
The Sometimes Daily Nug — ... The Irish should win nine games this year. Yes, I AM serious. That is if Jimmy Classen can stay out of trouble with the law and blitzing defenses. If you don't agree with the current polls you can always make your own poll with the EDSBS Pundit-by-Numbers Preseason ...

Notre Dame QB Plays In Olympics...Beer Olympics
RCS SidelinesThe Big Lead found this photo of sophomore Notre Dame starting QB Jimmy Clausen (and LB Brian Smith and RB James Aldridge) playing in a "Beer Olympics" over the weekend. Don't mind the outfits, as team costumes are usually encouraged during Beer Olympics. ...

Jimmy Clausen's Drinking Game Prowess Prompts Investigation By Notre Dame [College Football]
Deadspin — Jimmy Clausen is the starting quarterback for Notre Dame. Last year he, along with the entire team, had a horrible season. Which was disappointing because Clausen, the nation's consensus top quarterback, committed to Notre Dame in such an understated fashion: By pulling up in a limo to the College Football Hall of Fame, hair immaculately spiked and product-filled, sunglassed and blinged-up. Now, he's playing drinking games. The Big Lead ran this photo yesterday and now the Chicago Tribune has announced that Notre Dame is conducting ...

Even Jimmy Clausen's Beer Pong Balls Are Intercepted
Boiled Sports — ... and The Big Lead have, Jimmy Clausen is potentially going to be disciplined for the above photo that apparently shows him drinking. Underage drinking, that is. ...

Clear cups kicking Solo’s butt: Notre Dame chapter
The Sports Culture — Just one day after we uncovered shocking photos of the UGA football team partying with clear cups, yet another batch of NCAA Football Player Partying Photos have surfaced revolving around more anti-red cup establishment. Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen, shown here, participated in the Beer Olympics in this undated photo just released today. (Our version of the Beer Olympics consists of a tandem squad that must hit nine beer pong cups in between successful flip cup seshes. It’s a head-to-head battle, first team to complete the task ...

Profiles in Fear: Underage Drinking, or I Swear, ResLife, Do Not Blow This Jimmy Clausen Thing Out of Proportion Because I Know You Want To
Rakes Of Mallow — ... While it's always the point in time where you wish the college offseason would end, when it gets this close, people start going crazy and just desperately trying to fill the time before the first inaugural kickoff.  Case in point: The Big Lead tossing up some pictures of Jimmy Clausen, Brian Smith and James Aldridge participating in Beer Olympics and Notre Dame apparently ...

Jimmy Clausen caught red handed
Dejuiced! Sports News with No Boundaries — ... Yes, it’s true. The starting quarterback for NBC’s team (Notre Dame - if you didn’t already know) was caught on camera at some “beer-drinking Olympics.” But that’s not the bad part. You need to check out the photos to see what he was caught wearing! Jimmy Clausen has a lot of work to do for Charlie Weis’ offense - namely win more than three games this season! Partaking in these types of parties (or events) probably isn’t the type of workout Coach Weis wanted to see Clausen doing in the ...

Jimmy Clausen Finds Himself in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time...Again
FanHouse — ... Yesterday, The Big Lead posted pictures of Jimmy Clausen in the general vicinity of what looked to be alcohol. BL also noted that the Clausen and friends were allegedly participating in a thing called "Beer Olympics." Since then, Notre Dame news sources have lit up with stories, and ...

TBL Puts the Screws to Jimmy Clausen
CollegeGameBalls: College Football at its Finest — ... Notre Dame will investigate possible school code violations after the Web site The Big Lead posted photos Monday that appear to depict Clausen, teammates Brian Smith and James Aldridge and one other individual attending what the site labeled “Beer Olympics.” ...

News Bulletin: Notre Dame Fans Remain Classy
Boiled Sports — ... Wow. So as you probably have seen if you're a scouring scoundrel of the Interwebs, The Big Lead took some flak from ND "fans" over posting the fairly innocuous pictures of Jimmy Clausen drinking at a party. Well, the drinking was fairly tame -- ...

Jimmy Clausen: The Vanilla Ice of College Football
MVN Outsider — ... After pictures surfaced in a post on The Big Lead that left Notre Dame fans in an uproar, Jimmy Clausen lost any inkling of respect I may have had for him. Not because of the beer–he goes to Notre Dame, a lack of alcohol at a South Bend party would be more a surprise than anything to me. Instead, what peaked my interest is everything else that was so disgustingly wrong with the picture. Before I get to that, though, here is the Knoxville News Sentinel’s take on the whole incident: ...

Crew: Give Me a Break
The Wiz of Odds — ... on Friday and once again, Jimmy Clausen was the center of attention after photographs of the quarterback attending the "Beer Olympics" appeared on The Big Lead. ...

News Bulletin: Fat Charlie Remains Classy
Boiled Sports — ... Leaving aside his many 150-words-where-25-will-do answers that really say nothing, we'll just look at Fat Charlie's answers when asked about the very legitimate issue of his "star" QB's potential underage drinking... ...

Angry Fan Punches Jimmy Clausen in the Face
The Sports Bank — ... “It is another in an assortment of off-field incidents involving the Irish’s starting quarterback that date back to his first year on campus. He was cited in June 2007 for transporting alcohol as a minor. Then, in August 2008, pictures appeared on the Web site “The Big Lead” depicting a not-yet-21 Clausen and three teammates at what the site labeled “Beer Olympics.” ...

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Jimmy Clausen, tarnished Golden Boygobsmackr
Jimmy Clausen, billed as the savior at Notre Dame, is in a bit of trouble again for alcohol involvement. This would be twice in two years for the Golden Boy of the Golden Dome. Notre Dame is investigating possible school code violations after photos surfaced of the quarterback at something called the "Beer Olympics." Last year, it was being party to underaged purchasing of alcohol. ...