The "Fighting" Irish

Stay classy, Notre Dame fans...

Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen was punched in the face by an irate fan outside a South Bend restaurant early Sunday morning and has a swollen eye, a person briefed on the incident said on Monday.

That person said Clausen was "sucker-punched" by a fan as he left an establishment after having dinner with his parents.

The fan allegedly said something to Clausen and/or a female acquaintance.

A South Bend police spokesman said that no police reports were filed over the weekend involving Clausen, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Actually, it's unfair to tar ND fans with a broad brush like this (I'm sure most of them aren't drunken louts... during the week). But since the media would happily paint Philly fans with a broad brush, and I hate Notre Dame, I'll happily let paint away. More importantly, I'm sure Clausen will be thrilled to return to school and take shots like this, when he could be off making millions in the NFL.

More unfair and over the top questions -- are we sure Charlie Weis didn't punch Clausen? Does Bill Belicheck have tape of the incident? And aren't all the ND players usually in church on Sunday morning?