I never liked Brady Quinn, and thought he was overrated. Claussen, I actually like, and I think he has a good future ahead of him. I think it could be that Quinn was made out to be Mr. Notre Dame - All Irish, and Claussen is merely hyped as the QB for a prestigious university, so he doesn't come off as being more than he is...
Then again, seeing how much hate has been thrown at Tebow, it could just be that its a good time to be a college QB, when all eyes are on one guy.