Jake Ehlinger found dead near campus

[Tex Long 4383]

6 minutes ago, usmc0331horn said:

An ex works for the county and they all know so I also know. I understand the respect angle but when does the statute of limitations end?

Take that shit to the new thread.

[RomaVicta 29902]

6 minutes ago, usmc0331horn said:

An ex works for the county and they all know so I also know. I understand the respect angle but when does the statute of limitations end?

 

 

[formermav43 4606]

12 minutes ago, usmc0331horn said:

An ex works for the county and they all know so I also know. I understand the respect angle but when does the statute of limitations end?

Yeah, that sounds like you understand it.

[Deej 76755]

34 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

I guess you failed to read the quote from Deej who labeled this as asshole behavior thus justified.

Perhaps an insatiable desire to guess about things where guesses are not wanted is some sort of pathology that the rest of us should respect and tolerate.

Or maybe it's pointless and some of us recognize it as such.

It's too complicated for me to figure out.

I wasn't labeling asshole behavior. This feeling I got from many posters on this thread is that you're an asshole if you bring up the cause. The behavior was already labeled. I just meant that this site is home to much worse, and I don't get why everyone is so up in arms over it. I think we could handle the discussion with less snark than we do when discussing every other death. 

[usmc0331horn 953]

26 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

Take that shit to the new thread.

Why? It's been like a week. We're all adults here who should be able to discuss this in a respectful manner. Silence seems just weird at this point.

[sachick 1189]

I understand the initial reluctance to talk about what caused his death. But after today I think it should be discussed. It natural to question why a seemingly healthy 20 year old died. And if the death was not suspicious, I can only think of three things that could have happened. And I think all three need to be discussed so we can all be educated and talk about it so it can possibly help others.

[SHOOTER12 8800]

54 minutes ago, alincoln said:

Derka's posts didn't leave much room for interpretation

Nothing new there.

[RomaVicta 29902]

28 minutes ago, Deej said:

I wasn't labeling asshole behavior. This feeling I got from many posters on this thread is that you're an asshole if you bring up the cause. The behavior was already labeled. I just meant that this site is home to much worse, and I don't get why everyone is so up in arms over it. I think we could handle the discussion with less snark than we do when discussing every other death. 

And I was talking about the standard applied. We do worse (the comparative of bad), so why not continue that habit here? That's not a justification for much of anything.

I'm interested in knowing cause of death. I'm not tapping my foot and pacing the floor hoping that guesses are soon made so we can then determine who made the best guess. 

I'm done with the debate such as it is. Sorry the young man has lost the vast majority of what would have been his life. That won't be changed by how he died or when/if I ever learn any details.

[BurntOrange&White 39930]

33 minutes ago, Deej said:

I wasn't labeling asshole behavior. This feeling I got from many posters on this thread is that you're an asshole if you bring up the cause. The behavior was already labeled. I just meant that this site is home to much worse, and I don't get why everyone is so up in arms over it. I think we could handle the discussion with less snark than we do when discussing every other death. 

They’re like that because his last name and who his brother is. Surly has a long history of protecting Sam and that family because of their ties to UT and their fathers passing. If it were anyone else I think the speculation would have not been removed. 

[FreeHorn 1307]

The reason/cause is out there, including being known by local media and TV stations, one of which employs my brother. They are respecting the family and allowing the family to release everything that happened on their own terms. People are here rushing as if they will never get the full details. 

[Rimbo 25911]

[formermav43 4606]

10 minutes ago, FreeHorn said:

The reason/cause is out there, including being known by local media and TV stations, one of which employs my brother. They are respecting the family and allowing the family to release everything that happened on their own terms. People are here rushing as if they will never get the full details. 

Yeah, but then what would people have had to bitch about for the last half a dozen pages?

[MoJames 8244]

14 minutes ago, formermav43 said:

Yeah, but then what would people have had to bitch about for the last half a dozen pages?

Is there anything in this thread that is slightly off center?

[formermav43 4606]

1 minute ago, MoJames said:

Is there anything in this thread that is slightly off center?

No, I'd say perpetual whining is par for the course.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[TornACL 7698]

It's easy to tell which of you in this thread wear skirts. 

But whyyyyyy can't we gossip???

[nineliveslost 2753]

6 minutes ago, TornACL said:

It's easy to tell which of you in this thread wear skirts. 

But whyyyyyy can't we gossip???

 

I love GIFs. Crack myself up 

[PassiveAggressiveCoach 118]

21 hours ago, Hate said:

Whenever you feel like not getting negged by the no speculation police that speculate on every other person that dies as a result of a non disclosed reason. 

That sounds like a speculation. Negged. 

[immamac 42837]

45 minutes ago, FreeHorn said:

The reason/cause is out there, including being known by local media and TV stations, one of which employs my brother. They are respecting the family and allowing the family to release everything that happened on their own terms. People are here rushing as if they will never get the full details. 

This. Again, people who know are definitely in the over 750 rep "top contributor" segment of posters. Everyone can read threads in You Can't Sit With Us. I said you can speculate there. No one is, why do you think that is? It's not because I'm deleting/hiding stuff. 

[Tex Long 4383]

1 hour ago, usmc0331horn said:

Why? It's been like a week. We're all adults here who should be able to discuss this in a respectful manner. Silence seems just weird at this point.

Very much like a week. Sorry, but I was actually agreeing with you by way of dropping it into the sar chasm.

FTR, virtually every kinda-sorta positive response/request seems to be ignorant of investigatory nomenclature, all of them calling for the cause of death - what we really want is the manner of death. The cause in a given occurrence might be "knife wound". But that cause doesn't tell us diddle e shit about the manner, which might be "accident", or "suicide", or "homicide", but likely not either of "natural" or "undetermined". 

[Angry Gorilla 1766]

9 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

Very much like a week. Sorry, but I was actually agreeing with you by way of dropping it into the sar chasm.

FTR, virtually every kinda-sorta positive response/request seems to be ignorant of investigatory nomenclature, all of them calling for the cause of death - what we really want is the manner of death. The cause in a given occurrence might be "knife wound". But that cause doesn't tell us diddle e shit about the manner, which might be "accident", or "suicide", or "homicide", but likely not either of "natural" or "undetermined". 

[Reynolds Woodcock 4739]

48 minutes ago, immamac said:

This. Again, people who know are definitely in the over 750 rep "top contributor" segment of posters. Everyone can read threads in You Can't Sit With Us. I said you can speculate there. No one is, why do you think that is? It's not because I'm deleting/hiding stuff. 

Because no one posts in or checks that stupid fucking forum? It has 7 threads.

[Jkwellborn 6691]

It's easy to tell which of you in this thread wear skirts. 

Kilt good sir. We wear kilts.

This. Again, people who know are definitely in the over 750 rep "top contributor" segment of posters. Everyone can read threads in You Can't Sit With Us. I said you can speculate there. No one is, why do you think that is? It's not because I'm deleting/hiding stuff. 

Because no one visits that sub forum?

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Teamdirtyleg 1060]

2 hours ago, usmc0331horn said:

 

Edited May 12, 2021 by Teamdirtyleg

[Hefeweizen 5310]

16 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

Hook ‘em Sam.  I loved him as QB for the horns despite turtle Tom and the other ups and Downs.  He literally bled Orange and he  has endured more tragedy than anyone his age should.

[MAUFRAIS 6619]

1 hour ago, Hefeweizen said:

He literally bled Orange

 

[BrickTop 474]

Definitely not going to speculate anymore lest Herbie Handcock appear and give me another berating....

[BrickTop 474]

But for speculation sake from what I hear is it wasn’t natural cause nor intentional.

[Teamdirtyleg 1060]

2 hours ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Because no one posts in or checks that stupid fucking forum? It has 7 threads.

Oh, I don’t know.  Fuck your face is a pretty compelling read

[Hiphopopotamos 20869]

 

[freyguy 4264]

That's an odd way to look at the situation, probably an out of context quote...but he's not my brother though.

Edited May 12, 2021 by freyguy

[Mikey4 2476]

if you want speculation right now, head on over to TexAgs. You’ll get all you can handle.  
per aggy logic:
-it was after spring ball, so he was finally off for summer.
-Also, he went to Westlake 
as far as they are concerned, case closed.

I see two very short threads on this topic over there and not much in the way of speculation. One post relating a specific account for what happened. It may be second-hand info, but it's not speculation. And one post stating "it could be this or it could be that." I guess that one is speculation, but it's pretty general and obvious.

[Rimbo 25911]

4 hours ago, immamac said:

This. Again, people who know are definitely in the over 750 rep "top contributor" segment of posters. Everyone can read threads in You Can't Sit With Us. I said you can speculate there. No one is, why do you think that is? It's not because I'm deleting/hiding stuff. 

Because we have a perfectly adequate thread right here, and making multiple threads in multiple forums to discuss the same topic has not generally worked out here.

3 hours ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Because no one posts in or checks that stupid fucking forum? It has 7 threads.

That, too.

So those are the reasons I can think of. I can't fathom what immamac thinks the reason might be.

Edited May 12, 2021 by Rimbo

[NTVTXN 1432]

4 hours ago, Machinator said:

 

What a great pic of what looks like a sweet kid. I am so sorry, Jake. I’m sorry that you won’t get to make your Mom a grandmother and get to carry on your family’s legacy at Texas. I’m sorry that you won’t get to be an uncle to your necked and nephews one day. I’m sorry your Family has to endure yet another loss. 
I pray your soul is at peace and I pray that your Family can one day find some peace in this tragedy. 

[Doc Reeves 6434]

27 minutes ago, Mikey4 said:

 

 

I see two very short threads on this topic over there and not much in the way of speculation. One post relating a specific account for what happened. It may be second-hand info, but it's not speculation. And one post stating "it could be this or it could be that." I guess that one is speculation, but it's pretty general and obvious.

 

cant seem to find the posts I was referencing either. Maybe I was mistaken on the board or maybe they got deleted. 

If I’m mistaken I apologize to TexAgs. 

[Guest]

Nah there's a couple of posts over there that directly say it.

For whatever the hell that's worth.  I hate even clicking over there, but curiosity about their idiocy can be too much to resist at times.

[jettrink 40]

I went over there a while ago, and they, for the most part, are just as upset, sad, and respectful as we are.  I was quite surprised actually.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Deej 76755]

Godspeed, Jake. 

🤘

[Tex Pete 20336]

1 hour ago, slorch said:

Nah there's a couple of posts over there that directly say it

Guess I missed them. 

[SarkAfterDark 1688]

7 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

They’re like that because his last name and who his brother is. Surly has a long history of protecting Sam and that family because of their ties to UT and their fathers passing. If it were anyone else I think the speculation would have not been removed. 

Not only would the speculation not been removed, but there would have been a race to see who could post the most tasteless joke about it regardless as to how any other member of the board felt about the death. 

[Deej 76755]

6 minutes ago, SarkAfterDark said:

Not only would the speculation not been removed, but there would have been a race to see who could post the most tasteless joke about it regardless as to how any other member of the board felt about the death. 

Then they would have called the Ehlinger house at all hours of the night. 

[MrPhlegm 3413]

It's easy to tell which of you in this thread wear skirts. 
But whyyyyyy can't we gossip???

its a KILT! you putz.

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13090]

11 hours ago, Hiphopopotamos said:

Your kids are fucked if Surly is what is driving your 'parental' conversations....

Repped, but it’s actually the story of how a good character young man died based on a decision most of us have made without any thought of it possibly killing us. 

Thankfully, someone PM’d me, because imagine how fucked my kids would have been if I ventured to the aggie or OU board.

[torre 1285]

Summary of the service from AAS (excerpts).    Tom Herman attended.     Thoughts and prayers for the Ehlinger Family and for the Longhorn Nation to heal.  

 

 

The 90-minute ceremony was solemn yet uplifting. The altar was decorated by two framed jerseys. His blue No. 36 Westlake jersey was complemented by the orange and white Longhorn No. 48 jersey. His closed casket was draped with orange and white flowers. A slide presentation showed the family in happy times at home, on vacations, at games.

Sam Ehlinger, speaking with pride and strength, recalled his "best brother and friend" always had a positive attitude about life. He was a "glass half-full, never glass half-empty" type of person. He said Jake would have wanted the audience to remember all the good times they shared together.

"As I'm coping and dealing with these emotions, I try to remember that, and I challenge you to remember that as well," said Sam, who was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts just two weeks ago. "Jake would say, hey, you got 20 years of me. You got 20 years of laughter. You got 20 years of happiness. You got 20 years of love."

 

Speaking of Anderson, he was among Jake's 10 pallbearers. The list included friends and teammates Luke Brockermeyer, Barrett Chambers, Blake Chambers, Trellis Collins, Will Rose, Michael Taaffe, Robert Taaffe, Josh Thompson and Nakia Watson.

Former University of Texas football coach Tom Herman also attended the service. Herman was responsible for allowing Jake to join the Longhorns as a walk-on player. Several former and current staff members boarded two charter buses from the university to the attend the event.

"Jake was never really the same after my dad passed," Sam said. "He was his best friend and they had this quiet connection. He was never really the same, but now he's back with him. Who knows what they're doing now? Jake's probably doing flips and they're going crazy up there."

A Jake Ehlinger memorial scholarship fund has been established through The University of Texas and donations can be made at https://give.utexas.edu/

https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/2021/05/12/jake-ehlinger-sam-brother-funeral-longhorns-westlake-linebacker/5055910001/

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13090]

4 hours ago, freyguy said:

That's an odd way to look at the situation, probably an out of context quote...but he's not my brother though.

I think it’s odd that you feel it’s odd.

[Lhorn 4911]

4 hours ago, jettrink said:

I went over there a while ago, and they, for the most part, are just as upset, sad, and respectful as we are.  I was quite surprised actually.

Yeah, just a quick look but it was almost entirely respectful and shockingly classy. 

[conVINCEd 21469]

5 minutes ago, Lhorn said:

Yeah, just a quick look but it was almost entirely respectful and shockingly classy. 

His race probably has nothing to do with that.

[Machinator 32099]