Erik B. Alexander

Professor of American history at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Father of 2 boys, dog person, University of Illinois sports fanatic.

[Erik B. Alexander @ebalexan]

As attention turns to whether President Trump will concede the election, many are invoking another contested election and its resolution: the supposed "Compromise of 1877" and the election of 1876. One problem: the compromise is a myth, long ago debunked by historians. A thread:

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@utejazamanjeee @spainpnr Illinois literally had the lowest steal % in college hoops last year, by design. Wagler was instructed all season not to gamble or get in passing lanes.

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@illinois87 @ChiefIlliniVic B1G all freshman team and 6th man of the year is pitiful?

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@ChiefIlliniVic The 2001 Illinois loss to Arizona in the E8 was not because of the refs, and Lute Olson had nothing to do with the way the game was called.

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@whsieh @brunellaism Granted, my evidence is anecdotal, but my impression (and it’s probably confirmation bias at some level) is that humanities faculty are the only ones actually grappling with pedagogical solutions. I can at least say with confidence that is the case at my institution.

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

AI cheating has gotten so bad that I now feel genuine affection for horrifically bad essays clearly written by the student

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@0xleegenz Lousy Smarch weather.

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@ALionEye Numerous Deron games in 07-09: never hit 43, but had 30+ alongside double digit assists in several playoff wins, including conference semis and finals—a couple of game winners in there too.

[Hollis Robbins @anecdotal]

Nobody outside of higher ed can imagine the amount of labor that goes into "getting a course approved."

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@KShermanSports McCamey. Jr and Sr year stats were insane.

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@2006illinifan @ALionEye The day, the prooooooooograaaammmm died.

Singin’ bye, bye, Richard McBride,
Gave the lever to Bruce Weber
But Bruce Weber got fired.

And good ol’ Self, recruitin’ Collins and Wright,
Singin’ I-L-L, IIIIII-N-I! (At O’Malley’s!)
Singin’ I-L-L, IIIIII-N-I.

[Gregg Nunziata @greggnunziata]

"The framers of the 14th amendment could never have anticipated birth tourism and mass illegal immigration" is the Right's version of "the framers of the 2nd Amendment could never have anticipated assault rifles and high capacity magazines."

[Erik B. Alexander @ebalexan]

@CollegeHoopsTIk Thanks for this, it's appreciatedfrom Illini fans. And apologies for my shitposting!

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@ILLBoardRoom RECEIPTS. #neverforget

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89/05 were special, but we also knew from the jump those teams were all timers—anything less then a F4 would be a failure, which added a layer of pressure. This year the bracket finally opened up and we made an unexpected run. That makes this a different kind of special. #Illini

[Erik B. Alexander @ebalexan]

@CollegeHoopsTIk Lolololololololol

[John Hough @JohnHough__]

Illinois beating Iowa to go to the Final Four as Bruce Pearl has to talk about it on national TV is 37 years of poetic justice.

[Erik B. Alexander @ebalexan]

@CollegeHoopsTIk Give credit to Brad for the coaching adjustments all tourney. Just a master class. The Brad doesn’t adjust confirmation bias narrative is dead.

[Eric Hoops 🔻 @eric_hoops]

Trent crawled so Ayo could walk so Kofi could jog so Terrence could run so Keaton could DANCE

MF ILL 🔶🔷🔶🔷

[Erik B. Alexander @ebalexan]

Tough year for the second-round Brad Underwood can’t adjust in game crowd. Just a brilliant master class of coaching all tournament. Final Four!!!!!

#illini

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@gwizzy12 Brad put Andrej in the dunker spot and spread the floor with Ben, Mirk, Tomi and put Keaton in ball screens. Literally haven’t seen that all year. Just brilliant. But Brad doesn’t adjust……