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Lovie Smith (Former HC Illinois Fighting Illini)

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Nigel Tufnel said:
I’m not expecting Lovie to win much more, but that said, it is certainly plausible that he could target the transfer portal as a means to improve more quickly since his recruiting classes have been so poor. The transfer portal actually seems like a great way for a struggling team to make a significant jump in a short period of time. Kind of like the JUCO route.
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Lovie's Illinois recruiting classes per Rivals (updated today):

2016: #67
2017: #48
2018: #50
2019: #71
2020: #88
2020: #79



Lovie is still going the transfer portal route.

Lovie's record at Illinois:

2016: 3-9 = 6th (B1G West)
2017: 2-10 = 7th (B1G West)
2018: 4-8 = 7th (B1G West)
2019: 6-7 = 4th (B1G West) Redbox Bowl loss to Cal

Well, he has improved Illinois' record over the last 3 years; last season they actually beat Wisky & Sparty, finished 4th in B1G West, and went to a bowl (and lost). That might be as good as it gets for Lovie at Illinois unless his recruiting really picks up. You just aren't going to win a lot of games in the B1G with a the 71st, 88th and 79th best recruiting classes.
 
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