I agree that the solution likely falls on Lovie's shoulders. It's frustrating to read this because the same comments were made with Zook and Beckman on this board. I've also heard stories about Turner's "lack of focus" on Illinois. Just seems like a constant complaint irregardless to who is the Illinois head football coach. This might be a side effect of recruiting that can only be subsided but never extinguished.
Lovie and the staff definitely made some mistakes early on with respects to instate recruiting. I remember talking to a couple of Illinois kids in the Class of 2018 who were joking about how Garrick McGee extended an "offer" to 10 year old Bunchie Young but they couldn't get an offer from Illinois. Both of these guys had multiple P5 offers. Maybe these guys weren't the right fits for us or they weren't at positions of need but you can still offer these guys and not push for them. Iowa State appears to offer any kid with a pulse.
I also remember how Kendrick Green, who camped with Illinois in June of 2016, did not initially get an offer from Illinois. It wasn't until his Senior film came out and we started recruiting him as a Defensive Lineman that we decided to offer him. The fact that we didn't think he was a P5 OL is rather puzzling considering how he will be a 4 year starter for us.
I also heard from some people that the camps Illinois ran were really poorly organized and not run very well.
I've heard much better things about Lovie and the staff in the past couple of years, however. I'm guessing some HS coaches will not forgive the staff for past mistakes but it would be nice if they could get over themselves and understand that a lot of these guys were green when it came to modern college football recruiting and they have corrected a number of the mistakes they made.
Just looking at the Class of 2020 I don't see a kid who "should" have been offered but wasn't. Maybe kids like Kaevion Mack and AJ Lawson could have been offered but I certainly understand why they weren't.
They've done a great job of targeting and building relationships with the P5 recruits in Illinois in the Class of 2021, IMO. They've also managed to get a lot of instate kids on campus who aren't getting a lot of FBS interest right now but could get more interest once the Spring showcases/camps start up.
I'm sure there's other instate guys, mainly linemen, who will get offered in the next couple of months. We didn't offer Harper and Wesley until February of 2019 while Singleton and Spraggins got offers later on in the year. There's no reason why we shouldn't hope/expect them to do much better instate this year.