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Exactly, the issue currently is the number of recruits. Robert had some good analysis last night that showed if we sign a few of the guys were "supposed" to (i.e. those we are the current perceived leaders for) we would jump to best class in Big 10 West. This also assumes the teams ahead of us don't sign more recruits, but like Robert says it shows how close we are.
And this is with the staff getting a late start in terms of recruiting Class of 2017 players. I can't wait to see where the Class of 2018 ends up. Scout.com had a nice Q&A with Garrick McGee where he mentions how great of a closer Lovie Smith is:
http://www.scout.com/college/illinois/story/1737701-mcgee-want-extreme-competitor-at-illini-qb