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"llinois coach Lovie Smith preached patience during his first two unproductive seasons in Champaign.
The program overhaul is ongoing, but Smith was somewhat bold Tuesday at Big Ten media days in Chicago when he declared, “Year 3 will produce results.”
Smith’s Illinois squads have gone a combined 5-19 and 2-16 in the Big Ten. Last season, as the Illini played an FBS-high 22 true freshmen, they were winless in the Big Ten and finished 2-10 overall.
So how high should we inch the bar for Illinois this season?
“I don’t think (I) should say, ‘I think this is how many wins we’re going to get,’ ” Smith said. “I just know behind the scenes they’ve gotten much better."