FG kicker missed the game winner as time expired. Their offense is clunky. Much like Wisconsin and Iowa, they have abandoned the old school "big physical OL, grind it out running" style. The problem is that they aren't above average at passing yet, hence they aren't even great at anything while barely being above their previous weak passing.
Personally, I think it's a mistake for the far north brethren to abandon their historical success identities for more modern approaches, but it will benefit us in the long run as we will most likely win 95% of the games against them under these circumstances. Rock fights are tougher than finesse games vs teams you out talent.
And at the end of the day, these teams aren't winning more games by converting. In fact, they all look the same now. Can anyone provide a discernible difference between Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa this year? They've traded wins with similar talented teams and lost across the board to the ranked ones.
They all would be better suited going back to their roots. Home growing their lines, built to contend every 3 or 4 years when you are senior laden or the schedule lines up (a la Indiana this year). Essentially what Rutgers is doing (but they have no history of doing it). The whole crew is 7-4 to 5-6.
