We played a great game. Close to as perfect as you're going to get from this team. Just couldn't get that last defensive stop, which has unfortunately been a recurring theme this season, and this time that magical final drive for the win wasn't there. Small mistakes kill against Iowa and that 4th quarter had a lot of them- whether it be the drops, the bad punt, the poor coverage on the punt, and the inability to get that last stop.
Overall though, there's only one thing I'm furious about with the game, and it isn't the refs (though I'm not happy with them). IT WAS THAT STUPID BURNED TIMEOUT ON 4TH AND 2. Yet again, that was a timeout that wound up giving us no chance to win the game. Do we stop them and go all the way down the field with 40 seconds left? Probably not, but it gives us a chance at least. This is the 3rd game this season we've done this and Bielema is too experienced a coach to have this happen. On 3rd and 2 you better have a plan for 4th down if there's an incomplete pass. There is no excuse for not either having the punt team out there or a 4th down play ready to go with the game on the line.
We played a great game, but hard to overcome unforced errors.