I agree with your post.
However, I have one correction above. For instance, Iowa is a very similar team to us as far as talent and ability. We were in their house. It's tough to win on the road in the Big Ten. Yes, we could have won that game. We didn't. That sucks.
And...as for Heiman, I really think we would see more of him if he wasn't fouling about every 10 seconds while in the game.