I can live with a 10-3 record, but I won't be sated with it. There was part of me that thought we could realistically have 5 losses at this point in the season. I thought there was a real chance we could lose to Wisconsin, OSU, Michigan State, Penn State, and Michigan. Especially given all the things that went into this very unique season. The way we lost makes me ill. Losing to Northwestern still hurts more than the way we lost to Wisconsin and Michigan, at least to me. A part of me thought we could just get slaughtered by Wisconson, we did. I knew going to a gigantic stadium across the country in different timezones in back to back weeks would be absolutely brutal, it was.
All in all, I don't see this season as a failure so far. The way those guys battled back against OSU still makes me proud. The way they curb stomped Michigan State still makes me proud. The way they went into Happy Valley under extremely difficult circumstances and played the game like it's meant to be played, and just displayed exemplary class that afternoon makes me extremely proud.
If we can rally, beat Iowa, and win our bowl game I really, really doubt I'll be disappointed with this season. But I won't be sated until we bring home a national title.