More great insight from Sid.
Or @ Illinois,
or @ Michigan,
or Iowa twice.
There's only one way to erase some of those losses, and that's by beating teams clearly better than us/ahead of us in the standings. There are still opportunities, but the calendar's running short. To use a wrestling analogy, we are on the mat with a 2-second count, and we're staring the heavyweight champion (Ohio State) right in the face.
At the end of the season, no one will be able to argue the Gophers didn't have their chances, especially on their home court.