I don't think you can equate calling run plays with being conservative. Wisconsin called a ton of run plays on their game-winning drives and it worked out fine for them. The bottom line is that we just didn't execute well enough to get to the end zone. It's frustrating, because there were times when we looked like we could have anything we wanted out there, but we did not execute in that particular situation.
Unless you're suggesting we should have gone for it on 4th down instead of kicking the field goal. Yeah... that's probably never going to happen in that particular situation with this coaching staff. The Hayden Fry exotic play-calling never really filtered down to KF, for better or for worse, I guess.