Hoping to win the award for "Least Timely Post Ever," I took a crack at UFR-ing the Ohio State game.  Here's the defensive side of things.

Now, I'm not even pretending to be Brian, so I'll have a hard time getting formations right, let alone plays.  But what I can do is chart the game, sum it up, and hopefully provide some insight into the season that was and the season that will be.

Notes
Announcers kept pointing out that Ezeh DNP, don't know if it would have made a difference.  Minor out for the offense.  Would have made a difference.

Drive Chart:

Ln	Dn	Ds	O Form	RB	TE	WR	D Form	Type	Play	Player	Yards
OSU26	1	10	Shotgun 1-back	1	2	2	Nickel	Pass	PA flat	Floyd	11
Michigan starts with a single deep safety and 3 down linemen.  Quick out, pushed out by Floyd.  Playing not to get beat deep.
OSU37	1	10	I-form	2	1	2	Nickel	Run	Off-tackle left	Kovacs	1
Lots of jumping around on D, formation inverts.  Kovacs unblocked around the end, hit in the backfield.  Called 1 yard.
OSU38	2	9	Shotgun trips	1	1	3	Nickel	Pass	Rollout out	Leach	11
Floyd playing 10 yards off, tackle by Leach.
OSU49	1	10	I-form	2	1	2	4-3	Run	dive	RVB	0
Nothing glaringly wrong.
OSU 49	2	10	I-form	2	1	2	Nickel	Pass	PA out	Warren	0
Pryor airmails one.  Not much pressure.
OSU 49	3	10	Shotgun 2-back	2	0	3	4-3	Pass	RB under	Brown	2
Pryor gets protection, good open field tackle by S. Brown (tackle +1)
Drive result:  punt, 11:47 1st Q 0-0

Ln	Dn	Ds	O Form	RB	TE	WR	D Form	Type	Play	Player	Yards
OSU 22	1	10	I-form	2	1	2	Nickel	Pass	WR flare	Warren	2
Can't really call it a flare.  Receiver just stands there.  Warren Tackle +1
OSU 24	2	8	Shotgun trips	1	0	4	4-3	Pass	Out	Brown	0
Pryor misses by 3 yards short.
OSU 24	3	8	Shotgun 1 back MP	1	2	2	4-3	Pass	sack	Martin	-5
Great play by Martin!  Shows us his helmet hair T +1, Pressue +1, Awesome hair +1
Drive result:  Punt. 8:06 1st Q 0-7

Ln	Dn	Ds	O Form	RB	TE	WR	D Form	Type	Play	Player	Yards
OSU20	1	10	Shotgun 1-back 2 TE	1	2	2	Nickel	Run	Power left	Roh	4
Good contain by Roh, tackled by Martin et. Al.
OSU24	2	6	I-form	2	1	2	Nickel	Run	dive right	Mouton	`
Good tackle by Mouton T +1
OSU25	3	5	Shotgun 4 wide	1	0	4	4-3	Pass	swing flat	Brown	4
Stevie Brown hangs on until Mouton gets there to stop short.
Drive result:  3 and out, good punt 2:04 1st Q 0-7

Ln	Dn	Ds	O Form	RB	TE	WR	D Form	Type	Play	Player	Yards
OSU6	1	10	I-form 2 TE	2	2	1	Nickel	Run	dive	Martin	1
Pryor bobbled snap, run into the line
OSU7	2	9	I-form	2	1	2	Nickel	Run	off-tackle	Leach	18
Leach got out of position, turning a 5 yard gain into lots.  Huge hole.
OSU25	1	10	I-form	2	1	2	Nickel	Pass	PA out	Floyd	13
Floyd playing off receiver, coverage -1
OSU38	1	10	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	Nickel	Pass	Rollout	Floyd	6
Floyd playing 5 yards off receiver, coverage -1
OSU42	2	4	I-form	2	1	2	Nickel	Run	off-tackle	Campbell	1
Will taking up space, good tackle T +1
OSU43	3	3	Shotgun 1-back 2 TE	1	2	2	Nickel	Run	option-look	Brown	1
Good pursuit by everyone, good tackle by Stevie
Drive result:  punt, 11:21 2nd Q 0-7

Ln	Dn	Ds	O Form	RB	TE	WR	D Form	Type	Play	Player	Yards
OSU20	1	10	Shotgun 1-back 2 TE	1	2	2	3-3-5	Run	power right	Campbell	14
Graham has a hold in the backfield, Will (and everyone else) wiff on tackles.  T -1
OSU34	1	10	Shotgun 1-back 2 TE	1	2	2	3-3-5	Pass	PA scramble	Brown	9
Pryor takes off (pressure +1) Graham +1, RVB +1, Brown stops short of 1st
OSU43	2	1	I-form	2	1	2	4-3	Run	dive	Graham	0
Graham break through, good tackle (tackle +1), stop short.  He's good.
OSU43	3	1	I-form	2	1	2	4-3	Run	dive	Nobody	3
Nobody noticably messed up, LBs slow to react.
OSU46	1	10	Shotgun 1-back 2 TE	2	1	2	3-3-5	Run	Zone read/keep?	Herron?	25
Herron (-1) can't shake his block, misses Pryor.  Graham bites on the fake.  Mouton overpursues.
M29	1	10	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	4-3	Run	Counter	Everyone	29
Line slanting right, play goes left.  TD.  Heniger gets knocked back, opening the hole more.  -1 for something.
Drive result:  TD. 5:22 2nd Q 3-14

Ln	Dn	Ds	O Form	RB	TE	WR	D Form	Type	Play	Player	Yards
OSU32	1	10	I-form	2	1	2	4-3	Pass	PA post	Floyd	0
Play action, throws deep.  Receiver had a step on Floyd, ball overthrown.
OSU32	2	10	I-form	2	1	2	4-3	Pass	Option pass?	Warren	0
Mouton hold the corner, forcing a pass.  Warren had a shot at the pass, receiver pretty much dropped it.
OSU32	3	10	Ace	1	1	3	3-3-5?	Pass	scramble	RVB
Pryor flushed by Mouton, scrambles, RVB contains, Pryor throws it away. Pressure +1
Drive result:  punt. 3 and out.  Defense got away with one or two. 4:45 2nd Q 3-14

Ln	Dn	Ds	O Form	RB	TE	WR	D Form	Type	Play	Player	Yards
OSU19	1	10	Shotgun 1-back 2 TE	1	2	2	3-3-5	Run	Zone read	Banks	11
D-line can't break out, missed tackles (tackling -1), runs OOB
OSU30	1	10	Shotgun 1-back 2 TE	1	2	2	3-3-5?	Run	Zone read	Kovacs	14
Zone read keep.  Kovacs misses a tackle T -1, Graham and Mouton lost contain.
OSU44	1	10	I-form	2	1	2	3-3-5	Pass	PA scramble	Graham	-25
Graham busts through the line, Mouton holds Pryor in, Pryor throws it away pressure +1, intentional grounding
OSU20	2	35	I-form	2	1	2	4-3	Run	off-tackle	Leach	1
Basic play, non-remarkable outcome.
OSU21	3	34	Shotgun 1-back2 TE	1	2	2	3-3-5	Run	Zone read	Graham	11
Graham/Kovacs pursue the RB again, leaving Pryor with space.  Why aren't they better at stopping this play?
Drive result:  punt, 1:14 2nd Q 3-14

Ln	Dn	Ds	O Form	RB	TE	WR	D Form	Type	Play	Player	Yards
OSU40	1	10	I-form	2	1	2	3-3-5	Run	off-tackle	Woolfolk	6
Big rock beats littler rock.  Good tackle by Woolfolk T +1
OSU46	2	4	Shotgun 1-back trips	1	1	3	4-3	Pass	bubble screen	Kovacs	0
Got lucky  Bubble screen wide open, receiver drops it.  Kovacs watching Pryor, forgets about the receiver.  Nearest defender 10 yards away when the ball is thrown.
OSU46	3	4	Shotgun 1-back	1	0	4	4-3+	Pass	stop	Mouton	INT
Corners showing blitz, drop out.  Pass tipped, caught by Mouton +1, Warren +1 for the tip
Drive result:  INT 13:07 3rd Q, 3-14

Ln	Dn	Ds	O Form	RB	TE	WR	D Form	Type	Play	Player	Yards
OSU11	1	10	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	4-3	Run	Zone read	Roh	6
Roh +1, reads the zone read correctly, great tackle +1
OSU17	2	4	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	3-3-5	Run	Zone read	Roh	13
Bah.  Pryor dropped the snap, RVB can't get a hand on him, Kovacs can't catch in the backfield, Roh and Leach finally make the tackle.
OSU30	1	10	I-form	2	1	2	3-3-5	Run	dive	Martin	4
Martin makes a hit at the line, falls for 4.
OSU34	2	6	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	4-3	Run	Zone read	Martin	16
Martin and others miss the tackle, giving a big gain.  Tackle -1
M50	1	10	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	4-3	Run	Zone read	Mouton	13
Almost identical to the last play.  Tackle -1  Giving this one to Mouton for getting sealed.
M37	1	10	Shotgun 1-back 2 TE	1	2	2	Nickel	Run	Zone read	Fitzgerald	-1
Graham +1 penetrates, allowing Fitzgerald to wrap up. Tackle +1
M38	2	11	Empty backfield	0	1	4	3-3-5?	Run	Zone read	Herron	13
Herron and Fitzgerald bite hard, allowing Pryor to keep for a bunch. ZR -1
M25	1	10	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	3-3-5	Run	Zone read	Roh	23
Roh and Banks lose the corner, big gain.  Stevie Brown slow to react. -1
M2	1	G	Goal line	2	3	0	Goal line	Run	dive	Graham	-2
Brandon Graham, we'll miss you Tackle +1, line +1
M4	2	G	Goal line	2	3	0	Goal line	Pass	Rollout sack	Graham
Sniff.  Graham +1, tackle +1
M6	3	G	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	3-4	Pass	TE screen	RVB?	TD
Don't know who to give this one to.  Michigan brings 8, nobody gets TE.  RPS -1, RVB is the closest D.
Drive result:  TD.  Why can't we defend the ZRS?  4:46 3rd Q, 10-21

Ln	Dn	Ds	O Form	RB	TE	WR	D Form	Type	Play	Player	Yards
OSU17	1	10	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	4-3	Run	counter	Mouton	6
Good tackle by Mouton to keep this short.
OSU23	2	4	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	4-3	Run	Zone read	Kovacs	6
Again.  Holly Rowe has underpants.
OSU30	1	10	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	4-3	Run	Zone read	Roh	6
Again.  Roh makes the tackle.
OSU36	2	4	I-form 2 TE	2	2	1	3-3-5	Run	dive	Everyone	4
3 yards and a cloud of dust.
OSU40	3	2	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	3-4	Run	Zone read	Roh	4
Roh almost had Pryor in the backfield, still made the tackle.
OSU41	1	10
Illegal shift, end of 3rd Q 10-21
OSU37	1	15	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	4-3	Run	Zone read	Kovacs	3
Zone read sweep, good tackle by Kovacs T +1
OSU37	2	13	I-form	2	1	2	4-3	Pass	PA rollout out	Woolfolk	5
Rollout, Woolfolk forces out
OSU43	3	8	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	4-3	Pass	Go	Roh	0
Pryor looks like he wants to scramble, Roh holds him in the pocket.  Deep bomb, Floyd cramps up, overthrown. Pressure +1
Drive result:  punt, 13:43 4th Q 10-21

Ln	Dn	Ds	O Form	RB	TE	WR	D Form	Type	Play	Player	Yards
OSU6	1	10	I-form 2 TE	2	2	1	4-3	Run	draw	Mouton	1
Draw, met in the hole by Mouton +1, T +1
OSU7	2	9	Shotgun 1-back 2 TE	1	2	2	4-3	Run	off-tackle	Mouton	3
Zone read-look, tries to cutback, brought down by Mouton +1
OSU10	3	6	Shotgun 1-back	1	1	3	3-3-5	Run	Zone read	Brown	5
Stevie Brown -1 gets caught up behind a block, almost allowing this to go for a 1st.
Drive result:  punt. 10:13 4th Q 10-21

Ln	Dn	Ds	O Form	RB	TE	WR	D Form	Type	Play	Player	Yards
OSU19	1	10	Shotgun 1-back 2 TE	1	2	2	4-3	Run	off-tackle	Warren	6
sweep/off tackle, brought down by Warren.
OSU25	2	4	Shotgun 1-back 2 TE	1	2	2	4-3	Run	Zone read	Roh	3
Roh -1 bought the fake and is past Pryor when he takes the ball back.  Kovacs +1 T+1
OSU28	3	1	Ace	1	2	2	4-3	Run	dive	nobody	1
Move the pile
OSU30	1	10	I-form	2	1	2	3-3-5	Run	draw	Leach	1
Good hit in the backfield by Leach +1
OSU31	2	9	Shotgun 1-back trips	1	1	3	4-3	Run	Zone read	Graham	-4
Yay, we defended it! Leach +1 holds the corner, Graham +1 TFL
OSU27	3	13	Ace	1	2	2	4-3	Pass	rollout sack	Graham
Pryor rolls out and runs right into Graham +1.  Pressure +1
Drive result:  punt, 4:49 4th Q 10-21

Well, that doesn't seem so bad.  Numbers?

Defense	+	-
Graham	6	0
RVB	1
Herron		1
Heniger		1
Kovacs	2	2
Roh	1	2
Brown	1	2
Warren	3
Martin	1
Mouton	4	2
Leach	2	1
total	21	11

Bear in mind that I may have (probably did) screw up simple math.  Also, I probably missed who's really responsible for what plays, since all I was looking for was either missed tackles, woefully out of position, or other gross misplays that I noticed.

Heros

Graham, obviously for the one-man goal-line stand.  The numbers say Mouton also had a good game.  I'll give an award to "Tackling" as well, since there were only a couple noticeable wiffs of consequence.

Goats

Can I give one to "Zone Read" defense?  No one really stood out.  After the first couple series, the coverage got better, and played a good game.

Summary
First of all, these things are really hard and time consuming.  Please give Brian more money for doing this week after week.

I think the 3-3-5 experiment actually started in this game.  I think a lot of what I called Nickel is really 3-3-5.  The single deep safety is kind of a give-away.  One thing I did notice, is that our Zone Read defense looks different than most.  Here's an example:


At the snap, everyone looks good.  Three down linemen, 7 total in the box.


But nobody holds the corner.  Leach is gone, Brown and Mouton(?) are holding position at the line.  Basically being blocked by the one TE.


Now they realize what's going on.  Kovacs comes up and makes a great stop to hold this short of a first.  This could have been bad.

Some of the effectiveness may be due to OSU's play calling, but overall the defense looked good.  They only gave up a few big plays, nothing over 30 yards, and generally tackled well.  I think there are a couple technique holes that need to be filled, but for a bunch of freshmen, they looked good to me.  I have some hope for the team, mostly from the heart and grittiness they showed against the #10 team in the country.  How can you not get behind a team that looks like this?