This is really good, and it gets at something I've been wondering for a while now: As much as people talk about IU needing to run the ball better, I am just increasingly convinced the staff doesn't see it that way. #iufb https://twitter.com/AndyWittry/status/1330696283791691776

If Indiana can tear off yards on the ground, I'm sure it will. But this passing game's ability to stretch the field so consistently (marginal explosiveness numbers nationally great across the board) and the multiple downfield threats, IU seems fine throwing for money. #iufb

IU is fifth in the Big Ten in plays of 10+ yards, second in 30+ yards and first in 40+ yards. Mike Penix is less accurate than last year but far more prolific. @AndyWittry's post makes a really good point about all the big yards IU tore off on first downs. #iufb

Some of that was dictated, decisions-wise, by the need to chase the scoreboard. But the point is, IU made those plays. #iufb

And not just to Ty Fryfogle. Miles Marshall is probably Penix's fourth option right now, and he's averaging 14.5 ypc. He has four catches in three of his four games. Everyone's getting involved. #iufb

IU was a passing team last year, but Hoosiers used a lot more screen actions and short passes. I can't say this empirically without charting every snap, but it feels like Nick Sheridan is using the sidelines and attacking the safeties a lot more than using quick throws. #iufb

Anyway, IU's first six snaps against Michigan were passes. There can be no doubting where this offense thinks its strike zone is. And @AndyWittry does a really good job of explaining how explosive that offense can be in Penix's hands.

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(This thread is also a roundabout way of saying no Film Room this week, with hoops prep in the front seat. Happy Sunday!)