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LSJ columnist Graham Couch and Freep beat writer Chris Solari discuss the state of the Spartans after Mark Dantonio’s weekly presser. Graham Couch and Chris Solari, Lansing State Journal

EAST LANSING — Mark Dantonio channeled his inner Nick Saban. Hand gestures and all.

And it wasn’t about defense. It was about Michigan State’s need for continued production from its offense.

“We need to be consistent,” Dantonio said Tuesday during his weekly news conference, chopping one hand over the other repeatedly. “Again, I go back to what I said last week — consistency and performance.