East Lansing – "Pound Green Pound" is still a phrase used around Michigan State.
For years it described the way the Spartans played on offense. From the days under George Perles all the way through Mark Dantonio, the game plan was to be a team that established the run with talented backs running behind a big, physical offensive line.
However, last season, that plan never took hold as injuries decimated the offensive line and knocked the running game for a loop when senior LJ Scott was injured in the second game of the season and played only five games all year.