One of the first rules of covering a football team is to go to the offensive line for quotes, as much as possible (shout-out to Gordie Niebylski, you remain missed on the MSU beat), and one of the things you can expect to hear from offensive linemen is a good bonding story. No group is better at breaking up the monotony of the off-season or camp (or even film study – MSU offensive line coach Mark Staten sometimes has everyone stand up and shake out the drudgery for a few minutes in the meeting room).
Offensive linemen go on "grub crawls" (shout-out to Shawn Kamm, most renowned eater in recent MSU history), do unintentional Hell's Angels parodies on their mopeds and, as chronicled this week in a Sports Illustrated feature on the MSU O-line, enjoy sleeveless paintball (shout-out to Jack Allen, who had a welt on his arm for weeks that finally went away a few days ago).