Michigan State fans paint Michigan landmark green

Michigan State fans have succeeded in vandalizing the block M in the center of intrastate rival Michigan's campus, painting the brass letter Spartan green and also adding "S-U" for good measure.

Michigan State fans have succeeded in vandalizing the block M in the center of intrastate rival Michigan's campus, painting the brass letter Spartan green and also adding "S-U" for good measure.

Michigan and Michigan State face off in East Lansing on Saturday, and the two fanbases have made a tradition of attempting to deface landmarks on their rival's campus, with the Wolverines once adding maize and blue flourishes to the Spartan statue at MSU.

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The block ‘M’ on Michigan’s campus has been painted green. pic.twitter.com/lGFvnXeVbv

— Alejandro Zúñiga (@ByAZuniga) October 22, 2014

The block M is generally guarded from its cross-state nemesis by Ann Arbor's Theta Xi fraternity, but the Spartans fans seem to have found a way through the defenses early Wednesday morning.

- Brendan Maloy