Hordes of Penn State students sporting their black and gold made their way down to Beaver Canyon last night as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 in Super Bowl XL.

And even though the sights of Terrible Towels were blinding and the chants of "Let's go, Steelers" were echoing through the valley, Pittsburgh fans weren't the only ones being heard; Philadelphia Eagles fans were less than shy about expressing their feelings to their campus rivals -- tensions were expressed at more than one location.

"I think it's a town full of rednecks," said Steve Rostick (senior-media studies) in his Kelly green, old school Randall Cunningham jersey.

Even though there is no real Philadelphia-Pittsburgh rivalry in the professional football world, on University Park's campus there is a true division among students that has been highlighted by both teams' recent Super Bowl appearances.

"I'm just giving [Steelers fans] a hard time," Rick Agretto (senior-crime, law and justice) said. "It's payback for last year."

Agretto, who sat with Pittsburgh fans in a Beaver Avenue home watching the game on a big-screen TV, said the anti-Eagles mentality during the team's heart-breaking and disappointing season justified his desire for a Seahawk victory.

"It just fuels the fire -- to root against them even more ... as an Eagles fan and friend of Steelers fans, I would love to see them pummeled," he added.

But there is a silver lining for students, like Jocelyn Lomas, still recovering from watching Big Ben and The Bus earn their team shiny, new rings and bragging rights -- no more Steelers chants until next season.

"I want to stop hearing that song," Lomas (freshman-marketing) said.

Shawn-Ryan White (junior-history) said although he is wearing a Philadelphia Eagles Ricky Watters jersey in the midst of his very own "Steeler Central," the animosity between the two cities should be limited to the game -- keep the rivalry friendly and specific to the game.

"I don't think it's about hating them," White said. "Because some of the people over there are my best friends."

Regardless of the game's outcome, he said rooting against the Steelers is one of the main responsibilities of every Eagles enthusiast.

"It's what any good Philly fan should do," he said.