There's getting excited, pumped up, hyped or whatever else before a Penn State football game -- but then there is taking your enthusiasm too far.

During last weekend's contest with Youngstown State - yes, the Division I-AA Penguins - students in the freshman-sophomore section decided to show their support for the Nittany Lions by vandalizing the stadium.

Bleachers were destroyed, whether by jumping on them to the ever-popular "Zombie Nation," or sadly, by intentionally ripping them from their supports. They were then passed through the section.

Not only is this extremely disrespectful to pretty much anyone involved with a game, but acts like this are just plain dumb. This was Youngstown State after all, and a home game on top of that. Why destroy your own stadium? Fellow students would not be very happy to find their seats missing one day as they enter Beaver Stadium for the next home game. What if fewer of the already in-demand tickets could be available because of rows of bleachers being repaired or missing?

These disrespectful acts aren't limited to this season or to home games, however. Last season road trips to Michigan and Michigan State saw similar acts of vandalism to the hosts' stadiums.

We see all-too-often people taking sporting event celebrations to the extreme: Ohio State students rioting after defeating Texas earlier this season, or West Virginia beating, well, anyone.

Tomorrow, as always, there will be a contingent of Lion supporters, many of them students, traveling west to Columbus to cheer on Penn State against the No. 1 Buckeyes. It will be a tough test for the team, but it provides a chance for a great upset. The match-up also provides a great test for Penn State fans -- to travel well, to support their team and to be respectful visitors in Ohio Stadium.

Who could forget the student section turning its collective backs on the Ohio State marching band and booing while giving the visitors the one-finger salute as they played their fight song and alma mater? How could we not expect the same in return this year, in their house?

So win or lose this weekend, traveling fans should be the best they can be: Be loud, show support, but also be respectful of the Buckeye's property.

Then, return home and get ready for All-University Day against Northwestern next weekend.

And please, leave Beaver Stadium in one piece.