Rutgers: Why do RU fans hate Penn State?

Former Bergen Catholic wrestling sensation Nick Suriano was named Male Sophomore Athlete of the Year at Rutgers' R Awards on Tuesday.

The honor came after Suriano was the NCAA runner-up at 149 pounds, which followed a contentious transfer home from national-power Penn State. His acceptance speech on Tuesday reignited what some perceive to be a rivalry between the two schools.

"I love this place 100 times more than Penn State," Suriano said.

That sentence got us thinking. Why do Rutgers fan hate Penn State? We posed that question on Twitter Thursday afternoon, and a host of responses are available below for your perusal. Before that, though, as it pertains to football, Rutgers-Penn State is not a rivalry, and I outlined why here in the first few paragraphs.

The most-memorable stuff to come out of four Big Ten between the two sides came in the first meeting in 2014. That summer at Big Ten Media Days, Sicklerville native Bill Belton said Rutgers recruited him, but he wanted to play big-time college football, so he went to Penn State. Leonte Carroo took exception to that, and he let it be known the Monday before the Saturday prime-time affair.

An absurd 425 media credentials were issued by Rutgers, an auxiliary press box was in use, Gary Nova threw five interceptions, and it was Belton turning out the lights with a five-yard touchdown run with 1:13 left for a 13-10 Penn State win.

Late that night, in a meeting room at the Hale Center, Belton didn't shy away.

Anyway, why do Rutgers fans hate Penn State? Your responses below.

Staff writer Josh Newman: jnewman@app.com; @Joshua_Newman