It does feel like bait, and a weird one at that, but the poster’s name is “axe to grind” which may mean this is his/her very niche pet peeve. 
If you want a more popular-appeal bait, Sheetz vs. Wawa 
Fact is, no “snob” looks at ANY PASSHE. These are the anti-snob campuses
That’s part&package with their history - back when the Normal Schools were transformed into public (PASSHE) colleges, these universities had over 80% budget from the state thus low tuition+proximity to many towns, being well spread out throughout the Commonwealth. As a result, in the 80s&90s, they became a great stepping stone for smart, ambitious working class kids who didn’t want/couldn’t afford to attend Penn State. (If there’s any rivalry, it’s not between the different and now consolidated PASSHE campuses but between these and the PSU branches, which unfairly poached on their grounds in a major expansion throughout the 90s.)
In the 21st century the PASSHE schools were defunded, especially after 2008, so tuition skyrocketed, to the point some presented tuition for 12 credits a semester despite it not being sufficient for graduating in 4 years. Some also pursued a mind boggling policy of building expensive dorms, officially to meet or create demand and attract OOS students (who, as mentioned above, rarely know they exist). There was a lot of mismanagement, political appointees who didn’t understand the universities etc. At some point it was less expensive for a working class Western PA resident with good academics to attend YSU over in OH than to attend a PASSHE.
The new-ish governor went back to their original mission: to serve working/middle class Pennsylvanians. As a result, better funding and need-based scholarships for residents (+considerable restructuring) made PASSHE affordable stepping stones to a better life again. They’re not out of the woods yet of course.
Personal hope, this fairer competition should challenge Pitt and PSU to up their game in terms of FA and scholarships (because right now neither is acting like they’re PA’s flagships -* - in terms of financial accessibility.)
*yes I know technically they’re not, they’re like NYS contract colleges in that respect or “state-related” not public, but for all practical purpose that’s what they are and it really annoys me PA residents just “get a discount” rather than decent FA or merit aid.