Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

Pick any two fanbases and compare what their comment sections say, stat for stat.

Mountain West
Air Force
Falcons
vs
American
Army
Black Knights
On the field
Army won 2017 on Nov 1.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
AFA sentiment · 2,980 comments
Positive61.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative28.4%
Mixed2.2%
ARMY sentiment · 10,320 comments
Positive74.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative16.8%
Mixed1.6%
Mood

Who is happier

Fan Score counts positive comments per 1,000, so a loud fanbase cannot buy its way up the board. Positive share tells the same story as a percentage of everything said.

Air Force
Army

Fan Score

612.1
(better)745.9

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

61.2%
(better)74.6%

Share of all comments that are positive

Edge

Who is harsher

Negativity, toxicity and explicit language, every one of them per 1,000 comments so the two sides stay comparable whatever their volume.

Air Force
Army

Negativity

283.6
(better)168.4

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

11.1
(better)10.5

Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 (lower wins)

Explicit language

3.7 (better)
11.1

Explicit-language comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Air Force left, Army right. Tag applications per 1,000 comments, on the same scale across every row. Reported as rates only: this block never picks a winner.

Subject matter

What they talk about

Three topic groups where neither direction is better, just louder. These rows describe a comment section instead of scoring it.

Air Force
Army

Betting talk

3.7
2.1

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

169.5
128.4

Team and front-office comments per 1,000: coaching, the athletic department, and gameday

NIL & portal talk

13.4
1.3

NIL and Transfer Portal tag applications per 1,000, which may overlap

Shape of the season

Week by week, side by side

The same season read twice: weekly mood for both comment sections, the weeks the two teams actually met, and where each fanbase lands nationally on the seven topic groups.

Rivalry pulse

Weekly comment shares: Air Force up, Army down
Air Force positive ↑Army positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
AFA 17ARMY 20
Air Force had the happier comment section in 7 of 18 shared weeks, Army in 11. When they met on Nov 1, Army won 20–17; Army’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Air Force and Army
Week ofAir Force resultAir Force positive shareAir Force negative shareArmy resultArmy positive shareArmy negative share
2025-08-2384.4%6.4%L87.5%4.3%
2025-08-30W73.3%10.3%44.3%35.3%
2025-09-0665.6%13.3%W85%7.6%
2025-09-13L75%16.7%88.8%2.2%
2025-09-20L70.9%18.9%L L56.9%34.1%
2025-09-27L57.2%33.1%67.5%21.1%
2025-10-04L55.8%35.8%W93.5%2.9%
2025-10-11L51.3%38.3%W85.3%6%
2025-10-18W86.8%5.7%L77.8%15.3%
2025-10-2569.2%18.5%90.3%7.8%
2025-11-01L38%51.5%W90%5.9%
2025-11-08W82.7%13%W73.1%13.6%
2025-11-15L46.3%46.3%77.1%12.2%
2025-11-22L W45.2%43.2%L45.4%47%
2025-11-2956.4%30.8%W83.4%12.5%
2025-12-0683.3%16.7%71.6%21.6%
2025-12-1365.7%17.1%L55.6%33.6%
2025-12-2042.9%57.1%90.5%3.3%
2025-12-27W86.1%8.5%
2026-01-0357.1%27.6%
2026-01-1074.7%16.8%
2026-01-1768.3%22%
Reactions from that night · Nov 1
Air Force

How early should I get to the gates to get on base?

neutralStadium ExperienceFacebook

Whose idea was it to schedule a 10 AM MDT game??? lol...I know, I know, TV.

negativeBroadcast & MediaFacebook
Army

Kick ass and leave no survivors.

negativeExplicit WordsFacebook

That new East Side will be spectacular when complete and really make it quite an experience

positiveStadium ExperienceFacebook

Fingerprint duel

Each fanbase's national percentile on the seven comment-topic groups, overlaid.

Air ForceArmy
Harm · AFA +6 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · Low volumeCollege Sports · AFA +62 ptsOff-Field Storylines · AFA +14 ptsSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · AFA +22 pts
Each axis is the team's percentile among ranked FBS teams for that tag group; deltas are gaps in percentile points. Low-volume fanbases are excluded from each cohort.
  • Air Force Harm: 7th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Air Force Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Air Force Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Air Force College Sports: 63rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Air Force Off-Field Storylines: 28th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Air Force Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Air Force Team & Front Office: 81st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Army Harm: 1st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Army Identity-Based Abuse: 17th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Army Explicit Language: 28th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Army College Sports: 1st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Army Off-Field Storylines: 14th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Army Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Army Team & Front Office: 59th percentile of ranked FBS teams

The season, felt twice

Weekly positive share for both comment sections on one axis; hover shows the week's combined comment volume. Air Force's positive share was higher in 6 of 18 shared weeks, Army's in 12.

AFAARMY
0%47%94%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: AFA, ARMY
Week ofAFAARMYComments
2025-08-2384.4%87.5%413
2025-08-3073.3%44.3%826
2025-09-0665.6%85%1,182
2025-09-1375%88.8%257
2025-09-2070.9%56.9%626
2025-09-2757.2%67.5%392
2025-10-0455.8%93.5%569
2025-10-1151.3%85.3%676
2025-10-1886.8%77.8%390
2025-10-2569.2%90.3%168
2025-11-0138%90%875
2025-11-0882.7%73.1%1,247
2025-11-1546.3%77.1%464
2025-11-2245.2%45.4%830
2025-11-2956.4%83.4%812
2025-12-0683.3%71.6%916
2025-12-1365.7%55.6%812
2025-12-2042.9%90.5%248
2025-12-270%86.1%1,258
2026-01-030%57.1%203
2026-01-100%74.7%95
2026-01-170%68.3%41
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