Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

SEC
Alabama
Crimson Tide
vs
ACC
Florida State
Seminoles
On the field
Florida State won 3117 on Aug 30.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
BAMA sentiment · 141,238 comments
Positive54.8%
Neutral7%
Negative36.5%
Mixed1.6%
FSU sentiment · 20,908 comments
Positive39.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative51.5%
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.

Alabama
Florida State

Fan Score

548.3 (better)
390.8

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

54.8% (better)
39.1%

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.

Alabama
Florida State

Negativity

365.5 (better)
514.6

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

33.2 (better)
57.8

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

Explicit language

16 (better)
60.4

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Alabama left, Florida State 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.

Alabama
Florida State

Betting talk

3
3.3

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

114
189.7

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

NIL & portal talk

4.2
12.5

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: Alabama up, Florida State down
Alabama positive ↑Florida State positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
BAMA 17FSU 31
Alabama had the happier comment section in 15 of 22 shared weeks, Florida State in 7. When they met on Aug 30, Florida State won 31–17; Florida State’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Alabama and Florida State
Week ofAlabama resultAlabama positive shareAlabama negative shareFlorida State resultFlorida State positive shareFlorida State negative share
2025-08-2380.3%12.6%39.6%43.4%
2025-08-30L26%65.2%W67.1%21.6%
2025-09-06W38.5%51.3%W67%20.9%
2025-09-13W69%21%51.3%36.4%
2025-09-2074.3%14.3%W L50.9%36.3%
2025-09-27W74.3%16.8%26.6%62.4%
2025-10-04W80.3%13.5%L40.3%51.3%
2025-10-11W66.8%25.5%L17.9%76.1%
2025-10-18W80%12.5%L17.5%74.6%
2025-10-25W61%28.4%24.8%63.5%
2025-11-0171.3%14.6%W58.4%33%
2025-11-08W74.4%18.5%L29.6%65.3%
2025-11-15L39.9%50.8%W L58.2%32.6%
2025-11-22W66.1%26.5%21.2%72.1%
2025-11-29W65.1%27.3%L31.4%61.6%
2025-12-06L39.7%51.1%61.8%29%
2025-12-13W74.7%18.5%21.1%66.4%
2025-12-2062.6%30.1%22.3%64%
2025-12-27L37.6%54.3%61.9%29.1%
2026-01-0351.4%34.4%56.5%35.7%
2026-01-1074.4%18.2%49.5%37.2%
2026-01-1741.2%39.4%54.5%33.8%
Reactions from that night · Aug 30
Alabama

Roll Tide….go smash them Noles!!!

positiveViolent LanguageOpponent HostilityFacebook

"Spenn my dollaa....ON BEER... F*** AUBURN , & LSU & TENNESSEE too

negativeOpponent HostilityFacebook
Florida State

where's the Buffalo Burger or Speared Gator?

negativeStadium ExperienceFacebook

What happened to the Hot Dog 🤷🏻‍♂️

negativeStadium ExperienceFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

AlabamaFlorida State
Harm · FSU +37 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · FSU +35 ptsExplicit Language · FSU +57 ptsCollege Sports · FSU +69 ptsOff-Field Storylines · FSU +38 ptsSports Betting · FSU +11 ptsTeam & Front Office · FSU +52 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.
  • Alabama Harm: 51st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Alabama Identity-Based Abuse: 46th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Alabama Explicit Language: 43rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Alabama College Sports: 4th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Alabama Off-Field Storylines: 23rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Alabama Sports Betting: 49th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Alabama Team & Front Office: 36th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Florida State Harm: 88th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Florida State Identity-Based Abuse: 81st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Florida State Explicit Language: 100th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Florida State College Sports: 73rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Florida State Off-Field Storylines: 61st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Florida State Sports Betting: 60th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Florida State Team & Front Office: 88th 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. Alabama's positive share was higher in 15 of 22 shared weeks, Florida State's in 7.

BAMAFSU
0%40%80%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: BAMA, FSU
Week ofBAMAFSUComments
2025-08-2380.3%39.6%1,874
2025-08-3026%67.1%13,915
2025-09-0638.5%67%12,086
2025-09-1369%51.3%3,943
2025-09-2074.3%50.9%3,241
2025-09-2774.3%26.6%9,009
2025-10-0480.3%40.3%9,035
2025-10-1166.8%17.9%6,802
2025-10-1880%17.5%6,193
2025-10-2561%24.8%6,483
2025-11-0171.3%58.4%3,246
2025-11-0874.4%29.6%8,230
2025-11-1539.9%58.2%9,211
2025-11-2266.1%21.2%7,853
2025-11-2965.1%31.4%11,438
2025-12-0639.7%61.8%16,118
2025-12-1374.7%21.1%4,146
2025-12-2062.6%22.3%10,605
2025-12-2737.6%61.9%15,399
2026-01-0351.4%56.5%1,299
2026-01-1074.4%49.5%1,093
2026-01-1741.2%54.5%927
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