Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

Sun Belt
Appalachian State
Mountaineers
vs
American
Charlotte
49ers
On the field
Appalachian State won 3411 on Aug 29 at a neutral site.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
APP sentiment · 6,689 comments
Positive62.7%
Neutral12.7%
Negative22.9%
Mixed1.7%
CLT sentiment · 1,447 comments
Positive41.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative46.6%
Mixed2.4%
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.

Appalachian State
Charlotte

Fan Score

627.3 (better)
416.7

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

62.7% (better)
41.7%

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.

Appalachian State
Charlotte

Negativity

228.7 (better)
466.5

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

15.2 (better)
22.8

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

Explicit language

12.3 (better)
20

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Appalachian State left, Charlotte 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.

Appalachian State
Charlotte

Betting talk

2.1
18

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

120.5
145.8

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

NIL & portal talk

12
34.6

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: Appalachian State up, Charlotte down
Appalachian State positive ↑Charlotte positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
APP 34CLT 11
Appalachian State had the happier comment section in 13 of 22 shared weeks, Charlotte in 9. When they met on Aug 29, Appalachian State won 34–11; Charlotte’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Appalachian State and Charlotte
Week ofAppalachian State resultAppalachian State positive shareAppalachian State negative shareCharlotte resultCharlotte positive shareCharlotte negative share
2025-08-23W73.8%2.5%L88.9%0%
2025-08-3075.7%7.3%33.3%66.7%
2025-09-06W49.1%27.6%L26.1%39.1%
2025-09-13L59.4%36.3%W L75%12.5%
2025-09-2095.4%2.7%100%0%
2025-09-27L56.8%25.1%L14.3%71.4%
2025-10-04W64.5%22.5%37.5%62.5%
2025-10-11W87.4%3.6%L39.5%50%
2025-10-18L56.9%29.2%L L36.6%49.5%
2025-10-25L49.5%32.4%26.8%62.2%
2025-11-01L36.6%38.2%64.3%21.4%
2025-11-0850.3%38.3%L34.4%50.3%
2025-11-15L39%48.2%L31.4%55.5%
2025-11-22W77.9%13.8%L51.1%38.8%
2025-11-29L63.4%27.6%L43%49.3%
2025-12-0658.2%25.4%47.9%33.3%
2025-12-1347.9%33.6%12.5%62.5%
2025-12-2089.5%3.9%100%0%
2025-12-27L47.3%30%100%0%
2026-01-0390.9%9.1%90.9%4.5%
2026-01-1084.4%3.1%92.3%3.8%
2026-01-1777.8%14.8%92.3%7.7%
Reactions from that night · Aug 29
Appalachian State

We’ll be there! Let’s go Mountaineers!

positiveCrowd & AttendanceFacebook

Alright Coach..... Time to show that App made the right decision when they hired you!

positiveCoachingFacebook
Charlotte

🤘🏈 Football is BACK! Stream all the action LIVE on :📺 NCAA Football

positiveBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Where can we find temp face tattoos??

positiveFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

Appalachian StateCharlotte
Harm · Low volumeIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · Low volumeCollege Sports · Low volumeOff-Field Storylines · Low volumeSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · Low volume
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.
  • Appalachian State Harm: 18th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Appalachian State Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Appalachian State Explicit Language: 32nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Appalachian State College Sports: 60th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Appalachian State Off-Field Storylines: 56th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Appalachian State Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Appalachian State Team & Front Office: 46th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Charlotte Harm: low volume, not ranked
  • Charlotte Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Charlotte Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Charlotte College Sports: low volume, not ranked
  • Charlotte Off-Field Storylines: low volume, not ranked
  • Charlotte Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Charlotte Team & Front Office: low volume, not ranked

The season, felt twice

Weekly positive share for both comment sections on one axis; hover shows the week's combined comment volume. Appalachian State's positive share was higher in 13 of 22 shared weeks, Charlotte's in 8.

APPCLT
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: APP, CLT
Week ofAPPCLTComments
2025-08-2373.8%88.9%372
2025-08-3075.7%33.3%452
2025-09-0649.1%26.1%447
2025-09-1359.4%75%168
2025-09-2095.4%100%756
2025-09-2756.8%14.3%458
2025-10-0464.5%37.5%407
2025-10-1187.4%39.5%336
2025-10-1856.9%36.6%444
2025-10-2549.5%26.8%374
2025-11-0136.6%64.3%391
2025-11-0850.3%34.4%300
2025-11-1539%31.4%836
2025-11-2277.9%51.1%587
2025-11-2963.4%43%589
2025-12-0658.2%47.9%347
2025-12-1347.9%12.5%194
2025-12-2089.5%100%80
2025-12-2747.3%100%441
2026-01-0390.9%90.9%33
2026-01-1084.4%92.3%84
2026-01-1777.8%92.3%40
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