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
Sun Belt
Coastal Carolina
Chanticleers
On the field
Coastal Carolina won 4537 on Oct 18.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
APP sentiment · 6,689 comments
Positive62.7%
Neutral12.7%
Negative22.9%
Mixed1.7%
CCU sentiment · 4,398 comments
Positive71%
Neutral9%
Negative18.7%
Mixed1.2%
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
Coastal Carolina

Fan Score

627.3
(better)710.3

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

62.7%
(better)71%

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
Coastal Carolina

Negativity

228.7
(better)187.1

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

15.2 (better)
17.5

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

Explicit language

12.3 (better)
15.7

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Appalachian State left, Coastal Carolina 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
Coastal Carolina

Betting talk

2.1
2.5

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

120.5
168.9

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

NIL & portal talk

12
5.5

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: Appalachian State up, Coastal Carolina down
Appalachian State positive ↑Coastal Carolina positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
APP 37CCU 45
Appalachian State had the happier comment section in 7 of 22 shared weeks, Coastal Carolina in 15. When they met on Oct 18, Coastal Carolina won 45–37; Coastal Carolina’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina
Week ofAppalachian State resultAppalachian State positive shareAppalachian State negative shareCoastal Carolina resultCoastal Carolina positive shareCoastal Carolina negative share
2025-08-23W73.8%2.5%76.4%8.4%
2025-08-3075.7%7.3%L60.6%31.3%
2025-09-06W49.1%27.6%W62.4%24.6%
2025-09-13L59.4%36.3%L39.8%47.3%
2025-09-2095.4%2.7%W87.9%6%
2025-09-27L56.8%25.1%95%0%
2025-10-04W64.5%22.5%L40.7%46.2%
2025-10-11W87.4%3.6%W85.4%10.4%
2025-10-18L56.9%29.2%W84.8%10%
2025-10-25L49.5%32.4%W67.5%15.2%
2025-11-01L36.6%38.2%77.6%3.4%
2025-11-0850.3%38.3%W84.1%7.1%
2025-11-15L39%48.2%L70.3%17.8%
2025-11-22W77.9%13.8%L62.3%24.9%
2025-11-29L63.4%27.6%L63.6%27.2%
2025-12-0658.2%25.4%73.3%16.9%
2025-12-1347.9%33.6%88.7%4.4%
2025-12-2089.5%3.9%96.3%0%
2025-12-27L47.3%30%L73.7%15.6%
2026-01-0390.9%9.1%85%2.5%
2026-01-1084.4%3.1%100%0%
2026-01-1777.8%14.8%66.7%0%
Reactions from that night · Oct 18
Appalachian State

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neutralBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Let's beat them by 50pts. Can't stand their fans, about as bad as the Georgia Southern assholes!!!!

mixedOpponent HostilityFacebook
Coastal Carolina

I have video somewhere a few years ago when we best app state and the students charged the field! It was amazing!

positiveStudent SectionFacebook

Clearly not many athletes in the student section. Beach chickens just slowly making it over the wall

negativeStudent SectionFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

Appalachian StateCoastal Carolina
Harm · CCU +6 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · CCU +9 ptsCollege Sports · APP +7 ptsOff-Field Storylines · APP +48 ptsSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · CCU +34 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.
  • 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
  • Coastal Carolina Harm: 24th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Coastal Carolina Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Coastal Carolina Explicit Language: 41st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Coastal Carolina College Sports: 53rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Coastal Carolina Off-Field Storylines: 8th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Coastal Carolina Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Coastal Carolina Team & Front Office: 80th 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. Appalachian State's positive share was higher in 8 of 22 shared weeks, Coastal Carolina's in 14.

APPCCU
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: APP, CCU
Week ofAPPCCUComments
2025-08-2373.8%76.4%554
2025-08-3075.7%60.6%807
2025-09-0649.1%62.4%826
2025-09-1359.4%39.8%401
2025-09-2095.4%87.9%935
2025-09-2756.8%95%471
2025-10-0464.5%40.7%604
2025-10-1187.4%85.4%462
2025-10-1856.9%84.8%653
2025-10-2549.5%67.5%441
2025-11-0136.6%77.6%435
2025-11-0850.3%84.1%501
2025-11-1539%70.3%801
2025-11-2277.9%62.3%712
2025-11-2963.4%63.6%517
2025-12-0658.2%73.3%494
2025-12-1347.9%88.7%508
2025-12-2089.5%96.3%103
2025-12-2747.3%73.7%748
2026-01-0390.9%85%51
2026-01-1084.4%100%33
2026-01-1777.8%66.7%30
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