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
Old Dominion
Monarchs
On the field
Old Dominion won 2421 on Oct 25.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
APP sentiment · 6,689 comments
Positive62.7%
Neutral12.7%
Negative22.9%
Mixed1.7%
ODU sentiment · 1,898 comments
Positive75.6%
Neutral11.5%
Negative12.3%
Mixed0.6%
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.

Appalachian State
Old Dominion

Fan Score

627.3
(better)755.5

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

62.7%
(better)75.6%

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.

Appalachian State
Old Dominion

Negativity

228.7
(better)123.3

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

15.2
(better)9.5

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

Explicit language

12.3
(better)6.3

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Appalachian State left, Old Dominion 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
Old Dominion

Betting talk

2.1
0.5

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

120.5
81.1

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

NIL & portal talk

12
22.1

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, Old Dominion down
Appalachian State positive ↑Old Dominion positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
APP 21ODU 24
Appalachian State had the happier comment section in 7 of 22 shared weeks, Old Dominion in 15. When they met on Oct 25, Old Dominion won 24–21; Old Dominion’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Appalachian State and Old Dominion
Week ofAppalachian State resultAppalachian State positive shareAppalachian State negative shareOld Dominion resultOld Dominion positive shareOld Dominion negative share
2025-08-23W73.8%2.5%93.8%6.3%
2025-08-3075.7%7.3%L74.1%17.6%
2025-09-06W49.1%27.6%W79.4%10.3%
2025-09-13L59.4%36.3%W82.7%9.3%
2025-09-2095.4%2.7%78.8%6.1%
2025-09-27L56.8%25.1%W70%8.9%
2025-10-04W64.5%22.5%W92.4%6.3%
2025-10-11W87.4%3.6%L58%34%
2025-10-18L56.9%29.2%L38%53.3%
2025-10-25L49.5%32.4%W84.3%7.8%
2025-11-01L36.6%38.2%W62.3%4.3%
2025-11-0850.3%38.3%W72.4%4.3%
2025-11-15L39%48.2%83.5%5.1%
2025-11-22W77.9%13.8%W81.9%1.3%
2025-11-29L63.4%27.6%W64%21.8%
2025-12-0658.2%25.4%65.2%18.2%
2025-12-1347.9%33.6%W90.8%4.2%
2025-12-2089.5%3.9%55.6%33.3%
2025-12-27L47.3%30%100%0%
2026-01-0390.9%9.1%73.3%10%
2026-01-1084.4%3.1%71.4%14.3%
2026-01-1777.8%14.8%90.9%0%
Reactions from that night · Oct 25
Appalachian State

Me too, Patsy Ernst. It’s just become way way too peopley for this Mountaineer.

negativeCrowd & AttendanceFacebook

Let's go men, destroy ADU

positiveOpponent HostilityFacebook
Old Dominion

Disappointed that parking situation hasn’t changed!

negativeStadium ExperienceFacebook

With 10 minutes left till halftime, the ODU Monarchs are leading 7-0. Lets go ODU ! Let's get a Homecoming victory !! Wish I was there with all the ODU Alumni and Fans !!

positiveCrowd & AttendanceFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

Appalachian StateOld Dominion
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
  • Old Dominion Harm: low volume, not ranked
  • Old Dominion Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Old Dominion Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Old Dominion College Sports: low volume, not ranked
  • Old Dominion Off-Field Storylines: low volume, not ranked
  • Old Dominion Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Old Dominion 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 7 of 22 shared weeks, Old Dominion's in 15.

APPODU
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: APP, ODU
Week ofAPPODUComments
2025-08-2373.8%93.8%379
2025-08-3075.7%74.1%534
2025-09-0649.1%79.4%492
2025-09-1359.4%82.7%385
2025-09-2095.4%78.8%786
2025-09-2756.8%70%541
2025-10-0464.5%92.4%462
2025-10-1187.4%58%272
2025-10-1856.9%38%435
2025-10-2549.5%84.3%261
2025-11-0136.6%62.3%446
2025-11-0850.3%72.4%265
2025-11-1539%83.5%695
2025-11-2277.9%81.9%554
2025-11-2963.4%64%627
2025-12-0658.2%65.2%365
2025-12-1347.9%90.8%429
2025-12-2089.5%55.6%94
2025-12-2747.3%100%436
2026-01-0390.9%73.3%41
2026-01-1084.4%71.4%39
2026-01-1777.8%90.9%49
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