Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

Sun Belt
Arkansas State
Red Wolves
vs
Sun Belt
Louisiana
Ragin' Cajuns
On the field
Louisiana won 3430 on Nov 20.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
ARST sentiment · 3,373 comments
Positive71.8%
Neutral11%
Negative16%
Mixed1.2%
UL sentiment · 4,213 comments
Positive68.8%
Neutral8.5%
Negative21.7%
Mixed1%
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.

Arkansas State
Louisiana

Fan Score

717.8 (better)
687.6

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

71.8% (better)
68.8%

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.

Arkansas State
Louisiana

Negativity

160.1 (better)
217.2

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

11.3
(better)10.2

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

Explicit language

2.1 (better)
3.1

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Arkansas State left, Louisiana 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.

Arkansas State
Louisiana

Betting talk

1.8
2.6

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

105.2
106.3

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

NIL & portal talk

4.4
4.5

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: Arkansas State up, Louisiana down
Arkansas State positive ↑Louisiana positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
ARST 30UL 34
Arkansas State had the happier comment section in 10 of 22 shared weeks, Louisiana in 12. When they met on Nov 20, Louisiana won 34–30; Louisiana’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Arkansas State and Louisiana
Week ofArkansas State resultArkansas State positive shareArkansas State negative shareLouisiana resultLouisiana positive shareLouisiana negative share
2025-08-2376.7%2.3%75%5%
2025-08-30W70.6%18.9%L40.9%42.8%
2025-09-06L57.9%32.1%W73.7%15%
2025-09-13L62.9%28.2%L63.6%26.3%
2025-09-20L47.9%45%L42.1%46%
2025-09-27L49.6%44.6%W84.1%9.1%
2025-10-04W81.8%9.8%96.2%0%
2025-10-11W65.1%21%L56.1%33.3%
2025-10-1888%0%L35.3%50.9%
2025-10-25W70.6%12.7%L38.8%53.1%
2025-11-01W70.7%2.5%W83.4%6.7%
2025-11-08L83.1%10.3%W74.7%17%
2025-11-15L50%36.9%W89.1%4%
2025-11-2287.5%6.3%94.7%0%
2025-11-29W76.3%14.8%W87.4%7.9%
2025-12-0683.7%2.3%70.6%15.2%
2025-12-13W91.8%1.1%L49.9%40.8%
2025-12-2094%1.5%75%10%
2025-12-2796.2%0%100%0%
2026-01-0354.9%40.2%100%0%
2026-01-1063.1%6.3%88%4%
2026-01-1798.4%0.8%100%0%
Reactions from that night · Nov 20
Arkansas State

Here's the link for the streamed: https://www.four.sport-affclub.com/hsfootball.php

positiveBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Hmm. Interesting they couldn’t ship a fold up SC podium in a pelican so the aesthetic is better.

negativeBroadcast & MediaFacebook
Louisiana

Geaux spank dem hillbilly’s!

positiveOpponent HostilityFacebook

4-6 record and you don’t go for it to seal the win. Coach D got to go

negativeCoachingFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

Arkansas StateLouisiana
Harm · ARST +2 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · Low volumeCollege Sports · ARST +38 ptsOff-Field Storylines · ARST +31 ptsSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · UL +2 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.
  • Arkansas State Harm: 8th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Arkansas State Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Arkansas State Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Arkansas State College Sports: 66th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Arkansas State Off-Field Storylines: 62nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Arkansas State Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Arkansas State Team & Front Office: 29th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisiana Harm: 6th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisiana Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Louisiana Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Louisiana College Sports: 28th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisiana Off-Field Storylines: 31st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisiana Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Louisiana Team & Front Office: 31st 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. Arkansas State's positive share was higher in 10 of 22 shared weeks, Louisiana's in 12.

ARSTUL
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: ARST, UL
Week ofARSTULComments
2025-08-2376.7%75%166
2025-08-3070.6%40.9%680
2025-09-0657.9%73.7%468
2025-09-1362.9%63.6%288
2025-09-2047.9%42.1%342
2025-09-2749.6%84.1%549
2025-10-0481.8%96.2%278
2025-10-1165.1%56.1%309
2025-10-1888%35.3%198
2025-10-2570.6%38.8%249
2025-11-0170.7%83.4%637
2025-11-0883.1%74.7%330
2025-11-1550%89.1%482
2025-11-2287.5%94.7%86
2025-11-2976.3%87.4%1,171
2025-12-0683.7%70.6%247
2025-12-1391.8%49.9%622
2025-12-2094%75%87
2025-12-2796.2%100%32
2026-01-0354.9%100%88
2026-01-1063.1%88%136
2026-01-1798.4%100%141
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