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
Texas State
Bobcats
On the field
Arkansas State won 3130 on Oct 4.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
ARST sentiment · 3,373 comments
Positive71.8%
Neutral11%
Negative16%
Mixed1.2%
TXST sentiment · 2,245 comments
Positive70.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative18.6%
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.

Arkansas State
Texas State

Fan Score

717.8 (better)
707.8

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

71.8% (better)
70.8%

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
Texas State

Negativity

160.1 (better)
186.2

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

11.3
(better)8.9

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

Explicit language

2.1 (better)
17.4

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Arkansas State left, Texas 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.

Arkansas State
Texas State

Betting talk

1.8
3.1

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

105.2
84.2

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

NIL & portal talk

4.4
2.7

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, Texas State down
Arkansas State positive ↑Texas State positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
ARST 31TXST 30
Arkansas State had the happier comment section in 10 of 21 shared weeks, Texas State in 11. When they met on Oct 4, Arkansas State won 31–30; Arkansas State’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Arkansas State and Texas State
Week ofArkansas State resultArkansas State positive shareArkansas State negative shareTexas State resultTexas State positive shareTexas State negative share
2025-08-2376.7%2.3%76.9%0%
2025-08-30W70.6%18.9%W77.1%1.4%
2025-09-06L57.9%32.1%W89.3%2.8%
2025-09-13L62.9%28.2%L69.6%18.8%
2025-09-20L47.9%45%W77.4%7.5%
2025-09-27L49.6%44.6%60%0%
2025-10-04W81.8%9.8%L37.4%52.8%
2025-10-11W65.1%21%L33.6%55.5%
2025-10-1888%0%L32.9%55.9%
2025-10-25W70.6%12.7%L42.4%50.5%
2025-11-01W70.7%2.5%60%28%
2025-11-08L83.1%10.3%L34%60.6%
2025-11-15L50%36.9%W84.3%9.6%
2025-11-2287.5%6.3%W88.7%1.6%
2025-11-29W76.3%14.8%W88.1%2%
2025-12-0683.7%2.3%100%0%
2025-12-13W91.8%1.1%83.3%0%
2025-12-2094%1.5%87.5%0%
2025-12-2796.2%0%W77.9%11.7%
2026-01-0354.9%40.2%90.7%4%
2026-01-1063.1%6.3%
2026-01-1798.4%0.8%83.1%6%
Reactions from that night · Oct 4
Arkansas State

WOLVES UP ♾️ BEAT THE BOBCATS!!!!! ST🅰️TE 🐺❤️🖤💯🏈

positiveOpponent HostilityFacebook

WOLVES UP ♾️🐺❤️🖤💯🏈!!!!! BEAT THE BOBCATS!!!!!

positiveOpponent HostilityFacebook
Texas State

Media team is absolutely killing it!

positiveBroadcast & MediaFacebook

So excited to see the game is on my stations!!!

positiveBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

Arkansas StateTexas State
Harm · Low volumeIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · Low volumeCollege Sports · ARST +14 ptsOff-Field Storylines · ARST +17 ptsSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · ARST +16 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
  • Texas State Harm: low volume, not ranked
  • Texas State Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Texas State Explicit Language: 47th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Texas State College Sports: 52nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Texas State Off-Field Storylines: 45th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Texas State Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Texas State Team & Front Office: 13th 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 21 shared weeks, Texas State's in 11.

ARSTTXST
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: ARST, TXST
Week ofARSTTXSTComments
2025-08-2376.7%76.9%99
2025-08-3070.6%77.1%411
2025-09-0657.9%89.3%678
2025-09-1362.9%69.6%282
2025-09-2047.9%77.4%233
2025-09-2749.6%60%131
2025-10-0481.8%37.4%348
2025-10-1165.1%33.6%305
2025-10-1888%32.9%168
2025-10-2570.6%42.4%201
2025-11-0170.7%60%494
2025-11-0883.1%34%230
2025-11-1550%84.3%275
2025-11-2287.5%88.7%110
2025-11-2976.3%88.1%585
2025-12-0683.7%100%61
2025-12-1391.8%83.3%275
2025-12-2094%87.5%75
2025-12-2796.2%77.9%180
2026-01-0354.9%90.7%157
2026-01-1063.1%0%111
2026-01-1798.4%83.1%209
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