Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

Big 12
BYU
Cougars
vs
Big 12
Utah
Utes
On the field
BYU won 2421 on Oct 18.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
BYU sentiment · 32,975 comments
Positive59.6%
Neutral9%
Negative29.1%
Mixed2.4%
UTAH sentiment · 16,435 comments
Positive55.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative33%
Mixed2%
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.

BYU
Utah

Fan Score

595.6 (better)
559.4

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

59.6% (better)
55.9%

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.

BYU
Utah

Negativity

291.3 (better)
330.1

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

36.1 (better)
48.9

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

Explicit language

6.2 (better)
35.3

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

BYU left, Utah 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.

BYU
Utah

Betting talk

3.3
2.4

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

158.5
175.1

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

NIL & portal talk

2.7
4.6

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: BYU up, Utah down
BYU positive ↑Utah positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
BYU 24UTAH 21
BYU had the happier comment section in 13 of 22 shared weeks, Utah in 9. When they met on Oct 18, BYU won 24–21; BYU’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for BYU and Utah
Week ofBYU resultBYU positive shareBYU negative shareUtah resultUtah positive shareUtah negative share
2025-08-2367.9%19.7%65.8%23.2%
2025-08-30W51.6%34.8%W78.8%13.4%
2025-09-06W47.5%40.7%W58.2%27.9%
2025-09-1365.2%28%W52.6%32%
2025-09-20W64.3%26.3%L27.9%61.4%
2025-09-27W W59%30.1%W68%26.4%
2025-10-0451.2%35.3%51.5%28.2%
2025-10-11W54.1%33.4%W71.4%18.2%
2025-10-18W62.7%25.2%L40.2%52.1%
2025-10-25W63.1%25.1%W51%35.7%
2025-11-0165.2%22.4%W62%27.3%
2025-11-08L46.2%41.3%49.1%38.7%
2025-11-15W59.1%26.9%W66.8%22.2%
2025-11-22W64.5%25.3%W W47.9%41.9%
2025-11-29W66.1%25.2%50.4%36.4%
2025-12-06L48.4%42%65%21%
2025-12-1375.5%15.3%75.1%16.2%
2025-12-2050.4%31.6%35.3%35.3%
2025-12-27W72.8%19%W68.7%21.7%
2026-01-0367.8%14.9%58.1%30.5%
2026-01-1075.6%10.3%43%45.5%
2026-01-1737.5%40.5%53.1%34.4%
Reactions from that night · Oct 18
BYU

They missed a TON of holding on AZ as well. They always do.

negativeOfficiatingFacebook

I'm with ya every OTHER game but GO UTES!

negativeOpponent RespectFacebook
Utah

Chillicothe Vs. Guthrie | 2025 Texas High School Football Live Stream > update.scoreboard-today.com/school-football.php

neutralBroadcast & MediaFacebook

I hate late starts. Fans don’t matter, only tv revenue.

negativeBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

BYUUtah
Harm · UTAH +28 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · BYU +11 ptsExplicit Language · UTAH +73 ptsCollege Sports · UTAH +25 ptsOff-Field Storylines · BYU +8 ptsSports Betting · BYU +35 ptsTeam & Front Office · UTAH +10 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.
  • BYU Harm: 49th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • BYU Identity-Based Abuse: 84th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • BYU Explicit Language: 8th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • BYU College Sports: 21st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • BYU Off-Field Storylines: 96th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • BYU Sports Betting: 60th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • BYU Team & Front Office: 73rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Utah Harm: 77th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Utah Identity-Based Abuse: 73rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Utah Explicit Language: 81st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Utah College Sports: 46th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Utah Off-Field Storylines: 88th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Utah Sports Betting: 25th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Utah Team & Front Office: 83rd 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. BYU's positive share was higher in 13 of 22 shared weeks, Utah's in 9.

BYUUTAH
0%39%79%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: BYU, UTAH
Week ofBYUUTAHComments
2025-08-2367.9%65.8%373
2025-08-3051.6%78.8%2,060
2025-09-0647.5%58.2%1,841
2025-09-1365.2%52.6%1,062
2025-09-2064.3%27.9%2,777
2025-09-2759%68%1,902
2025-10-0451.2%51.5%1,578
2025-10-1154.1%71.4%3,071
2025-10-1862.7%40.2%3,691
2025-10-2563.1%51%3,705
2025-11-0165.2%62%1,710
2025-11-0846.2%49.1%2,432
2025-11-1559.1%66.8%2,407
2025-11-2264.5%47.9%4,216
2025-11-2966.1%50.4%4,170
2025-12-0648.4%65%3,611
2025-12-1375.5%75.1%1,303
2025-12-2050.4%35.3%650
2025-12-2772.8%68.7%4,736
2026-01-0367.8%58.1%1,100
2026-01-1075.6%43%642
2026-01-1737.5%53.1%373
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