Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

American
Charlotte
49ers
vs
American
South Florida
Bulls
On the field
South Florida won 5426 on Oct 3.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
CLT sentiment · 1,447 comments
Positive41.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative46.6%
Mixed2.4%
USF sentiment · 16,469 comments
Positive60.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative26.9%
Mixed2.6%
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.

Charlotte
South Florida

Fan Score

416.7
(better)608.6

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

41.7%
(better)60.9%

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.

Charlotte
South Florida

Negativity

466.5
(better)268.6

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

22.8 (better)
36.1

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

Explicit language

20 (better)
31.7

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Charlotte left, South Florida 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.

Charlotte
South Florida

Betting talk

18
2.1

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

145.8
194.6

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

NIL & portal talk

34.6
6.6

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: Charlotte up, South Florida down
Charlotte positive ↑South Florida positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
CLT 26USF 54
Charlotte had the happier comment section in 9 of 22 shared weeks, South Florida in 13. When they met on Oct 3, South Florida won 54–26; South Florida’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Charlotte and South Florida
Week ofCharlotte resultCharlotte positive shareCharlotte negative shareSouth Florida resultSouth Florida positive shareSouth Florida negative share
2025-08-23L88.9%0%W67.6%20.8%
2025-08-3033.3%66.7%71.4%17.1%
2025-09-06L26.1%39.1%W74%16.7%
2025-09-13W L75%12.5%L62.5%27.7%
2025-09-20100%0%W78.1%12.9%
2025-09-27L14.3%71.4%W54.6%7.1%
2025-10-0437.5%62.5%W77%14.1%
2025-10-11L39.5%50%77%13.7%
2025-10-18L L36.6%49.5%W81.1%9.1%
2025-10-2526.8%62.2%L44.7%47.4%
2025-11-0164.3%21.4%W74.8%14.6%
2025-11-08L34.4%50.3%79.5%10.8%
2025-11-15L31.4%55.5%L38.1%52.9%
2025-11-22L51.1%38.8%W60.8%24.2%
2025-11-29L43%49.3%W58.6%28.2%
2025-12-0647.9%33.3%40.5%43.8%
2025-12-1312.5%62.5%L41.7%47.4%
2025-12-20100%0%63.5%28.1%
2025-12-27100%0%36.2%46.6%
2026-01-0390.9%4.5%49.3%34.3%
2026-01-1092.3%3.8%59.2%10.2%
2026-01-1792.3%7.7%59.6%34.6%
Reactions from that night · Oct 3
Charlotte

Proud of this team…fighting through so many injuries to play a very spirited second half!

positiveInjuriesFacebook

We will never win with this guy as head coach. This is going to ruin the athletic directors resume

negativeCoachingFacebook
South Florida

You could not do worse than your ugly unis! Leave it toUSF! Way worse! Always the red headed step kid your program is! Go Noles!!

negativeOpponent HostilityFacebook

We’re on National television this Friday night. Let’s pack the stadium. AND stampede those 49ers. Go Bulls! 💪🤘🏈💚

positiveOpponent HostilityCrowd & AttendanceFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

CharlotteSouth Florida
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.
  • Charlotte Harm: low volume, not ranked
  • Charlotte Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Charlotte Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Charlotte College Sports: low volume, not ranked
  • Charlotte Off-Field Storylines: low volume, not ranked
  • Charlotte Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Charlotte Team & Front Office: low volume, not ranked
  • South Florida Harm: 61st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Florida Identity-Based Abuse: 40th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Florida Explicit Language: 72nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Florida College Sports: 65th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Florida Off-Field Storylines: 23rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Florida Sports Betting: 11th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Florida Team & Front Office: 89th 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. Charlotte's positive share was higher in 9 of 22 shared weeks, South Florida's in 13.

CLTUSF
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: CLT, USF
Week ofCLTUSFComments
2025-08-2388.9%67.6%721
2025-08-3033.3%71.4%325
2025-09-0626.1%74%3,066
2025-09-1375%62.5%839
2025-09-20100%78.1%405
2025-09-2714.3%54.6%346
2025-10-0437.5%77%498
2025-10-1139.5%77%887
2025-10-1836.6%81.1%631
2025-10-2526.8%44.7%535
2025-11-0164.3%74.8%487
2025-11-0834.4%79.5%594
2025-11-1531.4%38.1%781
2025-11-2251.1%60.8%622
2025-11-2943%58.6%2,915
2025-12-0647.9%40.5%2,915
2025-12-1312.5%41.7%628
2025-12-20100%63.5%100
2025-12-27100%36.2%66
2026-01-0390.9%49.3%389
2026-01-1092.3%59.2%101
2026-01-1792.3%59.6%65
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