Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

ACC
Clemson
Tigers
vs
ACC
Louisville
Cardinals
On the field
Clemson won 2019 on Nov 14.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
CLEM sentiment · 38,829 comments
Positive48.9%
Neutral7.5%
Negative41.8%
Mixed1.8%
LOU sentiment · 12,501 comments
Positive63%
Neutral7.6%
Negative27.5%
Mixed1.9%
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.

Clemson
Louisville

Fan Score

488.9
(better)630.3

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

48.9%
(better)63%

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.

Clemson
Louisville

Negativity

418.1
(better)274.9

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

48
(better)34.2

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

Explicit language

32.5
(better)25.4

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

0.3Race0.2
2.1Gender1.1
1.1Age0.2

Clemson left, Louisville 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.

Clemson
Louisville

Betting talk

2.4
3.4

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

119.3
116.6

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

NIL & portal talk

9.7
5.4

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: Clemson up, Louisville down
Clemson positive ↑Louisville positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
CLEM 20LOU 19
Clemson had the happier comment section in 5 of 22 shared weeks, Louisville in 17. When they met on Nov 14, Clemson won 20–19; Clemson’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Clemson and Louisville
Week ofClemson resultClemson positive shareClemson negative shareLouisville resultLouisville positive shareLouisville negative share
2025-08-2376.5%10.9%89.9%2.5%
2025-08-30L29.6%61.3%W W72.2%16.2%
2025-09-06W28.8%61.3%47%40.9%
2025-09-13L24.3%65.8%61.1%18.5%
2025-09-20L20.2%71.1%W63.9%24.2%
2025-09-2756.9%36.6%W65.4%26.4%
2025-10-04W65%26.3%L35.6%54.4%
2025-10-11W59.3%30.7%W70.7%19.3%
2025-10-18L30.3%58.7%84%9.6%
2025-10-2544.1%32.1%W69.4%16.8%
2025-11-01L24.9%65.1%W75.6%13.9%
2025-11-08W W64.4%27.2%L L36.4%54.2%
2025-11-1564.1%29.1%23.7%66.3%
2025-11-22W70.3%19.8%L43.6%42.6%
2025-11-29W64.6%27.3%W78.9%15.2%
2025-12-0643.9%38.1%58.8%26.8%
2025-12-1359.5%28.5%81.3%11.3%
2025-12-2082.7%9.9%W70.4%21.3%
2025-12-27L40.4%50.8%76.3%13.2%
2026-01-0355.4%34.1%72.7%19.5%
2026-01-1053.4%31.9%85.2%7.4%
2026-01-1752.4%35.7%84.3%9.8%
Reactions from that night · Nov 14
Clemson

Seemed that the referees were extra careful making their calls tonight. Looking over their shoulders at Dabo the whole game. .

negativeOfficiatingFacebook

Which non-You Tube Channel can we watch the game on? We do have access to ROKU TV! Thanks!

neutralBroadcast & MediaFacebook
Louisville

Been waitin for UVA to lose for 3 weeks... they finally lose and we 💩 the 🛌 against Cal

negativeOpponent HostilityFacebook

Mobile had a cannon and flat out balled here congratulations coach #GoCards

positiveCoachingFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

ClemsonLouisville
Harm · CLEM +19 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · CLEM +33 ptsExplicit Language · CLEM +18 ptsCollege Sports · CLEM +13 ptsOff-Field Storylines · CLEM +30 ptsSports Betting · LOU +38 ptsTeam & Front Office · CLEM +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.
  • Clemson Harm: 79th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Clemson Identity-Based Abuse: 57th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Clemson Explicit Language: 74th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Clemson College Sports: 33rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Clemson Off-Field Storylines: 84th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Clemson Sports Betting: 25th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Clemson Team & Front Office: 43rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisville Harm: 60th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisville Identity-Based Abuse: 24th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisville Explicit Language: 56th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisville College Sports: 20th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisville Off-Field Storylines: 54th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisville Sports Betting: 63rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisville Team & Front Office: 41st 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. Clemson's positive share was higher in 5 of 22 shared weeks, Louisville's in 17.

CLEMLOU
0%45%90%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: CLEM, LOU
Week ofCLEMLOUComments
2025-08-2376.5%89.9%640
2025-08-3029.6%72.2%3,630
2025-09-0628.8%47%3,661
2025-09-1324.3%61.1%3,020
2025-09-2020.2%63.9%2,840
2025-09-2756.9%65.4%986
2025-10-0465%35.6%2,242
2025-10-1159.3%70.7%1,798
2025-10-1830.3%84%2,770
2025-10-2544.1%69.4%1,134
2025-11-0124.9%75.6%2,377
2025-11-0864.4%36.4%3,856
2025-11-1564.1%23.7%4,996
2025-11-2270.3%43.6%2,832
2025-11-2964.6%78.9%6,045
2025-12-0643.9%58.8%986
2025-12-1359.5%81.3%987
2025-12-2082.7%70.4%2,541
2025-12-2740.4%76.3%2,746
2026-01-0355.4%72.7%615
2026-01-1053.4%85.2%535
2026-01-1752.4%84.3%93
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