Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

Mountain West
Colorado State
Rams
vs
Pac-12
Washington State
Cougars
On the field
Washington State won 203 on Sep 27.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
CSU sentiment · 4,505 comments
Positive43.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative45.4%
Mixed1.8%
WSU sentiment · 6,626 comments
Positive62.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative26.6%
Mixed2.2%
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.

Colorado State
Washington State

Fan Score

431.7
(better)627.4

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

43.2%
(better)62.7%

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.

Colorado State
Washington State

Negativity

453.9
(better)266.1

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

34 (better)
37.1

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

Explicit language

7.5 (better)
26.4

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Colorado State left, Washington 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.

Colorado State
Washington State

Betting talk

4.4
3.2

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

236.6
166.8

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

NIL & portal talk

14
18.1

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: Colorado State up, Washington State down
Colorado State positive ↑Washington State positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
CSU 3WSU 20
Colorado State had the happier comment section in 8 of 21 shared weeks, Washington State in 13. When they met on Sep 27, Washington State won 20–3; Washington State’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Colorado State and Washington State
Week ofColorado State resultColorado State positive shareColorado State negative shareWashington State resultWashington State positive shareWashington State negative share
2025-08-2377.6%10.5%77.5%10.9%
2025-08-30L62.6%23.1%W48.1%35%
2025-09-06W23%62.9%W74.9%15.7%
2025-09-1355.6%38.9%L37.2%49.7%
2025-09-20L27.1%61.2%L46.3%42.7%
2025-09-27L L23.1%68.9%W78.3%16.6%
2025-10-04W31.8%56.3%70%18.8%
2025-10-1172.1%17.5%L81%15.1%
2025-10-18L39.6%47.5%L59.5%33.7%
2025-10-25L26.6%65.2%W81.6%10.7%
2025-11-0140%30%L54.3%42%
2025-11-08L35.6%47.3%56.5%21.7%
2025-11-15L52.3%36.4%W61.8%28.3%
2025-11-22L L43.4%45.3%L34%48.5%
2025-11-2960.1%29.4%W81.8%10.9%
2025-12-0665.3%24%45.8%39.2%
2025-12-1381%9.5%71.3%17.8%
2025-12-2080%10%W87.6%7.3%
2025-12-2780.3%14.5%69.3%18.2%
2026-01-0360%20%83.9%8.4%
2026-01-1050%12.5%57%32.9%
2026-01-1779.2%8.3%
Reactions from that night · Sep 27
Colorado State

Coaching is the issue... penalties, turnovers, bad play calling....time to make a change

negativeCoachingFacebook

Don’t let bullock handle the ball ever again and play calling is horrible fire Jay!

negativeCoachingFacebook
Washington State

Looking forward to another ass whipping

negativeExplicit WordsFacebook

Now give money..so they can rebuild with bigger ..faster

positiveFront OfficeFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

Colorado StateWashington State
Harm · CSU +1 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · WSU +43 ptsCollege Sports · CSU +4 ptsOff-Field Storylines · CSU +47 ptsSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · CSU +20 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.
  • Colorado State Harm: 66th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Colorado State Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Colorado State Explicit Language: 18th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Colorado State College Sports: 96th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Colorado State Off-Field Storylines: 76th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Colorado State Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Colorado State Team & Front Office: 98th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Washington State Harm: 65th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Washington State Identity-Based Abuse: 33rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Washington State Explicit Language: 61st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Washington State College Sports: 92nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Washington State Off-Field Storylines: 29th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Washington State Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Washington State Team & Front Office: 78th 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. Colorado State's positive share was higher in 7 of 21 shared weeks, Washington State's in 14.

CSUWSU
0%44%88%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: CSU, WSU
Week ofCSUWSUComments
2025-08-2377.6%77.5%205
2025-08-3062.6%48.1%597
2025-09-0623%74.9%636
2025-09-1355.6%37.2%537
2025-09-2027.1%46.3%890
2025-09-2723.1%78.3%535
2025-10-0431.8%70%631
2025-10-1172.1%81%790
2025-10-1839.6%59.5%544
2025-10-2526.6%81.6%566
2025-11-0140%54.3%101
2025-11-0835.6%56.5%169
2025-11-1552.3%61.8%340
2025-11-2243.4%34%1,149
2025-11-2960.1%81.8%721
2025-12-0665.3%45.8%547
2025-12-1381%71.3%958
2025-12-2080%87.6%381
2025-12-2780.3%69.3%379
2026-01-0360%83.9%320
2026-01-1050%57%87
2026-01-170%79.2%48
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