Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

Big 12
Colorado
Buffaloes
vs
Big 12
Kansas State
Wildcats
On the field
Kansas State won 2414 on Nov 29.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
COLO sentiment · 13,180 comments
Positive59.5%
Neutral8.5%
Negative30.6%
Mixed1.3%
KSU sentiment · 17,428 comments
Positive43.6%
Neutral8.8%
Negative45.1%
Mixed2.4%
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
Kansas State

Fan Score

595.4 (better)
436.3

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

59.5% (better)
43.6%

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
Kansas State

Negativity

306.4 (better)
451.3

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

15.2 (better)
35.4

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

Explicit language

4 (better)
26.4

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Colorado left, Kansas 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
Kansas State

Betting talk

4.1
2.7

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

119
201.5

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

NIL & portal talk

10.5
19.9

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 up, Kansas State down
Colorado positive ↑Kansas State positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
COLO 14KSU 24
Colorado had the happier comment section in 13 of 22 shared weeks, Kansas State in 9. When they met on Nov 29, Kansas State won 24–14; Kansas State’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Colorado and Kansas State
Week ofColorado resultColorado positive shareColorado negative shareKansas State resultKansas State positive shareKansas State negative share
2025-08-23L74.5%12.2%L26.2%62.8%
2025-08-3055.8%34.4%W32.3%55.5%
2025-09-06W L81%11%L L28%62.1%
2025-09-1333.4%54.7%14.7%76.7%
2025-09-20W72.9%17.9%48.2%37.3%
2025-09-27L54%36.8%W73.9%16.3%
2025-10-04L48.4%42.9%L25.9%65.4%
2025-10-11W73.5%20.6%W65.1%22.2%
2025-10-1881.3%10.4%67%16.5%
2025-10-25L28.6%61.1%W68.2%21.1%
2025-11-01L42.3%46.4%L32%55.1%
2025-11-08L58.8%29.2%77%6.7%
2025-11-1561.4%28.6%W37%51.7%
2025-11-22L67.4%22.5%L33.6%56.3%
2025-11-29L44.5%45.3%W70.6%19.9%
2025-12-0658.1%29.6%36.4%49%
2025-12-1364%28.1%77.9%13.1%
2025-12-20100%0%47%27.7%
2025-12-2760%30%61.9%27.1%
2026-01-0354.5%31.8%62.9%22.9%
2026-01-1065.6%25.6%84.4%8.3%
2026-01-1756.8%33.9%69.6%19%
Reactions from that night · Nov 29
Colorado

UCLA fired foster after nearly two seasons, yet CU won’t even fire a guy who in no way is competitive in the big12😂😂

negativeCoachingFacebook

Getting blown out because deion Sanders needs to be fired he sucks at coaching

negativeCoachingFacebook
Kansas State

We be there for the final game!

positiveCrowd & AttendanceFacebook

Let’s send Deion and the boys packing and we can go bowling!!! 🏈🏈🏈

negativeOpponent HostilityFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

ColoradoKansas State
Harm · KSU +36 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · KSU +57 ptsCollege Sports · KSU +29 ptsOff-Field Storylines · KSU +75 ptsSports Betting · COLO +43 ptsTeam & Front Office · KSU +48 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 Harm: 21st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Colorado Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Colorado Explicit Language: 4th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Colorado College Sports: 55th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Colorado Off-Field Storylines: 3rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Colorado Sports Betting: 76th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Colorado Team & Front Office: 42nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Kansas State Harm: 57th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Kansas State Identity-Based Abuse: 56th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Kansas State Explicit Language: 61st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Kansas State College Sports: 84th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Kansas State Off-Field Storylines: 78th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Kansas State Sports Betting: 33rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Kansas State Team & Front Office: 90th 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's positive share was higher in 13 of 22 shared weeks, Kansas State's in 9.

COLOKSU
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: COLO, KSU
Week ofCOLOKSUComments
2025-08-2374.5%26.2%1,983
2025-08-3055.8%32.3%2,034
2025-09-0681%28%3,655
2025-09-1333.4%14.7%2,163
2025-09-2072.9%48.2%1,111
2025-09-2754%73.9%1,278
2025-10-0448.4%25.9%1,398
2025-10-1173.5%65.1%1,240
2025-10-1881.3%67%253
2025-10-2528.6%68.2%2,071
2025-11-0142.3%32%1,384
2025-11-0858.8%77%796
2025-11-1561.4%37%1,235
2025-11-2267.4%33.6%2,083
2025-11-2944.5%70.6%3,241
2025-12-0658.1%36.4%2,423
2025-12-1364%77.9%302
2025-12-20100%47%348
2025-12-2760%61.9%238
2026-01-0354.5%62.9%254
2026-01-1065.6%84.4%359
2026-01-1756.8%69.6%759
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