Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

ACC
Duke
Blue Devils
vs
ACC
Syracuse
Orange
On the field
Duke won 383 on Sep 27.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
DUKE sentiment · 14,337 comments
Positive69.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative22.2%
Mixed1.5%
SYR sentiment · 9,364 comments
Positive38.7%
Neutral8.1%
Negative50.9%
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.

Duke
Syracuse

Fan Score

695.1 (better)
386.7

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

69.5% (better)
38.7%

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.

Duke
Syracuse

Negativity

222.4 (better)
508.8

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

20.4 (better)
57.9

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

Explicit language

19.2 (better)
42.4

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

0.1Race1.4
1.4Gender2.6
0.3LGBTQIA+0.3
0.2Age1.5

Duke left, Syracuse 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.

Duke
Syracuse

Betting talk

1.2
4.7

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

79.2
144.4

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

NIL & portal talk

8.2
11.1

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: Duke up, Syracuse down
Duke positive ↑Syracuse positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
DUKE 38SYR 3
Duke had the happier comment section in 19 of 22 shared weeks, Syracuse in 3. When they met on Sep 27, Duke won 38–3; Duke’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Duke and Syracuse
Week ofDuke resultDuke positive shareDuke negative shareSyracuse resultSyracuse positive shareSyracuse negative share
2025-08-23W74%15.1%84.7%9.4%
2025-08-3085.9%9.8%L37.7%52%
2025-09-06L58.6%30.8%W W39.9%49.3%
2025-09-13L62%30.7%58.7%29.8%
2025-09-20W81.7%12.2%W60.3%29.7%
2025-09-27W79.3%13.1%L26.6%64.4%
2025-10-04W83%10.7%L33.9%57.1%
2025-10-1187.5%7.5%61.6%31.2%
2025-10-18L61.4%30.7%L38.2%53.6%
2025-10-2573%20.9%L L35%57.5%
2025-11-01W55.7%35%26.2%59.2%
2025-11-08L55.8%34.1%L30.5%59.5%
2025-11-15L54.8%39.3%51.4%38.7%
2025-11-22W74.5%18.1%L20.3%71%
2025-11-29W64.4%25.2%L25.9%65.5%
2025-12-06W62.7%28.1%36.6%38.9%
2025-12-1370.8%20.8%32.5%45.5%
2025-12-2091.8%1%42.9%48.6%
2025-12-27W86.4%8.6%80%20%
2026-01-0383.1%7.9%57.6%37.6%
2026-01-1059.2%31.3%64.2%23.1%
2026-01-1745.5%44.5%72.7%0%
Reactions from that night · Sep 27
Duke

Go Duke!! Let's build on last week. Get em cooking Diaz!!

positiveCoachingFacebook

it's Gameday game will be broadcast live on here https://www.syanaz.king-cpasports.com/football.php

neutralBroadcast & MediaFacebook
Syracuse

Big crowd but won't be full. Resellers have a ton of them.

negativeCrowd & AttendanceFacebook

Whatever makes you feel better dude for getting blown out in Death Valley!

negativeOpponent HostilityFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

DukeSyracuse
Harm · SYR +59 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · SYR +65 ptsExplicit Language · SYR +41 ptsCollege Sports · SYR +46 ptsOff-Field Storylines · SYR +10 ptsSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · SYR +58 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.
  • Duke Harm: 31st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Duke Identity-Based Abuse: 4th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Duke Explicit Language: 50th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Duke College Sports: 33rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Duke Off-Field Storylines: 76th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Duke Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Duke Team & Front Office: 11th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Syracuse Harm: 90th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Syracuse Identity-Based Abuse: 69th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Syracuse Explicit Language: 91st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Syracuse College Sports: 79th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Syracuse Off-Field Storylines: 86th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Syracuse Sports Betting: 84th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Syracuse Team & Front Office: 69th 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. Duke's positive share was higher in 19 of 22 shared weeks, Syracuse's in 3.

DUKESYR
0%46%92%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: DUKE, SYR
Week ofDUKESYRComments
2025-08-2374%84.7%720
2025-08-3085.9%37.7%1,305
2025-09-0658.6%39.9%1,200
2025-09-1362%58.7%595
2025-09-2081.7%60.3%1,785
2025-09-2779.3%26.6%1,182
2025-10-0483%33.9%1,267
2025-10-1187.5%61.6%325
2025-10-1861.4%38.2%822
2025-10-2573%35%772
2025-11-0155.7%26.2%2,350
2025-11-0855.8%30.5%708
2025-11-1554.8%51.4%484
2025-11-2274.5%20.3%2,269
2025-11-2964.4%25.9%2,416
2025-12-0662.7%36.6%2,981
2025-12-1370.8%32.5%195
2025-12-2091.8%42.9%132
2025-12-2786.4%80%1,350
2026-01-0383.1%57.6%441
2026-01-1059.2%64.2%281
2026-01-1745.5%72.7%121
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