Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

American
East Carolina
Pirates
vs
American
UTSA
Roadrunners
On the field
UTSA won 5824 on Nov 22.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
ECU sentiment · 6,181 comments
Positive77.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative11.4%
Mixed1.3%
UTSA sentiment · 3,498 comments
Positive68.1%
Neutral10%
Negative20.3%
Mixed1.5%
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.

East Carolina
UTSA

Fan Score

771.6 (better)
681

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

77.2% (better)
68.1%

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.

East Carolina
UTSA

Negativity

114.2 (better)
203.3

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

12.6 (better)
21.7

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

Explicit language

10.5 (better)
17.4

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

East Carolina left, UTSA 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.

East Carolina
UTSA

Betting talk

1.6
1.7

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

66.5
119.8

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

NIL & portal talk

3.9
12.9

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: East Carolina up, UTSA down
East Carolina positive ↑UTSA positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
ECU 24UTSA 58
East Carolina had the happier comment section in 15 of 22 shared weeks, UTSA in 7. When they met on Nov 22, UTSA won 58–24; UTSA’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for East Carolina and UTSA
Week ofEast Carolina resultEast Carolina positive shareEast Carolina negative shareUTSA resultUTSA positive shareUTSA negative share
2025-08-23L62.6%19.8%79.2%6.7%
2025-08-3076.2%12.7%L75.2%16.3%
2025-09-06W62.8%22.1%L38.8%48.1%
2025-09-13W77.3%12%W79.4%13.7%
2025-09-20L W67.3%16.5%W59.9%27.9%
2025-09-2768.3%14.4%56.8%11.4%
2025-10-04L78.9%13.2%L50.3%38.4%
2025-10-11W76%14.6%W78.6%7.1%
2025-10-1875.9%11.1%L26.2%61.9%
2025-10-2576.5%10.3%W79.9%8.5%
2025-11-01W87%3.7%L77.3%17.4%
2025-11-08W68.4%5.3%75%20%
2025-11-15W86.9%7%W76%13.4%
2025-11-22L58.8%31.6%W73.8%15.9%
2025-11-29W88.5%7%L57%32.5%
2025-12-0660%20%73.5%15.7%
2025-12-1388.5%5.7%88.9%3.7%
2025-12-2083%9%W62%16.9%
2025-12-27W82.8%9.3%76.7%15%
2026-01-0392.8%4.8%82.1%10.7%
2026-01-1094.5%2.7%71.9%4.7%
2026-01-1781.5%7.4%38.5%38.5%
Reactions from that night · Nov 22
East Carolina

There wasn’t anything to review. Last Saturday, we had to beat 17 on both sides of the ball. I can never understand how the refs rarely call holding on our opponents even when they do it right in front of the referees.

negativeOfficiatingFacebook

I’m giving this same energy tomorrow watching my Pirates on ESPN+. Bring home that W !!!!

positiveBroadcast & MediaFacebook
UTSA

What happened last week with Robert Henry? Is he injured?

neutralInjuriesFacebook

God! I cannot stand to hear this commentator.

negativeBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

East CarolinaUTSA
Harm · UTSA +24 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · UTSA +22 ptsCollege Sports · UTSA +59 ptsOff-Field Storylines · ECU +27 ptsSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · UTSA +40 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.
  • East Carolina Harm: 10th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • East Carolina Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • East Carolina Explicit Language: 25th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • East Carolina College Sports: 29th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • East Carolina Off-Field Storylines: 59th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • East Carolina Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • East Carolina Team & Front Office: 4th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • UTSA Harm: 34th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • UTSA Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • UTSA Explicit Language: 47th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • UTSA College Sports: 88th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • UTSA Off-Field Storylines: 32nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • UTSA Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • UTSA Team & Front Office: 44th 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. East Carolina's positive share was higher in 14 of 22 shared weeks, UTSA's in 8.

ECUUTSA
0%47%95%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: ECU, UTSA
Week ofECUUTSAComments
2025-08-2362.6%79.2%662
2025-08-3076.2%75.2%406
2025-09-0662.8%38.8%576
2025-09-1377.3%79.4%327
2025-09-2067.3%59.9%572
2025-09-2768.3%56.8%148
2025-10-0478.9%50.3%291
2025-10-1176%78.6%360
2025-10-1875.9%26.2%192
2025-10-2576.5%79.9%232
2025-11-0187%77.3%702
2025-11-0868.4%75%625
2025-11-1586.9%76%1,002
2025-11-2258.8%73.8%543
2025-11-2988.5%57%645
2025-12-0660%73.5%153
2025-12-1388.5%88.9%114
2025-12-2083%62%567
2025-12-2782.8%76.7%1,099
2026-01-0392.8%82.1%223
2026-01-1094.5%71.9%174
2026-01-1781.5%38.5%66
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