Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

MAC
Eastern Michigan
Eagles
vs
MAC
Miami (Ohio)
RedHawks
On the field
Miami (Ohio) won 4430 on Oct 18.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
EMU sentiment · 67 comments
Positive61.2%
Neutral11.9%
Negative25.4%
Mixed1.5%
M-OH sentiment · 1,085 comments
Positive79%
Neutral8.7%
Negative11.6%
Mixed0.7%
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.

Eastern Michigan
Miami (Ohio)

Fan Score

611.9
(better)789.9

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

61.2%
(better)79%

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.

Eastern Michigan
Miami (Ohio)

Negativity

253.7
(better)116.1

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

29.9
(better)13.8

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

Explicit language

0 (better)
1.8

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Eastern Michigan left, Miami (Ohio) 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.

Eastern Michigan
Miami (Ohio)

Betting talk

0
0.9

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

268.7
49.8

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

NIL & portal talk

14.9
3.7

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: Eastern Michigan up, Miami (Ohio) down
Eastern Michigan positive ↑Miami (Ohio) positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
EMU 30M-OH 44
Eastern Michigan had the happier comment section in 8 of 15 shared weeks, Miami (Ohio) in 7. When they met on Oct 18, Miami (Ohio) won 44–30; Miami (Ohio)’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Eastern Michigan and Miami (Ohio)
Week ofEastern Michigan resultEastern Michigan positive shareEastern Michigan negative shareMiami (Ohio) resultMiami (Ohio) positive shareMiami (Ohio) negative share
2025-08-23100%0%L85.3%5.9%
2025-08-30L100%0%57.1%33.3%
2025-09-06L100%0%L72.4%13.8%
2025-09-13L0%100%76.9%7.7%
2025-09-20WL51.6%29%
2025-09-27LW86.7%3.3%
2025-10-04L100%0%W94%2.4%
2025-10-11W100%0%W90.6%1.9%
2025-10-18L50%50%W81.3%0%
2025-10-25L0%0%W83.2%4.7%
2025-11-01L63.8%27.6%
2025-11-08W63.6%27.3%L60.9%19.6%
2025-11-15W52%32%W88.6%6.4%
2025-11-22L100%0%89.7%7.7%
2025-11-29100%0%W83.2%8.8%
2025-12-0671.4%14.3%L68.1%25%
2025-12-130%100%86.7%13.3%
2025-12-2078.4%5.4%
2025-12-27L60.8%27.8%
2026-01-03
2026-01-1080%0%
2026-01-1720%40%100%0%
Reactions from that night · Oct 18
Eastern Michigan

Sure wish EMU could reinstate wrestling. Very inexpensive sport with tremendous results for young athletes

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Miami (Ohio)

Have a great game today!🏈🏈🏈

positiveFacebook

Beautiful day for a game! GREAT game by the defense today! #RiseUpRedHawks #GotTheW❤️🤍🏈🏟️💪

positiveFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

Eastern MichiganMiami (Ohio)
Harm · Low volumeIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · Low volumeCollege Sports · Low volumeOff-Field Storylines · Low volumeSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · Low volume
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.
  • Eastern Michigan Harm: low volume, not ranked
  • Eastern Michigan Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Eastern Michigan Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Eastern Michigan College Sports: low volume, not ranked
  • Eastern Michigan Off-Field Storylines: low volume, not ranked
  • Eastern Michigan Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Eastern Michigan Team & Front Office: low volume, not ranked
  • Miami (Ohio) Harm: low volume, not ranked
  • Miami (Ohio) Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Miami (Ohio) Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Miami (Ohio) College Sports: low volume, not ranked
  • Miami (Ohio) Off-Field Storylines: low volume, not ranked
  • Miami (Ohio) Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Miami (Ohio) Team & Front Office: low volume, not ranked

The season, felt twice

Weekly positive share for both comment sections on one axis; hover shows the week's combined comment volume. Eastern Michigan's positive share was higher in 9 of 15 shared weeks, Miami (Ohio)'s in 6.

EMUM-OH
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: EMU, M-OH
Week ofEMUM-OHComments
2025-08-23100%85.3%69
2025-08-30100%57.1%22
2025-09-06100%72.4%30
2025-09-130%76.9%14
2025-09-200%51.6%31
2025-09-270%86.7%30
2025-10-04100%94%88
2025-10-11100%90.6%55
2025-10-1850%81.3%34
2025-10-250%83.2%108
2025-11-010%63.8%58
2025-11-0863.6%60.9%57
2025-11-1552%88.6%165
2025-11-22100%89.7%42
2025-11-29100%83.2%127
2025-12-0671.4%68.1%79
2025-12-130%86.7%16
2025-12-200%78.4%37
2025-12-270%60.8%79
2026-01-030%0%0
2026-01-100%80%5
2026-01-1720%100%6
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