Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

C-USA
FIU
Panthers
vs
American
Florida Atlantic
Owls
On the field
FIU won 3828 on Sep 13.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
FIU sentiment · 1,631 comments
Positive83%
Neutral7.1%
Negative9.4%
Mixed0.6%
FAU sentiment · 1,154 comments
Positive66%
Neutral10.1%
Negative22.3%
Mixed1.6%
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.

FIU
Florida Atlantic

Fan Score

829.6 (better)
660.3

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

83% (better)
66%

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.

FIU
Florida Atlantic

Negativity

93.8 (better)
222.7

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

13.5
(better)9.5

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

Explicit language

8.6
(better)5.2

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

FIU left, Florida Atlantic 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.

FIU
Florida Atlantic

Betting talk

1.8
3.5

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

120.2
74.5

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

NIL & portal talk

1.2
14.7

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: FIU up, Florida Atlantic down
FIU positive ↑Florida Atlantic positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
FIU 38FAU 28
FIU had the happier comment section in 13 of 22 shared weeks, Florida Atlantic in 9. When they met on Sep 13, FIU won 38–28; FIU’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for FIU and Florida Atlantic
Week ofFIU resultFIU positive shareFIU negative shareFlorida Atlantic resultFlorida Atlantic positive shareFlorida Atlantic negative share
2025-08-23W76.2%4.8%75%16.7%
2025-08-3088.2%4.7%L45.8%48.1%
2025-09-06L85.7%7.9%W89.5%3.5%
2025-09-13W92.6%0%L30.2%62.8%
2025-09-20L52.2%17.4%65.2%21.7%
2025-09-2772.7%0%L53.4%39.7%
2025-10-04L86.8%7.5%W93.8%1.3%
2025-10-11W85.4%8.6%W89.3%3.6%
2025-10-18L55.9%32.4%L55.8%32.6%
2025-10-25L70%20%L64.9%27%
2025-11-0160.9%13%36.5%6.7%
2025-11-08W91%2.6%W88.2%4.9%
2025-11-15W95.5%0%L53.1%28.1%
2025-11-22W94.4%1.4%L75.2%18.2%
2025-11-29W93.4%3%L52.1%43.6%
2025-12-0684.5%3.4%100%0%
2025-12-1361.5%15.4%100%0%
2025-12-20L90.7%1.2%100%0%
2025-12-2758.6%31.4%52.9%29.4%
2026-01-0370%15%90%0%
2026-01-1093.3%6.7%75%12.5%
2026-01-1761.5%30.8%75%0%
Reactions from that night · Sep 13
FIU

Today's game will be broadcast live on https://www.school.sport-affclub.com/football.php

neutralBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Love that he loves his mama. #pandanation #totalpandamonium #65

neutralFacebook
Florida Atlantic

Camera work makes this look like a high school game

negativeBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Need to be more consistent at winning, and getting on legit sports channels

negativeBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

FIUFlorida Atlantic
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.
  • FIU Harm: low volume, not ranked
  • FIU Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • FIU Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • FIU College Sports: low volume, not ranked
  • FIU Off-Field Storylines: low volume, not ranked
  • FIU Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • FIU Team & Front Office: low volume, not ranked
  • Florida Atlantic Harm: low volume, not ranked
  • Florida Atlantic Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Florida Atlantic Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Florida Atlantic College Sports: low volume, not ranked
  • Florida Atlantic Off-Field Storylines: low volume, not ranked
  • Florida Atlantic Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Florida Atlantic 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. FIU's positive share was higher in 13 of 22 shared weeks, Florida Atlantic's in 9.

FIUFAU
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: FIU, FAU
Week ofFIUFAUComments
2025-08-2376.2%75%57
2025-08-3088.2%45.8%216
2025-09-0685.7%89.5%149
2025-09-1392.6%30.2%97
2025-09-2052.2%65.2%46
2025-09-2772.7%53.4%69
2025-10-0486.8%93.8%133
2025-10-1185.4%89.3%254
2025-10-1855.9%55.8%111
2025-10-2570%64.9%67
2025-11-0160.9%36.5%127
2025-11-0891%88.2%180
2025-11-1595.5%53.1%98
2025-11-2294.4%75.2%280
2025-11-2993.4%52.1%421
2025-12-0684.5%100%66
2025-12-1361.5%100%29
2025-12-2090.7%100%92
2025-12-2758.6%52.9%208
2026-01-0370%90%30
2026-01-1093.3%75%38
2026-01-1761.5%75%17
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