Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

American
Florida Atlantic
Owls
vs
Big Ten
Maryland
Terrapins
On the field
Maryland won 397 on Aug 30.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
FAU sentiment · 1,154 comments
Positive66%
Neutral10.1%
Negative22.3%
Mixed1.6%
UMD sentiment · 9,607 comments
Positive32.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative56.5%
Mixed2.2%
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.

Florida Atlantic
Maryland

Fan Score

660.3 (better)
326.5

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

66% (better)
32.7%

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.

Florida Atlantic
Maryland

Negativity

222.7 (better)
565.3

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

9.5 (better)
50.3

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

Explicit language

5.2 (better)
34.7

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Florida Atlantic left, Maryland 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.

Florida Atlantic
Maryland

Betting talk

3.5
4.7

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

74.5
250.8

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

NIL & portal talk

14.7
23.1

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: Florida Atlantic up, Maryland down
Florida Atlantic positive ↑Maryland positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
FAU 7UMD 39
Florida Atlantic had the happier comment section in 17 of 22 shared weeks, Maryland in 5. When they met on Aug 30, Maryland won 39–7; Maryland’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Florida Atlantic and Maryland
Week ofFlorida Atlantic resultFlorida Atlantic positive shareFlorida Atlantic negative shareMaryland resultMaryland positive shareMaryland negative share
2025-08-2375%16.7%42.3%45.4%
2025-08-30L45.8%48.1%W W53.1%32.1%
2025-09-06W89.5%3.5%27.4%57.1%
2025-09-13L30.2%62.8%W40.6%47.2%
2025-09-2065.2%21.7%W70.5%19.6%
2025-09-27L53.4%39.7%71.7%14.2%
2025-10-04W93.8%1.3%L26%68.1%
2025-10-11W89.3%3.6%L28.9%63.1%
2025-10-18L55.8%32.6%L19%71.8%
2025-10-25L64.9%27%30.1%51.1%
2025-11-0136.5%6.7%L15.6%75.1%
2025-11-08W88.2%4.9%L12.8%79.3%
2025-11-15L53.1%28.1%L17.7%72.3%
2025-11-22L75.2%18.2%L21.3%66.6%
2025-11-29L52.1%43.6%L20.1%69.3%
2025-12-06100%0%40.2%44.6%
2025-12-13100%0%49%45%
2025-12-20100%0%62.2%26.5%
2025-12-2752.9%29.4%52.6%31.2%
2026-01-0390%0%60%22.5%
2026-01-1075%12.5%49.1%32.4%
2026-01-1775%0%88%3%
Reactions from that night · Aug 30
Florida Atlantic

Come on guys!!! Kick that Maryland axx!!

positiveOpponent HostilityFacebook

I am up! Ready to tailgate!

positiveStadium ExperienceFacebook
Maryland

But the coach is the same

negativeCoachingFacebook

Same bs. I’m so ready for a new HC

negativeExplicit AcronymCoachingFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

Florida AtlanticMaryland
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.
  • 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
  • Maryland Harm: 78th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Maryland Identity-Based Abuse: 83rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Maryland Explicit Language: 78th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Maryland College Sports: 97th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Maryland Off-Field Storylines: 25th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Maryland Sports Betting: 84th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Maryland Team & Front Office: 100th 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. Florida Atlantic's positive share was higher in 17 of 22 shared weeks, Maryland's in 5.

FAUUMD
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: FAU, UMD
Week ofFAUUMDComments
2025-08-2375%42.3%232
2025-08-3045.8%53.1%688
2025-09-0689.5%27.4%473
2025-09-1330.2%40.6%583
2025-09-2065.2%70.5%866
2025-09-2753.4%71.7%277
2025-10-0493.8%26%703
2025-10-1189.3%28.9%710
2025-10-1855.8%19%696
2025-10-2564.9%30.1%309
2025-11-0136.5%15.6%1,070
2025-11-0888.2%12.8%857
2025-11-1553.1%17.7%765
2025-11-2275.2%21.3%753
2025-11-2952.1%20.1%899
2025-12-06100%40.2%120
2025-12-13100%49%116
2025-12-20100%62.2%104
2025-12-2752.9%52.6%190
2026-01-0390%60%130
2026-01-1075%49.1%116
2026-01-1775%88%104
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