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
American
Rice
Owls
On the field
Florida Atlantic won 2721 on Oct 4.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
FAU sentiment · 1,154 comments
Positive66%
Neutral10.1%
Negative22.3%
Mixed1.6%
RICE sentiment · 1,436 comments
Positive85.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative6.5%
Mixed0.2%
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
Rice

Fan Score

660.3
(better)857.9

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

66%
(better)85.8%

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
Rice

Negativity

222.7
(better)64.8

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

9.5 (better)
10.4

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

Explicit language

5.2 (better)
7.7

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Florida Atlantic left, Rice 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
Rice

Betting talk

3.5
0.7

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

74.5
41.8

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

NIL & portal talk

14.7
2.1

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, Rice down
Florida Atlantic positive ↑Rice positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
FAU 27RICE 21
Florida Atlantic had the happier comment section in 6 of 21 shared weeks, Rice in 15. When they met on Oct 4, Florida Atlantic won 27–21; Florida Atlantic’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Florida Atlantic and Rice
Week ofFlorida Atlantic resultFlorida Atlantic positive shareFlorida Atlantic negative shareRice resultRice positive shareRice negative share
2025-08-2375%16.7%91.4%5.2%
2025-08-30L45.8%48.1%W77.4%10%
2025-09-06W89.5%3.5%L70.3%11%
2025-09-13L30.2%62.8%W W91.6%3.4%
2025-09-2065.2%21.7%87.8%6.1%
2025-09-27L53.4%39.7%L84%1.3%
2025-10-04W93.8%1.3%L90.8%3.9%
2025-10-11W89.3%3.6%L87.2%10.3%
2025-10-18L55.8%32.6%100%0%
2025-10-25L64.9%27%W L91%5%
2025-11-0136.5%6.7%90%10%
2025-11-08W88.2%4.9%W100%0%
2025-11-15L53.1%28.1%91.3%4.3%
2025-11-22L75.2%18.2%L97.4%0%
2025-11-29L52.1%43.6%L94%4%
2025-12-06100%0%83.3%4.2%
2025-12-13100%0%85.7%0%
2025-12-20100%0%
2025-12-2752.9%29.4%L78.5%14.1%
2026-01-0390%0%77.1%11.4%
2026-01-1075%12.5%97.1%2.9%
2026-01-1775%0%85%0%
Reactions from that night · Oct 4
Florida Atlantic

So sad we dont get to see Keon at this game.... next year!!!

negativeFacebook

Let’s goooo boys 🙌🏼🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈

positiveFacebook
Rice

here's the link for the streamd: https://combet.king-cpasports.com/hsfootball.php

positiveBroadcast & MediaFacebook

The energy at Rice Stadium is going to be powerful! Can't wait for the game 💥

positiveCrowd & AttendanceFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

Florida AtlanticRice
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
  • Rice Harm: low volume, not ranked
  • Rice Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Rice Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Rice College Sports: low volume, not ranked
  • Rice Off-Field Storylines: low volume, not ranked
  • Rice Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Rice 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. Florida Atlantic's positive share was higher in 6 of 21 shared weeks, Rice's in 15.

FAURICE
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: FAU, RICE
Week ofFAURICEComments
2025-08-2375%91.4%94
2025-08-3045.8%77.4%361
2025-09-0689.5%70.3%177
2025-09-1330.2%91.6%221
2025-09-2065.2%87.8%105
2025-09-2753.4%84%133
2025-10-0493.8%90.8%156
2025-10-1189.3%87.2%95
2025-10-1855.8%100%57
2025-10-2564.9%91%137
2025-11-0136.5%90%124
2025-11-0888.2%100%163
2025-11-1553.1%91.3%55
2025-11-2275.2%97.4%176
2025-11-2952.1%94%167
2025-12-06100%83.3%56
2025-12-13100%85.7%30
2025-12-20100%0%6
2025-12-2752.9%78.5%166
2026-01-0390%77.1%45
2026-01-1075%97.1%42
2026-01-1775%85%24
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