Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

ACC
Florida State
Seminoles
vs
ACC
NC State
Wolfpack
On the field
NC State won 2111 on Nov 21.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
FSU sentiment · 20,908 comments
Positive39.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative51.5%
Mixed1.6%
NCST sentiment · 4,850 comments
Positive57.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative31.6%
Mixed1.9%
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 State
NC State

Fan Score

390.8
(better)579

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

39.1%
(better)57.9%

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 State
NC State

Negativity

514.6
(better)316.5

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

57.8
(better)32.2

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

Explicit language

60.4
(better)23.7

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Florida State left, NC State 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 State
NC State

Betting talk

3.3
2.5

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

189.7
165.4

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

NIL & portal talk

12.5
10.3

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 State up, NC State down
Florida State positive ↑NC State positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
FSU 11NCST 21
Florida State had the happier comment section in 5 of 22 shared weeks, NC State in 17. When they met on Nov 21, NC State won 21–11; Florida State’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Florida State and NC State
Week ofFlorida State resultFlorida State positive shareFlorida State negative shareNC State resultNC State positive shareNC State negative share
2025-08-2339.6%43.4%W63.5%24.1%
2025-08-30W67.1%21.6%34%54.9%
2025-09-06W67%20.9%W W54.4%36.9%
2025-09-1351.3%36.4%78%14%
2025-09-20W L50.9%36.3%L52.6%36.1%
2025-09-2726.6%62.4%L37.4%55.5%
2025-10-04L40.3%51.3%W47.1%37.5%
2025-10-11L17.9%76.1%L52.6%35.6%
2025-10-18L17.5%74.6%63.6%22.7%
2025-10-2524.8%63.5%L26.3%64%
2025-11-01W58.4%33%W68.3%23.6%
2025-11-08L29.6%65.3%86.1%7.4%
2025-11-15W L58.2%32.6%L W36.9%53.3%
2025-11-2221.2%72.1%73%18.1%
2025-11-29L31.4%61.6%W69.3%22.6%
2025-12-0661.8%29%54.3%32.1%
2025-12-1321.1%66.4%W58.5%20.8%
2025-12-2022.3%64%88.1%9%
2025-12-2761.9%29.1%86.7%8.3%
2026-01-0356.5%35.7%66%15.1%
2026-01-1049.5%37.2%62.5%12.5%
2026-01-1754.5%33.8%21.7%60.9%
Reactions from that night · Nov 21
Florida State

No way. We play NC State on Friday night on ESPN in North Carolina.

neutralBroadcast & MediaFacebook

I’m going to this one, should be a great game, y’all wish me luck with those rowdy fans in Raleigh.

positiveCrowd & AttendanceFacebook
NC State

Use to be a great coach but talks more like a politician now when interviewed.

negativeCoachingFacebook

He and Dave have Zero ACC Championships combined

negativeCoachingFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

Florida StateNC State
Harm · FSU +33 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · FSU +45 ptsCollege Sports · FSU +24 ptsOff-Field Storylines · FSU +22 ptsSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · FSU +11 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.
  • Florida State Harm: 88th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Florida State Identity-Based Abuse: 81st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Florida State Explicit Language: 100th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Florida State College Sports: 73rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Florida State Off-Field Storylines: 61st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Florida State Sports Betting: 60th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Florida State Team & Front Office: 88th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • NC State Harm: 55th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • NC State Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • NC State Explicit Language: 55th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • NC State College Sports: 49th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • NC State Off-Field Storylines: 39th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • NC State Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • NC State Team & Front Office: 77th 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 State's positive share was higher in 5 of 22 shared weeks, NC State's in 17.

FSUNCST
0%44%88%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: FSU, NCST
Week ofFSUNCSTComments
2025-08-2339.6%63.5%998
2025-08-3067.1%34%1,802
2025-09-0667%54.4%1,152
2025-09-1351.3%78%588
2025-09-2050.9%52.6%1,598
2025-09-2726.6%37.4%2,566
2025-10-0440.3%47.1%2,272
2025-10-1117.9%52.6%2,069
2025-10-1817.5%63.6%1,406
2025-10-2524.8%26.3%468
2025-11-0158.4%68.3%1,293
2025-11-0829.6%86.1%1,150
2025-11-1558.2%36.9%1,026
2025-11-2221.2%73%1,730
2025-11-2931.4%69.3%1,718
2025-12-0661.8%54.3%451
2025-12-1321.1%58.5%648
2025-12-2022.3%88.1%455
2025-12-2761.9%86.7%955
2026-01-0356.5%66%221
2026-01-1049.5%62.5%793
2026-01-1754.5%21.7%399
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