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
Virginia Tech
Hokies
On the field
Florida State won 3414 on Nov 15.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
FSU sentiment · 20,908 comments
Positive39.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative51.5%
Mixed1.6%
VT sentiment · 16,922 comments
Positive40.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative49.5%
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 State
Virginia Tech

Fan Score

390.8
(better)405.6

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

39.1%
(better)40.6%

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
Virginia Tech

Negativity

514.6
(better)495.1

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

57.8 (better)
58.3

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

Explicit language

60.4
(better)36.5

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Florida State left, Virginia Tech 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
Virginia Tech

Betting talk

3.3
2.2

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

189.7
242.8

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

NIL & portal talk

12.5
14.8

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, Virginia Tech down
Florida State positive ↑Virginia Tech positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
FSU 34VT 14
Florida State had the happier comment section in 9 of 22 shared weeks, Virginia Tech in 13. When they met on Nov 15, Florida State won 34–14; Florida State’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Florida State and Virginia Tech
Week ofFlorida State resultFlorida State positive shareFlorida State negative shareVirginia Tech resultVirginia Tech positive shareVirginia Tech negative share
2025-08-2339.6%43.4%69.1%20.6%
2025-08-30W67.1%21.6%L36.2%52.9%
2025-09-06W67%20.9%L17.3%73.1%
2025-09-1351.3%36.4%L17.7%75.6%
2025-09-20W L50.9%36.3%W56.5%34.5%
2025-09-2726.6%62.4%W66.7%23.4%
2025-10-04L40.3%51.3%L33.5%56.9%
2025-10-11L17.9%76.1%L34.7%54.3%
2025-10-18L17.5%74.6%W68.8%18.2%
2025-10-2524.8%63.5%61.2%30.2%
2025-11-01W58.4%33%L37.8%51.8%
2025-11-08L29.6%65.3%73.4%18.8%
2025-11-15W L58.2%32.6%L44.5%45.6%
2025-11-2221.2%72.1%L43.7%45%
2025-11-29L31.4%61.6%L35.9%55%
2025-12-0661.8%29%32.3%57.5%
2025-12-1321.1%66.4%42.6%35.8%
2025-12-2022.3%64%61.9%26.2%
2025-12-2761.9%29.1%41.7%45.3%
2026-01-0356.5%35.7%64.7%26.3%
2026-01-1049.5%37.2%30.6%48.5%
2026-01-1754.5%33.8%68.8%22.6%
Reactions from that night · Nov 15
Florida State

FUCK THEM GRADES‼️ GO WIN SOME GAMES‼️ YALL ARE THERE TO PLAY FOOTBALL… NOT PLAY SCHOOL‼️🤣💯

negativeExplicit WordsFacebook

Fire NorveLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL🔥

negativeCoachingFacebook
Virginia Tech

Enter Sandman! Go Hokies ❤️

positiveBandFacebook

Throw the ball to GoSnell more, he catches most of them. Go Hokies🏈

positiveCoachingFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

Florida StateVirginia Tech
Harm · VT +3 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · FSU +20 ptsExplicit Language · FSU +16 ptsCollege Sports · VT +18 ptsOff-Field Storylines · FSU +28 ptsSports Betting · FSU +46 ptsTeam & Front Office · VT +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
  • Virginia Tech Harm: 91st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Virginia Tech Identity-Based Abuse: 61st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Virginia Tech Explicit Language: 84th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Virginia Tech College Sports: 91st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Virginia Tech Off-Field Storylines: 33rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Virginia Tech Sports Betting: 14th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Virginia Tech Team & Front Office: 99th 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 9 of 22 shared weeks, Virginia Tech's in 13.

FSUVT
0%37%73%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: FSU, VT
Week ofFSUVTComments
2025-08-2339.6%69.1%676
2025-08-3067.1%36.2%2,511
2025-09-0667%17.3%2,101
2025-09-1351.3%17.7%1,843
2025-09-2050.9%56.5%1,625
2025-09-2726.6%66.7%3,258
2025-10-0440.3%33.5%2,425
2025-10-1117.9%34.7%2,286
2025-10-1817.5%68.8%1,538
2025-10-2524.8%61.2%905
2025-11-0158.4%37.8%1,271
2025-11-0829.6%73.4%1,106
2025-11-1558.2%44.5%5,935
2025-11-2221.2%43.7%2,711
2025-11-2931.4%35.9%3,116
2025-12-0661.8%32.3%647
2025-12-1321.1%42.6%589
2025-12-2022.3%61.9%253
2025-12-2761.9%41.7%1,142
2026-01-0356.5%64.7%301
2026-01-1049.5%30.6%949
2026-01-1754.5%68.8%642
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