Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

Mountain West
Fresno State
Bulldogs
vs
Mountain West
Hawaii
Rainbow Warriors
On the field
Fresno State won 2321 on Sep 20.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
FRES sentiment · 3,370 comments
Positive60.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative27.4%
Mixed1.8%
HAW sentiment · 13,185 comments
Positive75.4%
Neutral8.5%
Negative15%
Mixed1.2%
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.

Fresno State
Hawaii

Fan Score

603.3
(better)753.9

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

60.3%
(better)75.4%

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.

Fresno State
Hawaii

Negativity

274.2
(better)149.7

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

23.7 (better)
26.4

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

Explicit language

32
(better)16.5

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Fresno State left, Hawaii 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.

Fresno State
Hawaii

Betting talk

2.1
2.6

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

116.3
74.7

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

NIL & portal talk

7.1
7.2

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: Fresno State up, Hawaii down
Fresno State positive ↑Hawaii positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
FRES 23HAW 21
Fresno State had the happier comment section in 10 of 22 shared weeks, Hawaii in 12. When they met on Sep 20, Fresno State won 23–21; Fresno State’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Fresno State and Hawaii
Week ofFresno State resultFresno State positive shareFresno State negative shareHawaii resultHawaii positive shareHawaii negative share
2025-08-23L41.6%48.6%W75.9%12.7%
2025-08-30W69.9%23.7%L49.4%39.3%
2025-09-06W66.3%17.6%W76.8%10.6%
2025-09-13W60.2%24.4%W68%17.2%
2025-09-20W74.2%6.5%L47.4%42.3%
2025-09-2780%13.3%W84.8%8.8%
2025-10-04W L78.8%8.7%66.9%21.1%
2025-10-1117.9%68.7%W83.3%6.2%
2025-10-1849.3%30.7%W89.2%4.2%
2025-10-25L35.1%52.9%73.3%13.5%
2025-11-01W76.3%14.9%L54.9%34%
2025-11-0849.3%31%W84.7%6.8%
2025-11-15W68.8%16.9%L84.9%6.1%
2025-11-22L30.7%58.7%59.9%30.4%
2025-11-29W72%15.3%W82.4%9.5%
2025-12-0669.7%14.1%86.8%4.6%
2025-12-1380%13.3%75.2%13%
2025-12-2085.9%8.3%W83.5%11%
2025-12-27W81.6%7.4%73.9%18.3%
2026-01-0375%0%67.8%16.1%
2026-01-10100%0%76.7%5.2%
2026-01-17100%0%69.4%8.3%
Reactions from that night · Sep 20
Fresno State

I need a place that will show game can’t get app to work on tv willing to drive 60 miles to watch game

neutralBroadcast & MediaFacebook

MOUNTAIN WEST APP IS FREE ALSO

positiveBroadcast & MediaFacebook
Hawaii

Will the game to televised? If so what channel?

neutralBroadcast & MediaFacebook

I think he should keep this QB in there until he screws up, seems like he’s hitting his targets, pretty decent compared to his starter

positiveCoachingFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

Fresno StateHawaii
Harm · FRES +4 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · FRES +29 ptsCollege Sports · FRES +45 ptsOff-Field Storylines · FRES +2 ptsSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · FRES +31 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.
  • Fresno State Harm: 40th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Fresno State Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Fresno State Explicit Language: 73rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Fresno State College Sports: 80th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Fresno State Off-Field Storylines: 89th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Fresno State Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Fresno State Team & Front Office: 40th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Hawaii Harm: 36th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Hawaii Identity-Based Abuse: 56th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Hawaii Explicit Language: 44th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Hawaii College Sports: 35th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Hawaii Off-Field Storylines: 87th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Hawaii Sports Betting: 30th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Hawaii Team & Front Office: 9th 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. Fresno State's positive share was higher in 10 of 22 shared weeks, Hawaii's in 12.

FRESHAW
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: FRES, HAW
Week ofFRESHAWComments
2025-08-2341.6%75.9%1,839
2025-08-3069.9%49.4%735
2025-09-0666.3%76.8%705
2025-09-1360.2%68%732
2025-09-2074.2%47.4%755
2025-09-2780%84.8%676
2025-10-0478.8%66.9%237
2025-10-1117.9%83.3%1,065
2025-10-1849.3%89.2%986
2025-10-2535.1%73.3%532
2025-11-0176.3%54.9%801
2025-11-0849.3%84.7%930
2025-11-1568.8%84.9%467
2025-11-2230.7%59.9%974
2025-11-2972%82.4%1,548
2025-12-0669.7%86.8%470
2025-12-1380%75.2%269
2025-12-2085.9%83.5%1,831
2025-12-2781.6%73.9%610
2026-01-0375%67.8%178
2026-01-10100%76.7%177
2026-01-17100%69.4%38
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