Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

Big 12
Houston
Cougars
vs
Big 12
Oklahoma State
Cowboys
On the field
Houston won 3917 on Oct 11.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
HOU sentiment · 17,558 comments
Positive68.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative22.1%
Mixed1.4%
OKST sentiment · 25,460 comments
Positive48.9%
Neutral13%
Negative35.6%
Mixed2.5%
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.

Houston
Oklahoma State

Fan Score

683.2 (better)
489.4

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

68.3% (better)
48.9%

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.

Houston
Oklahoma State

Negativity

220.8 (better)
355.8

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

29.8 (better)
62.8

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

Explicit language

22.7 (better)
25.9

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

0.5Race0.6
0.9Gender3.4
0.3LGBTQIA+1.4
0.6Age1.8

Houston left, Oklahoma 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.

Houston
Oklahoma State

Betting talk

2.8
4.2

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

115.8
156.6

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

NIL & portal talk

5.6
33.3

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: Houston up, Oklahoma State down
Houston positive ↑Oklahoma State positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
HOU 39OKST 17
Houston had the happier comment section in 19 of 22 shared weeks, Oklahoma State in 3. When they met on Oct 11, Houston won 39–17; Houston’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Houston and Oklahoma State
Week ofHouston resultHouston positive shareHouston negative shareOklahoma State resultOklahoma State positive shareOklahoma State negative share
2025-08-23W65.7%21.2%W53.5%30.2%
2025-08-3074.3%15.4%47.6%39.8%
2025-09-06W W79%12.8%L28.9%42.1%
2025-09-1375.7%17.1%L49%36.7%
2025-09-20W79%12%40%46.1%
2025-09-2759.2%28.5%L51.8%34.4%
2025-10-04L49.5%37.3%L43.1%43%
2025-10-11W80.9%11.4%L57.8%30.8%
2025-10-18W81.1%10.3%L45.8%41.5%
2025-10-25W86.4%7.5%L46.8%41.8%
2025-11-01L W47.2%46.4%L52.9%33.3%
2025-11-0873.3%18.4%50.3%37.9%
2025-11-1576.8%15.9%L58.3%28.7%
2025-11-22L47.6%44%L51.3%34.8%
2025-11-29W82.7%10.8%L65.7%21.8%
2025-12-0666.8%10.7%66.3%22.7%
2025-12-1375.8%13%59.4%27.5%
2025-12-2085.1%5%66.9%17.8%
2025-12-27W57.3%34.3%55%31.4%
2026-01-0383.9%7.4%51.1%33.2%
2026-01-1081%7.9%57.5%33.1%
2026-01-1773.8%17.9%32.4%48.9%
Reactions from that night · Oct 11
Houston

Remember what the sign ⚠️ says, "DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS"‼️ #GoCoogs‼️

positiveOpponent HostilityFacebook

Remember what the sign ⚠️ says, "DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS"‼️ #GoCoogs‼️

positiveOpponent HostilityFacebook
Oklahoma State

We will have super clear coverage of our NAIA level football games soon.

neutralBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Perfect, we can watch our offense not score from the sky view 😁

negativeBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

HoustonOklahoma State
Harm · OKST +46 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · OKST +71 ptsExplicit Language · OKST +5 ptsCollege Sports · OKST +65 ptsOff-Field Storylines · OKST +9 ptsSports Betting · OKST +41 ptsTeam & Front Office · OKST +33 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.
  • Houston Harm: 48th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Houston Identity-Based Abuse: 20th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Houston Explicit Language: 54th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Houston College Sports: 31st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Houston Off-Field Storylines: 33rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Houston Sports Betting: 40th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Houston Team & Front Office: 39th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Oklahoma State Harm: 94th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Oklahoma State Identity-Based Abuse: 91st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Oklahoma State Explicit Language: 59th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Oklahoma State College Sports: 96th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Oklahoma State Off-Field Storylines: 42nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Oklahoma State Sports Betting: 81st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Oklahoma State Team & Front Office: 72nd 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. Houston's positive share was higher in 20 of 22 shared weeks, Oklahoma State's in 2.

HOUOKST
0%43%86%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: HOU, OKST
Week ofHOUOKSTComments
2025-08-2365.7%53.5%3,418
2025-08-3074.3%47.6%1,625
2025-09-0679%28.9%3,853
2025-09-1375.7%49%1,435
2025-09-2079%40%3,258
2025-09-2759.2%51.8%3,089
2025-10-0449.5%43.1%2,227
2025-10-1180.9%57.8%1,813
2025-10-1881.1%45.8%1,948
2025-10-2586.4%46.8%2,300
2025-11-0147.2%52.9%1,720
2025-11-0873.3%50.3%1,256
2025-11-1576.8%58.3%1,200
2025-11-2247.6%51.3%3,036
2025-11-2982.7%65.7%1,689
2025-12-0666.8%66.3%2,664
2025-12-1375.8%59.4%1,002
2025-12-2085.1%66.9%655
2025-12-2757.3%55%2,565
2026-01-0383.9%51.1%1,396
2026-01-1081%57.5%349
2026-01-1773.8%32.4%520
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