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
Pac-12
Oregon State
Beavers
On the field
Houston won 2724 (OT) on Sep 26.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
HOU sentiment · 17,558 comments
Positive68.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative22.1%
Mixed1.4%
ORST sentiment · 5,528 comments
Positive58.3%
Neutral7.4%
Negative32.5%
Mixed1.8%
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
Oregon State

Fan Score

683.2 (better)
582.9

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

68.3% (better)
58.3%

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
Oregon State

Negativity

220.8 (better)
324.5

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

29.8 (better)
31.3

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

Explicit language

22.7
(better)22.6

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

0.5Race0.4
0.9Gender1.4
0.3LGBTQIA+0.2
0.6Age0.2

Houston left, Oregon 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
Oregon State

Betting talk

2.8
4.2

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

115.8
162.8

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

NIL & portal talk

5.6
15.4

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, Oregon State down
Houston positive ↑Oregon State positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
HOU 27ORST 24
Houston had the happier comment section in 18 of 22 shared weeks, Oregon State in 4. When they met on Sep 26, Houston won 27–24 (OT); Houston’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Houston and Oregon State
Week ofHouston resultHouston positive shareHouston negative shareOregon State resultOregon State positive shareOregon State negative share
2025-08-23W65.7%21.2%68.6%18%
2025-08-3074.3%15.4%L54.6%36.8%
2025-09-06W W79%12.8%L51.6%39.8%
2025-09-1375.7%17.1%L42.6%47.7%
2025-09-20W79%12%L L64.7%25%
2025-09-2759.2%28.5%58%35%
2025-10-04L49.5%37.3%L47.9%45.5%
2025-10-11W80.9%11.4%L48.7%38.4%
2025-10-18W81.1%10.3%W74%20.7%
2025-10-25W86.4%7.5%71.8%10.3%
2025-11-01L W47.2%46.4%W46.2%23.1%
2025-11-0873.3%18.4%L40.9%47.7%
2025-11-1576.8%15.9%L52.8%38.9%
2025-11-22L47.6%44%66.1%21.3%
2025-11-29W82.7%10.8%L71.2%19.6%
2025-12-0666.8%10.7%59%34.4%
2025-12-1375.8%13%66.7%33.3%
2025-12-2085.1%5%33.3%50%
2025-12-27W57.3%34.3%60%40%
2026-01-0383.9%7.4%55.2%34.3%
2026-01-1081%7.9%57.1%14.3%
2026-01-1773.8%17.9%88.9%11.1%
Reactions from that night · Sep 26
Houston

Here's the link to streamed: Hariyo Ardhito

positiveBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Hopefully yall don't lose to this horrible oregon state team

negativeOpponent HostilityFacebook
Oregon State

Well, I guess it's a good thing that dip stadium got renovated before the pac-12 breakup.

positiveStadium ExperienceFacebook

Wonder if anyone will show up to play? Paying college athletes has been and should be a complete flop!

negativeNILFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

HoustonOregon State
Harm · ORST +2 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · HOU +1 ptsExplicit Language · HOU +1 ptsCollege Sports · ORST +55 ptsOff-Field Storylines · HOU +15 ptsSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · ORST +35 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
  • Oregon State Harm: 50th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Oregon State Identity-Based Abuse: 19th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Oregon State Explicit Language: 53rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Oregon State College Sports: 86th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Oregon State Off-Field Storylines: 18th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Oregon State Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Oregon State Team & Front Office: 74th 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 18 of 22 shared weeks, Oregon State's in 4.

HOUORST
0%44%89%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: HOU, ORST
Week ofHOUORSTComments
2025-08-2365.7%68.6%917
2025-08-3074.3%54.6%970
2025-09-0679%51.6%1,269
2025-09-1375.7%42.6%1,236
2025-09-2079%64.7%760
2025-09-2759.2%58%2,198
2025-10-0449.5%47.9%1,688
2025-10-1180.9%48.7%1,158
2025-10-1881.1%74%1,688
2025-10-2586.4%71.8%1,470
2025-11-0147.2%46.2%1,139
2025-11-0873.3%40.9%843
2025-11-1576.8%52.8%406
2025-11-2247.6%66.1%1,021
2025-11-2982.7%71.2%1,534
2025-12-0666.8%59%836
2025-12-1375.8%66.7%345
2025-12-2085.1%33.3%504
2025-12-2757.3%60%2,379
2026-01-0383.9%55.2%352
2026-01-1081%57.1%196
2026-01-1773.8%88.9%177
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