Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

C-USA
Jacksonville State
Gamecocks
vs
C-USA
Sam Houston
Bearkats
On the field
Jacksonville State won 2927 on Oct 9.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
JVST sentiment · 393 comments
Positive81.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative6.6%
Mixed0.5%
SHSU sentiment · 2,438 comments
Positive59.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative26.6%
Mixed1.7%
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.

Jacksonville State
Sam Houston

Fan Score

814.2 (better)
592.7

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

81.4% (better)
59.3%

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.

Jacksonville State
Sam Houston

Negativity

66.2 (better)
265.8

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

10.2 (better)
11.1

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

Explicit language

5.1 (better)
10.7

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Jacksonville State left, Sam Houston 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.

Jacksonville State
Sam Houston

Betting talk

0
4.1

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

56
135.4

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

NIL & portal talk

5.1
18

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: Jacksonville State up, Sam Houston down
Jacksonville State positive ↑Sam Houston positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
JVST 29SHSU 27
Jacksonville State had the happier comment section in 13 of 19 shared weeks, Sam Houston in 5. When they met on Oct 9, Jacksonville State won 29–27; Jacksonville State’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Jacksonville State and Sam Houston
Week ofJacksonville State resultJacksonville State positive shareJacksonville State negative shareSam Houston resultSam Houston positive shareSam Houston negative share
2025-08-23L47.1%11.8%L L57.7%23.9%
2025-08-300%25%55.6%30.3%
2025-09-06W100%0%L61%19.1%
2025-09-13L100%0%67.6%22.1%
2025-09-20W84.6%0%L45.3%31.6%
2025-09-27L75%0%L37.3%51.8%
2025-10-04W96.6%0%L42.3%39.1%
2025-10-11W92.9%0%L39.8%45.3%
2025-10-18100%0%59.1%27.3%
2025-10-25W83.3%16.7%L71.4%22.1%
2025-11-0166.7%16.7%37.6%51.5%
2025-11-08W76.2%4.8%W84.8%6.3%
2025-11-15W85.4%0%W84.6%4.7%
2025-11-22L66.7%33.3%L63.4%22.6%
2025-11-29W L92%4%L73.4%15.7%
2025-12-0644.1%35.3%93.3%0%
2025-12-13W94.2%1.2%33.3%0%
2025-12-20100%0%100%0%
2025-12-2740%20%
2026-01-0366.7%16.7%
2026-01-1072.7%0%95.8%1.4%
2026-01-1766.7%0%
Reactions from that night · Oct 9
Jacksonville State

52 yard BOMB BY RIPPA FOR THE WIN TONIGHT BABY LETSS GOOO #FearTheBeak LETSSS GOOO Jacksonville State Gamecocks

positiveFacebook

52 yard bomb by Rippa for the win LETTTTSSSSS GOOOO GAMECOCKS #FearTheBeak 🦵 🏈

positiveFacebook
Sam Houston

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positiveBroadcast & MediaFacebook

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Fingerprint duel

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

Jacksonville StateSam Houston
Harm · Low volumeIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · Low volumeCollege Sports · Low volumeOff-Field Storylines · Low volumeSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · Low volume
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.
  • Jacksonville State Harm: low volume, not ranked
  • Jacksonville State Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Jacksonville State Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Jacksonville State College Sports: low volume, not ranked
  • Jacksonville State Off-Field Storylines: low volume, not ranked
  • Jacksonville State Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Jacksonville State Team & Front Office: low volume, not ranked
  • Sam Houston Harm: low volume, not ranked
  • Sam Houston Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Sam Houston Explicit Language: 27th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Sam Houston College Sports: 93rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Sam Houston Off-Field Storylines: 98th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Sam Houston Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Sam Houston Team & Front Office: 64th 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. Jacksonville State's positive share was higher in 13 of 19 shared weeks, Sam Houston's in 5.

JVSTSHSU
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: JVST, SHSU
Week ofJVSTSHSUComments
2025-08-2347.1%57.7%159
2025-08-300%55.6%146
2025-09-06100%61%141
2025-09-13100%67.6%72
2025-09-2084.6%45.3%311
2025-09-2775%37.3%118
2025-10-0496.6%42.3%282
2025-10-1192.9%39.8%189
2025-10-18100%59.1%28
2025-10-2583.3%71.4%101
2025-11-0166.7%37.6%200
2025-11-0876.2%84.8%258
2025-11-1585.4%84.6%190
2025-11-2266.7%63.4%99
2025-11-2992%73.4%299
2025-12-0644.1%93.3%49
2025-12-1394.2%33.3%89
2025-12-20100%100%4
2025-12-270%40%5
2026-01-0366.7%0%6
2026-01-1072.7%95.8%82
2026-01-1766.7%0%3
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