Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

Sun Belt
James Madison
Dukes
vs
Sun Belt
Louisiana
Ragin' Cajuns
On the field
James Madison won 2414 on Oct 11.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
JMU sentiment · 16,981 comments
Positive69.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative22%
Mixed1.8%
UL sentiment · 4,213 comments
Positive68.8%
Neutral8.5%
Negative21.7%
Mixed1%
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.

James Madison
Louisiana

Fan Score

695 (better)
687.6

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

69.5% (better)
68.8%

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.

James Madison
Louisiana

Negativity

220.2
(better)217.2

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

24.3
(better)10.2

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

Explicit language

4.9
(better)3.1

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

James Madison left, Louisiana 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.

James Madison
Louisiana

Betting talk

5.8
2.6

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

121.1
106.3

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

NIL & portal talk

5.2
4.5

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: James Madison up, Louisiana down
James Madison positive ↑Louisiana positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
JMU 24UL 14
James Madison had the happier comment section in 11 of 22 shared weeks, Louisiana in 11. When they met on Oct 11, James Madison won 24–14; James Madison’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for James Madison and Louisiana
Week ofJames Madison resultJames Madison positive shareJames Madison negative shareLouisiana resultLouisiana positive shareLouisiana negative share
2025-08-2388.7%4.2%75%5%
2025-08-30W L83.6%7.9%L40.9%42.8%
2025-09-0622.3%65.5%W73.7%15%
2025-09-1364.3%17.1%L63.6%26.3%
2025-09-20W79.8%11.6%L42.1%46%
2025-09-27W92.3%5.3%W84.1%9.1%
2025-10-04W61.7%27.1%96.2%0%
2025-10-11W68.8%22%L56.1%33.3%
2025-10-18W90.2%7.5%L35.3%50.9%
2025-10-25W83.9%9%L38.8%53.1%
2025-11-0186.6%5.7%W83.4%6.7%
2025-11-08W84.6%8.9%W74.7%17%
2025-11-15W83.2%7.3%W89.1%4%
2025-11-22W80.4%11.3%94.7%0%
2025-11-29W W80%12.6%W87.4%7.9%
2025-12-0663.1%27.3%70.6%15.2%
2025-12-1370.7%20.7%L49.9%40.8%
2025-12-20L58.6%32.5%75%10%
2025-12-2777%17.8%100%0%
2026-01-0393.8%3.6%100%0%
2026-01-1067.5%24%88%4%
2026-01-1780.1%14%100%0%
Reactions from that night · Oct 11
James Madison

Getting outplayed at home....not good. Cajuns playing inspired. Chesney needs to do some "inspiring" himself

negativeCoachingFacebook

QB is horrible and that falls on the coaches too. Barnett isn’t good and his backups are worse.

negativeCoachingFacebook
Louisiana

Game will be broadcast live on here :⤵️ 🎥 https://www.selection.king-cpasports.com/hsfootball.php

neutralBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Go up 10 at half. Defense is playing well. If a couple of inches away then qb sneak.

positiveCoachingFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

James MadisonLouisiana
Harm · JMU +37 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · Low volumeCollege Sports · JMU +10 ptsOff-Field Storylines · UL +18 ptsSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · JMU +16 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.
  • James Madison Harm: 43rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • James Madison Identity-Based Abuse: 10th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • James Madison Explicit Language: 6th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • James Madison College Sports: 38th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • James Madison Off-Field Storylines: 13th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • James Madison Sports Betting: 90th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • James Madison Team & Front Office: 47th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisiana Harm: 6th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisiana Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Louisiana Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Louisiana College Sports: 28th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisiana Off-Field Storylines: 31st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisiana Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Louisiana Team & Front Office: 31st 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. James Madison's positive share was higher in 11 of 22 shared weeks, Louisiana's in 11.

JMUUL
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: JMU, UL
Week ofJMUULComments
2025-08-2388.7%75%222
2025-08-3083.6%40.9%783
2025-09-0622.3%73.7%696
2025-09-1364.3%63.6%188
2025-09-2079.8%42.1%444
2025-09-2792.3%84.1%597
2025-10-0461.7%96.2%374
2025-10-1168.8%56.1%482
2025-10-1890.2%35.3%642
2025-10-2583.9%38.8%656
2025-11-0186.6%83.4%387
2025-11-0884.6%74.7%668
2025-11-1583.2%89.1%871
2025-11-2280.4%94.7%915
2025-11-2980%87.4%2,222
2025-12-0663.1%70.6%4,597
2025-12-1370.7%49.9%2,215
2025-12-2058.6%75%3,006
2025-12-2777%100%276
2026-01-0393.8%100%310
2026-01-1067.5%88%492
2026-01-1780.1%100%151
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