Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

Sun Belt
Louisiana
Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Sun Belt
Marshall
Thundering Herd
On the field
Louisiana won 5451 (2OT) on Sep 27.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
UL sentiment · 4,213 comments
Positive68.8%
Neutral8.5%
Negative21.7%
Mixed1%
MRSH sentiment · 7,152 comments
Positive75.1%
Neutral9.7%
Negative14%
Mixed1.1%
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.

Louisiana
Marshall

Fan Score

687.6
(better)751.3

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

68.8%
(better)75.1%

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.

Louisiana
Marshall

Negativity

217.2
(better)140.4

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

10.2 (better)
10.9

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

Explicit language

3.1 (better)
8.5

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Louisiana left, Marshall 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.

Louisiana
Marshall

Betting talk

2.6
2.7

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

106.3
102.3

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

NIL & portal talk

4.5
6

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: Louisiana up, Marshall down
Louisiana positive ↑Marshall positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
UL 54MRSH 51
Louisiana had the happier comment section in 11 of 22 shared weeks, Marshall in 11. When they met on Sep 27, Louisiana won 54–51 (2OT); Louisiana’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Louisiana and Marshall
Week ofLouisiana resultLouisiana positive shareLouisiana negative shareMarshall resultMarshall positive shareMarshall negative share
2025-08-2375%5%74.9%11%
2025-08-30L40.9%42.8%L54.1%23.1%
2025-09-06W73.7%15%L58.6%28.2%
2025-09-13L63.6%26.3%W73.4%16.8%
2025-09-20L42.1%46%W93.8%2.1%
2025-09-27W84.1%9.1%L51.6%33.8%
2025-10-0496.2%0%65.7%13.9%
2025-10-11L56.1%33.3%W90.9%4.5%
2025-10-18L35.3%50.9%W91.5%3.5%
2025-10-25L38.8%53.1%L66.6%23.5%
2025-11-01W83.4%6.7%73.1%13.8%
2025-11-08W74.7%17%L84.6%7.3%
2025-11-15W89.1%4%W91.3%3.7%
2025-11-2294.7%0%L57.7%31.9%
2025-11-29W87.4%7.9%L65.1%22.8%
2025-12-0670.6%15.2%86.1%6.3%
2025-12-13L49.9%40.8%88.6%8.9%
2025-12-2075%10%98.2%0%
2025-12-27100%0%84.9%3.8%
2026-01-03100%0%70.6%4.3%
2026-01-1088%4%64.9%2.7%
2026-01-17100%0%43.9%18.3%
Reactions from that night · Sep 27
Louisiana

it's Gameday game will be broadcast live on here https://www.syanaz.king-cpasports.com/football.php

positiveBroadcast & MediaFacebook

UL should re-hire Billy Napier the moment Florida fires him.

positiveCoachingFacebook
Marshall

We can change them from “Ragin” into just plain pissed off…. bahahaha !

negativeOpponent HostilityFacebook

Gibby.....just quit now. 72 players is NOT an excuse to give up a 17 point lead in less than 10 minutes. At least we have soccer

negativeCoachingFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

LouisianaMarshall
Harm · MRSH +3 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · Low volumeCollege Sports · MRSH +2 ptsOff-Field Storylines · MRSH +4 ptsSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · UL +6 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.
  • 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
  • Marshall Harm: 9th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Marshall Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Marshall Explicit Language: 22nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Marshall College Sports: 30th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Marshall Off-Field Storylines: 35th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Marshall Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Marshall Team & Front Office: 25th 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. Louisiana's positive share was higher in 11 of 22 shared weeks, Marshall's in 11.

ULMRSH
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: UL, MRSH
Week ofULMRSHComments
2025-08-2375%74.9%343
2025-08-3040.9%54.1%1,058
2025-09-0673.7%58.6%641
2025-09-1363.6%73.4%937
2025-09-2042.1%93.8%543
2025-09-2784.1%51.6%585
2025-10-0496.2%65.7%219
2025-10-1156.1%90.9%705
2025-10-1835.3%91.5%883
2025-10-2538.8%66.6%488
2025-11-0183.4%73.1%323
2025-11-0874.7%84.6%590
2025-11-1589.1%91.3%943
2025-11-2294.7%57.7%364
2025-11-2987.4%65.1%1,512
2025-12-0670.6%86.1%283
2025-12-1349.9%88.6%432
2025-12-2075%98.2%76
2025-12-27100%84.9%112
2026-01-03100%70.6%169
2026-01-1088%64.9%62
2026-01-17100%43.9%97
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