Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

Big Ten
Michigan State
Spartans
vs
Big Ten
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
On the field
Nebraska won 3827 on Oct 4.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
MSU sentiment · 20,528 comments
Positive45.8%
Neutral7.9%
Negative44.3%
Mixed2%
NEB sentiment · 47,727 comments
Positive46.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative42.5%
Mixed2%
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.

Michigan State
Nebraska

Fan Score

457.8
(better)466

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

45.8%
(better)46.6%

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.

Michigan State
Nebraska

Negativity

443.3
(better)425.4

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

63.3
(better)57.8

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

Explicit language

40.8 (better)
41.5

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

0.5Race0.6
2.3Gender2.8
0.7LGBTQIA+0.7
1.1Age1.6

Michigan State left, Nebraska 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.

Michigan State
Nebraska

Betting talk

4.2
3.7

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

202.1
135

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

NIL & portal talk

11.1
10.5

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: Michigan State up, Nebraska down
Michigan State positive ↑Nebraska positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
MSU 27NEB 38
Michigan State had the happier comment section in 12 of 22 shared weeks, Nebraska in 10. When they met on Oct 4, Nebraska won 38–27; Nebraska’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Michigan State and Nebraska
Week ofMichigan State resultMichigan State positive shareMichigan State negative shareNebraska resultNebraska positive shareNebraska negative share
2025-08-23W73.2%17%W51.4%35.5%
2025-08-3053.7%36.3%64.1%23.3%
2025-09-06W51.4%34.8%W56%30%
2025-09-13W65.4%27.8%W62.3%25.6%
2025-09-20L49.3%40.1%L34.1%56.3%
2025-09-2789.3%7.3%73.9%17.6%
2025-10-04L34.3%56.9%W55.5%34.5%
2025-10-11L20.2%71.1%W L64.6%24.8%
2025-10-18L35.4%52.8%19.4%71.3%
2025-10-25L34.1%58%W49.6%39.6%
2025-11-01L43.9%45.7%L31.3%57.6%
2025-11-0854.7%39.4%W65.3%24.6%
2025-11-15L33.4%57.6%66.1%18.7%
2025-11-22L31.4%59.9%L L28.6%62%
2025-11-29W50.2%39%59.3%32.9%
2025-12-0658.1%31.1%41.5%46.7%
2025-12-1360.3%28.3%48.5%37.1%
2025-12-2080.4%13.4%74.6%18.6%
2025-12-2751.8%36.5%L30.2%58.9%
2026-01-0359.8%30.1%53.9%30.9%
2026-01-1056.2%35.7%63.5%24.2%
2026-01-1741.2%46.9%68%24.8%
Reactions from that night · Oct 4
Michigan State

That looks just about right 👍 make that your guys new stadium and just let Michigan takeover

negativeOpponent HostilityFacebook

HBD 💚🤍 (Coach Smith: Please put Jay in the game on passing downs for pass protection!🙏🏽)

positiveCoachingFacebook
Nebraska

Dont wanna hear your shit. Wanna see the wins on the field. Let’s do this shit!!!

mixedExplicit WordsFacebook

He has great radio voice!!

positiveBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

Michigan StateNebraska
Harm · MSU +10 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · NEB +12 ptsExplicit Language · NEB +1 ptsCollege Sports · MSU +3 ptsOff-Field Storylines · MSU +30 ptsSports Betting · MSU +14 ptsTeam & Front Office · MSU +28 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.
  • Michigan State Harm: 95th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Michigan State Identity-Based Abuse: 77th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Michigan State Explicit Language: 89th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Michigan State College Sports: 71st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Michigan State Off-Field Storylines: 71st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Michigan State Sports Betting: 81st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Michigan State Team & Front Office: 91st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Nebraska Harm: 85th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Nebraska Identity-Based Abuse: 89th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Nebraska Explicit Language: 90th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Nebraska College Sports: 68th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Nebraska Off-Field Storylines: 41st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Nebraska Sports Betting: 67th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Nebraska Team & Front Office: 63rd 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. Michigan State's positive share was higher in 12 of 22 shared weeks, Nebraska's in 10.

MSUNEB
0%45%89%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: MSU, NEB
Week ofMSUNEBComments
2025-08-2373.2%51.4%4,637
2025-08-3053.7%64.1%1,893
2025-09-0651.4%56%4,637
2025-09-1365.4%62.3%3,185
2025-09-2049.3%34.1%4,111
2025-09-2789.3%73.9%558
2025-10-0434.3%55.5%3,388
2025-10-1120.2%64.6%5,459
2025-10-1835.4%19.4%5,131
2025-10-2534.1%49.6%5,311
2025-11-0143.9%31.3%3,599
2025-11-0854.7%65.3%4,049
2025-11-1533.4%66.1%1,536
2025-11-2231.4%28.6%5,267
2025-11-2950.2%59.3%5,309
2025-12-0658.1%41.5%1,312
2025-12-1360.3%48.5%796
2025-12-2080.4%74.6%423
2025-12-2751.8%30.2%4,538
2026-01-0359.8%53.9%962
2026-01-1056.2%63.5%1,517
2026-01-1741.2%68%637
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