Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

SEC
Mississippi State
Bulldogs
vs
Pac-12
Washington State
Cougars
MSST sentiment · 32,592 comments
Positive56.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative33.6%
Mixed1.6%
WSU sentiment · 6,626 comments
Positive62.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative26.6%
Mixed2.2%
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.

Mississippi State
Washington State

Fan Score

562.6
(better)627.4

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

56.3%
(better)62.7%

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.

Mississippi State
Washington State

Negativity

336.1
(better)266.1

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

40.3
(better)37.1

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

Explicit language

25.8 (better)
26.4

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Mississippi State left, Washington 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.

Mississippi State
Washington State

Betting talk

2.4
3.2

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

165
166.8

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

NIL & portal talk

7.1
18.1

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: Mississippi State up, Washington State down
Mississippi State positive ↑Washington State positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
Mississippi State had the happier comment section in 12 of 22 shared weeks, Washington State in 10.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Mississippi State and Washington State
Week ofMississippi State resultMississippi State positive shareMississippi State negative shareWashington State resultWashington State positive shareWashington State negative share
2025-08-2376%17.1%77.5%10.9%
2025-08-30W66.3%23.4%W48.1%35%
2025-09-06W70.8%18.8%W74.9%15.7%
2025-09-13W64.1%19.1%L37.2%49.7%
2025-09-20W72.6%15.2%L46.3%42.7%
2025-09-27L65.5%24.9%W78.3%16.6%
2025-10-04L52.2%39.1%70%18.8%
2025-10-1180.1%10%L81%15.1%
2025-10-18L26.2%65.6%L59.5%33.7%
2025-10-25L22.5%69.5%W81.6%10.7%
2025-11-01W64.4%26.2%L54.3%42%
2025-11-08L50.1%40.2%56.5%21.7%
2025-11-15L32.6%60.9%W61.8%28.3%
2025-11-22L52.8%31.9%L34%48.5%
2025-11-2970.3%21.5%W81.8%10.9%
2025-12-0667.3%18.6%45.8%39.2%
2025-12-1383.6%11.7%71.3%17.8%
2025-12-2090.2%4.3%W87.6%7.3%
2025-12-27L72.5%15.8%69.3%18.2%
2026-01-0343.4%47.4%83.9%8.4%
2026-01-1077.4%10.9%57%32.9%
2026-01-1784.4%11.1%79.2%8.3%

Fingerprint duel

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

Mississippi StateWashington State
Harm · MSST +4 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · MSST +10 ptsExplicit Language · WSU +3 ptsCollege Sports · WSU +66 ptsOff-Field Storylines · MSST +20 ptsSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · WSU +2 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.
  • Mississippi State Harm: 69th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Mississippi State Identity-Based Abuse: 43rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Mississippi State Explicit Language: 58th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Mississippi State College Sports: 26th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Mississippi State Off-Field Storylines: 49th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Mississippi State Sports Betting: 25th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Mississippi State Team & Front Office: 76th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Washington State Harm: 65th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Washington State Identity-Based Abuse: 33rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Washington State Explicit Language: 61st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Washington State College Sports: 92nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Washington State Off-Field Storylines: 29th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Washington State Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Washington State Team & Front Office: 78th 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. Mississippi State's positive share was higher in 11 of 22 shared weeks, Washington State's in 11.

MSSTWSU
0%45%90%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: MSST, WSU
Week ofMSSTWSUComments
2025-08-2376%77.5%533
2025-08-3066.3%48.1%2,034
2025-09-0670.8%74.9%3,965
2025-09-1364.1%37.2%2,156
2025-09-2072.6%46.3%2,488
2025-09-2765.5%78.3%2,505
2025-10-0452.2%70%1,960
2025-10-1180.1%81%1,082
2025-10-1826.2%59.5%2,771
2025-10-2522.5%81.6%2,687
2025-11-0164.4%54.3%2,919
2025-11-0850.1%56.5%1,622
2025-11-1532.6%61.8%1,906
2025-11-2252.8%34%1,926
2025-11-2970.3%81.8%1,221
2025-12-0667.3%45.8%2,015
2025-12-1383.6%71.3%1,211
2025-12-2090.2%87.6%534
2025-12-2772.5%69.3%1,177
2026-01-0343.4%83.9%2,005
2026-01-1077.4%57%318
2026-01-1784.4%79.2%183
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