Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

Big Ten
Northwestern
Wildcats
vs
American
Tulane
Green Wave
On the field
Tulane won 233 on Aug 30.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
NU sentiment · 1,838 comments
Positive67.1%
Neutral9.8%
Negative21.5%
Mixed1.6%
TULN sentiment · 14,993 comments
Positive69.9%
Neutral10.3%
Negative18%
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.

Northwestern
Tulane

Fan Score

671.4
(better)699.3

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

67.1%
(better)69.9%

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.

Northwestern
Tulane

Negativity

214.9
(better)180.5

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

30.5
(better)29

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

Explicit language

21.8 (better)
28.3

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Northwestern left, Tulane 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.

Northwestern
Tulane

Betting talk

7.1
3

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

169.2
110.3

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

NIL & portal talk

9.2
3.4

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: Northwestern up, Tulane down
Northwestern positive ↑Tulane positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
NU 3TULN 23
Northwestern had the happier comment section in 10 of 20 shared weeks, Tulane in 10. When they met on Aug 30, Tulane won 23–3; Tulane’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Northwestern and Tulane
Week ofNorthwestern resultNorthwestern positive shareNorthwestern negative shareTulane resultTulane positive shareTulane negative share
2025-08-23100%0%94%4%
2025-08-30L W12.1%78.8%W87.7%4.6%
2025-09-0650.6%33.3%W76.5%15%
2025-09-13L50%35%W85.2%7.3%
2025-09-2070.8%29.2%L64.3%28.3%
2025-09-27W64.8%25.4%W90.3%3%
2025-10-04W75.4%6.2%W67.1%21.8%
2025-10-11W75%14.4%74.8%14.5%
2025-10-18W76.8%14.1%W66.9%10%
2025-10-25L56%36%L64.6%24.4%
2025-11-01L68.8%31.3%W67.7%19.3%
2025-11-0894.7%0%73.6%12.7%
2025-11-15L39.3%46.4%W80.2%10.4%
2025-11-22W86.7%7.6%W77.7%12.7%
2025-11-29L88.2%2%W W72.7%15.4%
2025-12-0668.3%11.1%65.1%24.7%
2025-12-1380.3%11.8%
2025-12-20W66%28.3%L50.9%42.1%
2025-12-2754%32%73.7%10.5%
2026-01-0360.4%17.6%66.7%22.2%
2026-01-1025%75%48.2%33.9%
2026-01-1754.1%31.1%
Reactions from that night · Aug 30
Northwestern

Not posting your L after disrespecting Tulane memorial offer?

negativeOpponent HostilityFacebook

Is the high level in the room with us now?

negativeFacebook
Tulane

And the Saints have none of them. Downright appalling the way they refuse to consider local talent.

negativeFront OfficeFacebook

Here's the link for the streamed: https://www.school.sport-affclub.com/football.php

positiveBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

NorthwesternTulane
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.
  • Northwestern Harm: low volume, not ranked
  • Northwestern Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Northwestern Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Northwestern College Sports: low volume, not ranked
  • Northwestern Off-Field Storylines: low volume, not ranked
  • Northwestern Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Northwestern Team & Front Office: low volume, not ranked
  • Tulane Harm: 47th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Tulane Identity-Based Abuse: 34th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Tulane Explicit Language: 66th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Tulane College Sports: 17th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Tulane Off-Field Storylines: 20th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Tulane Sports Betting: 49th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Tulane Team & Front Office: 35th 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. Northwestern's positive share was higher in 11 of 20 shared weeks, Tulane's in 9.

NUTULN
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: NU, TULN
Week ofNUTULNComments
2025-08-23100%94%57
2025-08-3012.1%87.7%528
2025-09-0650.6%76.5%573
2025-09-1350%85.2%541
2025-09-2070.8%64.3%430
2025-09-2764.8%90.3%307
2025-10-0475.4%67.1%396
2025-10-1175%74.8%415
2025-10-1876.8%66.9%2,537
2025-10-2556%64.6%739
2025-11-0168.8%67.7%208
2025-11-0894.7%73.6%886
2025-11-1539.3%80.2%799
2025-11-2286.7%77.7%1,083
2025-11-2988.2%72.7%1,614
2025-12-0668.3%65.1%3,239
2025-12-130%80.3%553
2025-12-2066%50.9%1,221
2025-12-2754%73.7%435
2026-01-0360.4%66.7%136
2026-01-1025%48.2%60
2026-01-170%54.1%74
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