Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

Sun Belt
Old Dominion
Monarchs
vs
American
South Florida
Bulls
On the field
Old Dominion won 2410 on Dec 17 at a neutral site.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
ODU sentiment · 1,898 comments
Positive75.6%
Neutral11.5%
Negative12.3%
Mixed0.6%
USF sentiment · 16,469 comments
Positive60.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative26.9%
Mixed2.6%
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.

Old Dominion
South Florida

Fan Score

755.5 (better)
608.6

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

75.6% (better)
60.9%

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.

Old Dominion
South Florida

Negativity

123.3 (better)
268.6

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

9.5 (better)
36.1

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

Explicit language

6.3 (better)
31.7

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Old Dominion left, South Florida 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.

Old Dominion
South Florida

Betting talk

0.5
2.1

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

81.1
194.6

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

NIL & portal talk

22.1
6.6

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: Old Dominion up, South Florida down
Old Dominion positive ↑South Florida positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
ODU 24USF 10
Old Dominion had the happier comment section in 17 of 22 shared weeks, South Florida in 5. When they met on Dec 17, Old Dominion won 24–10; Old Dominion’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Old Dominion and South Florida
Week ofOld Dominion resultOld Dominion positive shareOld Dominion negative shareSouth Florida resultSouth Florida positive shareSouth Florida negative share
2025-08-2393.8%6.3%W67.6%20.8%
2025-08-30L74.1%17.6%71.4%17.1%
2025-09-06W79.4%10.3%W74%16.7%
2025-09-13W82.7%9.3%L62.5%27.7%
2025-09-2078.8%6.1%W78.1%12.9%
2025-09-27W70%8.9%W54.6%7.1%
2025-10-04W92.4%6.3%W77%14.1%
2025-10-11L58%34%77%13.7%
2025-10-18L38%53.3%W81.1%9.1%
2025-10-25W84.3%7.8%L44.7%47.4%
2025-11-01W62.3%4.3%W74.8%14.6%
2025-11-08W72.4%4.3%79.5%10.8%
2025-11-1583.5%5.1%L38.1%52.9%
2025-11-22W81.9%1.3%W60.8%24.2%
2025-11-29W64%21.8%W58.6%28.2%
2025-12-0665.2%18.2%40.5%43.8%
2025-12-13W90.8%4.2%L41.7%47.4%
2025-12-2055.6%33.3%63.5%28.1%
2025-12-27100%0%36.2%46.6%
2026-01-0373.3%10%49.3%34.3%
2026-01-1071.4%14.3%59.2%10.2%
2026-01-1790.9%0%59.6%34.6%
Reactions from that night · Dec 17
Old Dominion

Congrats, Coach!!! Happy to see you and your crew continue to build on the success of this season 👑

positiveCoachingFacebook

We're here in Orlando. 4 for 4 attending ODU bowl games!

positiveCrowd & AttendanceFacebook
South Florida

With the success that this team had this year, all Bulls Nation needs to show up and support our team going into the future. Go BULLS !!! 🤘🏼💚💛🏈🇺🇲❤️🙏🏼🏴‍☠️

positiveCrowd & AttendanceFacebook

Wish shit like this happened AFTER the season they need to fix this shit

negativeExplicit WordsFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

Old DominionSouth Florida
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.
  • Old Dominion Harm: low volume, not ranked
  • Old Dominion Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Old Dominion Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Old Dominion College Sports: low volume, not ranked
  • Old Dominion Off-Field Storylines: low volume, not ranked
  • Old Dominion Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Old Dominion Team & Front Office: low volume, not ranked
  • South Florida Harm: 61st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Florida Identity-Based Abuse: 40th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Florida Explicit Language: 72nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Florida College Sports: 65th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Florida Off-Field Storylines: 23rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Florida Sports Betting: 11th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Florida Team & Front Office: 89th 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. Old Dominion's positive share was higher in 17 of 22 shared weeks, South Florida's in 5.

ODUUSF
0%50%100%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: ODU, USF
Week ofODUUSFComments
2025-08-2393.8%67.6%728
2025-08-3074.1%71.4%407
2025-09-0679.4%74%3,111
2025-09-1382.7%62.5%1,056
2025-09-2078.8%78.1%435
2025-09-2770%54.6%429
2025-10-0492.4%77%553
2025-10-1158%77%823
2025-10-1838%81.1%622
2025-10-2584.3%44.7%422
2025-11-0162.3%74.8%542
2025-11-0872.4%79.5%559
2025-11-1583.5%38.1%640
2025-11-2281.9%60.8%589
2025-11-2964%58.6%2,953
2025-12-0665.2%40.5%2,933
2025-12-1390.8%41.7%863
2025-12-2055.6%63.5%114
2025-12-27100%36.2%61
2026-01-0373.3%49.3%397
2026-01-1071.4%59.2%56
2026-01-1790.9%59.6%74
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