Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

Mountain West
San Diego State
Aztecs
vs
Pac-12
Washington State
Cougars
On the field
Washington State won 3613 on Sep 6.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
SDSU sentiment · 3,850 comments
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.5%
Negative33.5%
Mixed2.4%
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.

San Diego State
Washington State

Fan Score

545.5
(better)627.4

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

54.5%
(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.

San Diego State
Washington State

Negativity

335.3
(better)266.1

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

33.2 (better)
37.1

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

Explicit language

27.5
(better)26.4

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

San Diego 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.

San Diego State
Washington State

Betting talk

3.9
3.2

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

168.1
166.8

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

NIL & portal talk

2.1
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: San Diego State up, Washington State down
San Diego State positive ↑Washington State positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
SDSU 13WSU 36
San Diego State had the happier comment section in 11 of 22 shared weeks, Washington State in 11. When they met on Sep 6, Washington State won 36–13; Washington State’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for San Diego State and Washington State
Week ofSan Diego State resultSan Diego State positive shareSan Diego State negative shareWashington State resultWashington State positive shareWashington State negative share
2025-08-23W50.7%34.3%77.5%10.9%
2025-08-3054.5%36.4%W48.1%35%
2025-09-06L28.5%59.3%W74.9%15.7%
2025-09-1370%30%L37.2%49.7%
2025-09-20W78.3%12.7%L46.3%42.7%
2025-09-27W W66.8%24%W78.3%16.6%
2025-10-0459%27.1%70%18.8%
2025-10-11W76.2%11.9%L81%15.1%
2025-10-1889.7%0%L59.5%33.7%
2025-10-25W70.8%21.7%W81.6%10.7%
2025-11-01W59.5%27.8%L54.3%42%
2025-11-08L25.1%62.3%56.5%21.7%
2025-11-15W60.4%27.2%W61.8%28.3%
2025-11-22W L63.3%24.3%L34%48.5%
2025-11-2927.7%55.9%W81.8%10.9%
2025-12-0662.9%25%45.8%39.2%
2025-12-1380%20%71.3%17.8%
2025-12-2088.1%4.5%W87.6%7.3%
2025-12-27L59.9%32.7%69.3%18.2%
2026-01-0348.4%6.5%83.9%8.4%
2026-01-1071.4%14.3%57%32.9%
2026-01-1790.9%9.1%79.2%8.3%
Reactions from that night · Sep 6
San Diego State

How exciting. Where are they headed to?

positiveConference RealignmentFacebook

How can we watch the game on tv

neutralBroadcast & MediaFacebook
Washington State

We”ll be there! Go Cougs! ❤️🐾🌾🏈

positiveCrowd & AttendanceFacebook

The match is broadcast live on the 📺 Hariyo Ardhito

neutralBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

San Diego StateWashington State
Harm · WSU +12 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · SDSU +3 ptsCollege Sports · WSU +31 ptsOff-Field Storylines · SDSU +15 ptsSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · SDSU +1 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.
  • San Diego State Harm: 53rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • San Diego State Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • San Diego State Explicit Language: 64th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • San Diego State College Sports: 61st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • San Diego State Off-Field Storylines: 44th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • San Diego State Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • San Diego State Team & Front Office: 79th 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. San Diego State's positive share was higher in 11 of 22 shared weeks, Washington State's in 11.

SDSUWSU
0%45%91%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: SDSU, WSU
Week ofSDSUWSUComments
2025-08-2350.7%77.5%330
2025-08-3054.5%48.1%315
2025-09-0628.5%74.9%390
2025-09-1370%37.2%529
2025-09-2078.3%46.3%856
2025-09-2766.8%78.3%371
2025-10-0459%70%470
2025-10-1176.2%81%590
2025-10-1889.7%59.5%192
2025-10-2570.8%81.6%425
2025-11-0159.5%54.3%390
2025-11-0825.1%56.5%532
2025-11-1560.4%61.8%516
2025-11-2263.3%34%847
2025-11-2927.7%81.8%675
2025-12-0662.9%45.8%588
2025-12-1380%71.3%947
2025-12-2088.1%87.6%438
2025-12-2759.9%69.3%575
2026-01-0348.4%83.9%341
2026-01-1071.4%57%100
2026-01-1790.9%79.2%59
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