Head to head

Whose comment section wins?

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

ACC
Syracuse
Orange
vs
SEC
Tennessee
Volunteers
On the field
Tennessee won 4526 on Aug 30 at a neutral site.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
SYR sentiment · 9,364 comments
Positive38.7%
Neutral8.1%
Negative50.9%
Mixed2.4%
TENN sentiment · 53,708 comments
Positive58.1%
Neutral11.8%
Negative28.3%
Mixed1.8%
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.

Syracuse
Tennessee

Fan Score

386.7
(better)581.4

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

38.7%
(better)58.1%

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.

Syracuse
Tennessee

Negativity

508.8
(better)283

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

57.9
(better)38.4

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

Explicit language

42.4
(better)27.8

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

1.4Race0.4
2.6Gender1.8
0.3LGBTQIA+0.7
1.5Age0.6

Syracuse left, Tennessee 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.

Syracuse
Tennessee

Betting talk

4.7
1.8

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

144.4
103.2

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

NIL & portal talk

11.1
5.7

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: Syracuse up, Tennessee down
Syracuse positive ↑Tennessee positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
SYR 26TENN 45
Syracuse had the happier comment section in 6 of 22 shared weeks, Tennessee in 16. When they met on Aug 30, Tennessee won 45–26; Tennessee’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Syracuse and Tennessee
Week ofSyracuse resultSyracuse positive shareSyracuse negative shareTennessee resultTennessee positive shareTennessee negative share
2025-08-2384.7%9.4%68.1%13.2%
2025-08-30L37.7%52%W66.3%21.1%
2025-09-06W W39.9%49.3%W66.5%17.5%
2025-09-1358.7%29.8%L59.5%26.3%
2025-09-20W60.3%29.7%W56.9%29%
2025-09-27L26.6%64.4%W64.5%24.6%
2025-10-04L33.9%57.1%62.8%20.2%
2025-10-1161.6%31.2%W58%30.5%
2025-10-18L38.2%53.6%L47.3%39.3%
2025-10-25L L35%57.5%W61.1%22.5%
2025-11-0126.2%59.2%L42%43.9%
2025-11-08L30.5%59.5%48.3%27.5%
2025-11-1551.4%38.7%W56.6%25.1%
2025-11-22L20.3%71%W72.2%18.7%
2025-11-29L25.9%65.5%L54%38%
2025-12-0636.6%38.9%51.2%33.1%
2025-12-1332.5%45.5%66.7%23.9%
2025-12-2042.9%48.6%82.3%8.7%
2025-12-2780%20%L35.6%55.8%
2026-01-0357.6%37.6%48.1%37.2%
2026-01-1064.2%23.1%63.8%20.1%
2026-01-1772.7%0%75.5%18.2%
Reactions from that night · Aug 30
Syracuse

Can't wait! Looking forward to seeing the first game in person. Went to the Miami game in the dome last year, hoping to see some of that 🍊 magic!!!! Woooooooo!!!!!! Let's Go Orange 🍊🍊

positiveStadium ExperienceFacebook

I will be there front ant center sitting on 50 yard line

positiveStadium ExperienceFacebook
Tennessee

He needs to be on the coaching staff

positiveCoachingFacebook

𝙄𝙏'𝙎 𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀𝘿𝘼𝙔 Game will be broadcast live on here Here's the link for the stream https://tinyurl.bobokotv.com/football.php?play=Streaming

positiveBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

SyracuseTennessee
Harm · SYR +28 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · SYR +9 ptsExplicit Language · SYR +26 ptsCollege Sports · SYR +56 ptsOff-Field Storylines · SYR +18 ptsSports Betting · SYR +76 ptsTeam & Front Office · SYR +44 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.
  • Syracuse Harm: 90th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Syracuse Identity-Based Abuse: 69th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Syracuse Explicit Language: 91st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Syracuse College Sports: 79th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Syracuse Off-Field Storylines: 86th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Syracuse Sports Betting: 84th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Syracuse Team & Front Office: 69th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Tennessee Harm: 62nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Tennessee Identity-Based Abuse: 60th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Tennessee Explicit Language: 65th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Tennessee College Sports: 23rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Tennessee Off-Field Storylines: 68th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Tennessee Sports Betting: 8th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Tennessee Team & Front Office: 25th 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. Syracuse's positive share was higher in 6 of 22 shared weeks, Tennessee's in 16.

SYRTENN
0%42%85%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: SYR, TENN
Week ofSYRTENNComments
2025-08-2384.7%68.1%2,904
2025-08-3037.7%66.3%4,965
2025-09-0639.9%66.5%3,911
2025-09-1358.7%59.5%2,448
2025-09-2060.3%56.9%3,673
2025-09-2726.6%64.5%5,100
2025-10-0433.9%62.8%2,242
2025-10-1161.6%58%3,361
2025-10-1838.2%47.3%3,244
2025-10-2535%61.1%4,439
2025-11-0126.2%42%2,964
2025-11-0830.5%48.3%2,142
2025-11-1551.4%56.6%3,132
2025-11-2220.3%72.2%5,284
2025-11-2925.9%54%2,873
2025-12-0636.6%51.2%3,194
2025-12-1332.5%66.7%633
2025-12-2042.9%82.3%402
2025-12-2780%35.6%3,947
2026-01-0357.6%48.1%1,083
2026-01-1064.2%63.8%438
2026-01-1772.7%75.5%693
Behind the numbers

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