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
Independent
UConn
Huskies
On the field
Syracuse won 2720 (OT) on Sep 6.
The comment sections had their own opinions.
SYR sentiment · 9,364 comments
Positive38.7%
Neutral8.1%
Negative50.9%
Mixed2.4%
CONN sentiment · 4,323 comments
Positive58.5%
Neutral9%
Negative30.1%
Mixed2.3%
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
UConn

Fan Score

386.7
(better)585

Positive comments per 1,000 (higher wins)

Positive share

38.7%
(better)58.5%

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
UConn

Negativity

508.8
(better)301.4

Negative comments per 1,000 (lower wins)

Toxicity

57.9
(better)20.6

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

Explicit language

42.4
(better)22

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

Identity-based abuse, tag by tag

Tag applications per 1,000 comments

Syracuse left, UConn 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
UConn

Betting talk

4.7
4.2

Sports-betting comments per 1,000

Team & front office talk

144.4
105.3

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

NIL & portal talk

11.1
27.1

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: Syracuse up, UConn down
Syracuse positive ↑UConn positive ↓Negative shareHover a W or L for that week’s result
SYR 27CONN 20
Syracuse had the happier comment section in 6 of 22 shared weeks, UConn in 16. When they met on Sep 6, Syracuse won 27–20 (OT); Syracuse’s comments were the more positive that week.
Weekly positive and negative comment shares for Syracuse and UConn
Week ofSyracuse resultSyracuse positive shareSyracuse negative shareUConn resultUConn positive shareUConn negative share
2025-08-2384.7%9.4%52%12%
2025-08-30L37.7%52%W63.2%18.2%
2025-09-06W W39.9%49.3%L36.8%50.6%
2025-09-1358.7%29.8%L26.2%59.7%
2025-09-20W60.3%29.7%W53.6%28.6%
2025-09-27L26.6%64.4%W74.4%13.4%
2025-10-04L33.9%57.1%W81.1%14.4%
2025-10-1161.6%31.2%76.9%15.4%
2025-10-18L38.2%53.6%W69.1%24%
2025-10-25L L35%57.5%L31.4%54.5%
2025-11-0126.2%59.2%W74.8%14.7%
2025-11-08L30.5%59.5%W81.4%11.1%
2025-11-1551.4%38.7%W82.1%9.3%
2025-11-22L20.3%71%W62.4%26.7%
2025-11-29L25.9%65.5%58.5%29.2%
2025-12-0636.6%38.9%55.4%27.5%
2025-12-1332.5%45.5%71.6%19.2%
2025-12-2042.9%48.6%70.3%16.2%
2025-12-2780%20%L30%58.3%
2026-01-0357.6%37.6%82.6%10.5%
2026-01-1064.2%23.1%80%20%
2026-01-1772.7%0%90.4%5.8%
Reactions from that night · Sep 6
Syracuse

Its judgement day for Coach Brown after not having the team ready last week..This should be a blowout against a low level team..or is SU a low level team?

negativeCoachingFacebook

ACC network. And they probably want more people to go 😂

negativeCrowd & AttendanceBroadcast & MediaFacebook
UConn

This feels like a potentially huge game for the UConn program. Is it really not on TV in the state of CT?

mixedBroadcast & MediaFacebook

Please beat them tomorrow and don't let the ACC refs spoil the game like last year!

mixedOfficiatingFacebook

Fingerprint duel

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

SyracuseUConn
Harm · SYR +57 ptsIdentity-Based Abuse · Low volumeExplicit Language · SYR +39 ptsCollege Sports · CONN +21 ptsOff-Field Storylines · EvenSports Betting · Low volumeTeam & Front Office · SYR +39 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
  • UConn Harm: 33rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • UConn Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • UConn Explicit Language: 52nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • UConn College Sports: 100th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • UConn Off-Field Storylines: 86th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • UConn Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • UConn Team & Front Office: 30th 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, UConn's in 16.

SYRCONN
0%45%90%Aug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: SYR, CONN
Week ofSYRCONNComments
2025-08-2384.7%52%195
2025-08-3037.7%63.2%1,291
2025-09-0639.9%36.8%1,086
2025-09-1358.7%26.2%664
2025-09-2060.3%53.6%1,150
2025-09-2726.6%74.4%495
2025-10-0433.9%81.1%642
2025-10-1161.6%76.9%138
2025-10-1838.2%69.1%778
2025-10-2535%31.4%813
2025-11-0126.2%74.8%719
2025-11-0830.5%81.4%890
2025-11-1551.4%82.1%513
2025-11-2220.3%62.4%1,509
2025-11-2925.9%58.5%633
2025-12-0636.6%55.4%602
2025-12-1332.5%71.6%331
2025-12-2042.9%70.3%146
2025-12-2780%30%719
2026-01-0357.6%82.6%171
2026-01-1064.2%80%139
2026-01-1772.7%90.4%63
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