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Alabama

Crimson Tide · 11–4 in 2025–26

Compare Alabama with…
Fan Score
548.3
positive per 1,000 comments
Comments analyzed
141,238
2025–26 season
Positive share
54.8%
of all fan comments
Toxicity
33.2
harm + identity abuse per 1,000 · lower is better
Part one

Who they are

The shape of one comment section: the mix of what gets talked about, how it splits by sentiment, and the subjects Alabama fans raise more than anyone else.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out College Sports: 4th percentile · Off-Field Storylines: 23rd percentile · Team & Front Office: 36th percentilePercentile of ranked FBS teams per tag group; low-volume fanbases excluded from each cohort.
  • Alabama Harm: 51st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Alabama Identity-Based Abuse: 46th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Alabama Explicit Language: 43rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Alabama College Sports: 4th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Alabama Off-Field Storylines: 23rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Alabama Sports Betting: 49th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Alabama Team & Front Office: 36th percentile of ranked FBS teams

Sentiment

Positive54.8%77,445
Neutral7%9,951
Negative36.5%51,617
Mixed1.6%2,225

Signature subtags

What Alabama fans bring up more than anyone, vs all 138 FBS fanbases.

Sports Betting
1.5×

Mentioned Moneyline at 1.5× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

0.3 per 1,000 comments
Explicit Language
1.3×

Mentioned Explicit Emoji at 1.3× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

1 per 1,000 comments
Team & Front Office
1.3×

Mentioned Opponent Respect at 1.3× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

9.3 per 1,000 comments

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

Part two

How the season felt

Week by week, with every game marked. The comment section keeps its own scoreboard, and it does not always agree with the one on the field.

Season heartbeat

Net comment mood by week (green above the baseline, red below) with every game marked on it. Click a game for that week’s story.

+70%+35%−35%−70%0%Peak: +68% · week of Aug 23Low: −39% · L 17–31 at Florida StateAug 30: L 17–31 at Florida StateLSep 6: W 73–0 vs UL MonroeWSep 13: W 38–14 vs WisconsinWSep 27: W 24–21 at GeorgiaWOct 4: W 30–14 vs VanderbiltWOct 11: W 27–24 at MissouriWOct 18: W 37–20 vs TennesseeWOct 25: W 29–22 at South CarolinaWNov 8: W 20–9 vs LSUWNov 15: L 21–23 vs OklahomaLNov 22: W 56–0 vs E IllinoisWNov 29: W 27–20 at AuburnWDec 6: L 7–28 vs GeorgiaLDec 19: W 34–24 at OklahomaWJan 1: L 3–38 vs IndianaLAug 23Jan 17
Weekly net fan mood with positive, negative, and total comment counts
Week ofNet moodPositiveNegativeCommentsGames
2025-08-23+68%1,0401631,295No game
2025-08-30−39%3,1868,00012,266L 17–31 at Florida State
2025-09-06−13%4,3865,84211,392W 73–0 vs UL Monroe
2025-09-13+48%2,4647493,569W 38–14 vs Wisconsin
2025-09-20+60%1,4632811,970No game
2025-09-27+57%5,0431,1446,791W 24–21 at Georgia
2025-10-04+67%5,7319627,139W 30–14 vs Vanderbilt
2025-10-11+41%3,2501,2414,868W 27–24 at Missouri
2025-10-18+67%3,8476014,809W 37–20 vs Tennessee
2025-10-25+33%3,7841,7596,201W 29–22 at South Carolina
2025-11-01+57%1,6893462,369No game
2025-11-08+56%5,3471,3287,188W 20–9 vs LSU
2025-11-15−11%3,3534,2708,410L 21–23 vs Oklahoma
2025-11-22+40%4,1951,6846,349W 56–0 vs E Illinois
2025-11-29+38%6,5492,74710,065W 27–20 at Auburn
2025-12-06−11%6,3258,14615,932L 7–28 vs Georgia
2025-12-13+56%2,7676863,705W 34–24 at Oklahoma
2025-12-20+33%6,5113,13010,394No game
2025-12-27−17%5,4547,87014,504L 3–38 vs Indiana
2026-01-03+17%5813891,131No game
2026-01-10+56%25362340No game
2026-01-17+2%227217551No game
Fan mood fell 107 points the week they lost by 14 at Florida State.

Season trend

Weekly share of positive and negative comments with every game marked: click a dot for that week's story.

PositiveNegative
0%40%80%Aug 30: L 17–31 at Florida StateLSep 6: W 73–0 vs UL MonroeWSep 13: W 38–14 vs WisconsinWSep 27: W 24–21 at GeorgiaWOct 4: W 30–14 vs VanderbiltWOct 11: W 27–24 at MissouriWOct 18: W 37–20 vs TennesseeWOct 25: W 29–22 at South CarolinaWNov 8: W 20–9 vs LSUWNov 15: L 21–23 vs OklahomaLNov 22: W 56–0 vs E IllinoisWNov 29: W 27–20 at AuburnWDec 6: L 7–28 vs GeorgiaLDec 19: W 34–24 at OklahomaWJan 1: L 3–38 vs IndianaLAug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: Positive, Negative
Week ofPositiveNegativeComments
2025-08-2380.3%12.6%1,295
2025-08-3026%65.2%12,266
2025-09-0638.5%51.3%11,392
2025-09-1369%21%3,569
2025-09-2074.3%14.3%1,970
2025-09-2774.3%16.8%6,791
2025-10-0480.3%13.5%7,139
2025-10-1166.8%25.5%4,868
2025-10-1880%12.5%4,809
2025-10-2561%28.4%6,201
2025-11-0171.3%14.6%2,369
2025-11-0874.4%18.5%7,188
2025-11-1539.9%50.8%8,410
2025-11-2266.1%26.5%6,349
2025-11-2965.1%27.3%10,065
2025-12-0639.7%51.1%15,932
2025-12-1374.7%18.5%3,705
2025-12-2062.6%30.1%10,394
2025-12-2737.6%54.3%14,504
2026-01-0351.4%34.4%1,131
2026-01-1074.4%18.2%340
2026-01-1741.2%39.4%551

Season timeline

Won the game, lost the comments once this season; open a game below for that night’s story.

  1. Aug 30L 17–31at Florida State
  2. Sep 6W 73–0vs UL Monroe
  3. Sep 13W 38–14vs Wisconsin
  4. Sep 27W 24–21at Georgia
  5. Oct 4W 30–14vs Vanderbilt
  6. Oct 11W 27–24at Missouri
  7. Oct 18W 37–20vs Tennessee
  8. Oct 25W 29–22at South Carolina
  9. Nov 8W 20–9vs LSU
  10. Nov 15L 21–23vs Oklahoma
  11. Nov 22W 56–0vs E Illinois
  12. Nov 29W 27–20at Auburn
  13. Dec 6L 7–28vs GeorgiaNeutral
  14. Dec 19W 34–24at Oklahoma
  15. Jan 1L 3–38vs IndianaNeutral
Part three

What they actually said

The language, the moderation load, and the comments themselves, exactly as they were posted.

Comment insights

Classified comments per 1,000, by system-tag group.

Harm26.9 per 1,000 · 3,802
Death Threat 1Group Hate 245Harm Wish 68Personal Attacks 3,413Sexual Content 179Violent Threat 12
Identity-Based Abuse6.3 per 1,000 · 890
Disability 238Age 93Gender 238LGBTQIA+ 58Physical Appearance 195Race 78Religion 15
Explicit Language16 per 1,000 · 2,258
Explicit Acronym 631Explicit Emoji 141Explicit Words 1,448Violent Language 97
College Sports6.2 per 1,000 · 879
Band 46Conference Realignment 82NIL 317Recruiting 191Student Section 20Transfer Portal 276
Off-Field Storylines19.7 per 1,000 · 2,779
Broadcast & Media 866Injuries 537Officiating 1,317Player Conduct 38Politics & Activism 44
Sports Betting3 per 1,000 · 421
Gambling 333Moneyline 41Parlay 7Prop Bet 40
Team & Front Office114 per 1,000 · 16,099
Coaching 9,594Crowd & Attendance 547Front Office 109Opponent Hostility 4,556Opponent Respect 1,307Athletic Department 6Stadium Experience 208

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

43rd percentile
2,258 explicit comments16 per 1,000
  • Explicit Words1,448
  • Explicit Acronym631
  • Explicit Emoji141
  • Violent Language97

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 16 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 58th of 100 nationally, the 43rd percentile.

Moderation snapshot

Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments · by week
season avg 33.2156.1 per 1,000 · no game that week (week of Jan 17)LWWWWWWWWLWWLWL2025-08-232026-01-17
Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, by week
Week ofRate per 1,000Games
2025-08-2320.8No game
2025-08-3063.2L 17–31 at Florida State
2025-09-0636.8W 73–0 vs UL Monroe
2025-09-1332.2W 38–14 vs Wisconsin
2025-09-2011.2No game
2025-09-2718.8W 24–21 at Georgia
2025-10-0422.4W 30–14 vs Vanderbilt
2025-10-1118.9W 27–24 at Missouri
2025-10-1818.5W 37–20 vs Tennessee
2025-10-2516.3W 29–22 at South Carolina
2025-11-0117.7No game
2025-11-0820.3W 20–9 vs LSU
2025-11-1537.5L 21–23 vs Oklahoma
2025-11-2227.9W 56–0 vs E Illinois
2025-11-2925.6W 27–20 at Auburn
2025-12-0639.9L 7–28 vs Georgia
2025-12-1322.4W 34–24 at Oklahoma
2025-12-2030.3No game
2025-12-2746.5L 3–38 vs Indiana
2026-01-0323No game
2026-01-1017.6No game
2026-01-17156.1No game
Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 156.1 per 1,000 comments (no game that week (week of Jan 17)) against a season average of 33.2 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

Season totals of the classifications Sence applied to comments on this page.

Harm
  • Personal Attacks3,413
  • Group Hate245
  • Sexual Content179
  • Harm Wish68
  • Violent Threat12
  • Death Threat1
Identity-Based Abuse
  • Disability238
  • Gender238
  • Physical Appearance195
  • Age93
  • Race78
  • LGBTQIA+58
  • Religion15

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Sence flags these in real time so page owners can act before fans see them.

From the comment section

“That boy definitely became a member of Tide instantly 💪🏽”

positiveFacebook

“Congratulations well deserved 👏”

positiveFacebook

“Not impressed again. May not make playoffs again. Got spoiled by Saban I guess.”

negativeFacebook

“Too many turn overs, RT for life”

mixedFacebook
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