Boston College

Eagles · 2–10 in 2025–26

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Fan Score

462

positive per 1,000 comments

Boston College ranks 106th of 120 ranked FBS teams for Fan Score.

Comments analyzed

3,381

2025–26 season

Boston College ranks 103rd of 138 ranked FBS teams for Comment volume.

Positive share

46.2%

of all fan comments

Boston College ranks 106th of 120 ranked FBS teams for Positive share.

Toxicity

21.3

harm + identity abuse per 1,000 · lower is better

Boston College sits in the 33rd percentile of ranked FBS teams for Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000, where a lower rate is the better outcome.

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 Boston College fans raise more than the average fanbase.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out College Sports: 99th percentile · Sports Betting: 98th percentile · Harm: 31st percentileLow volume (not ranked), omitted from the shape: Identity-Based Abuse.Percentile of ranked FBS teams per tag group; low-volume fanbases excluded from each cohort.

Sentiment

Positive46.2%1,562

Neutral9%303

Negative42.9%1,449

Mixed2%67

Signature subtags

What Boston College fans bring up more than the average classified fanbase, across all 138 FBS fanbases. Harm and identity-based abuse are left out here; they sit in this team’s own moderation snapshot.

College Sports

6.2×

Mentioned Conference Realignment at 6.2× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

11.8 per 1,000 comments

College Sports

3.3×

Mentioned NIL at 3.3× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

12.7 per 1,000 comments

Sports Betting

3.1×

Mentioned Gambling at 3.1× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

8.3 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.

Weekly net fan mood with positive, negative, and total comment counts
Week of	Net mood	Positive	Negative	Comments	Games
2025-08-23	+43%	37	13	56	No game
2025-08-30	+52%	129	31	190	W 66–10 vs Fordham
2025-09-06	+14%	123	89	248	L 40–42 (2OT) at Michigan State
2025-09-13	−44%	47	132	192	L 20–30 at Stanford
2025-09-20	+43%	10	4	14	No game
2025-09-27	−28%	64	122	206	L 24–28 vs California
2025-10-04	−51%	72	252	352	L 7–48 at Pittsburgh
2025-10-11	−14%	3	4	7	L 10–41 vs Clemson
2025-10-18	−44%	80	236	357	L 23–38 vs UConn
2025-10-25	−20%	96	152	281	L 24–38 at Louisville
2025-11-01	+18%	119	79	221	L 10–25 vs Notre Dame
2025-11-08	−24%	82	147	275	L 13–45 vs SMU
2025-11-15	+20%	88	57	157	L 34–36 vs Georgia Tech
2025-11-22	+58%	86	19	115	No game
2025-11-29	+63%	193	37	249	W 34–12 at Syracuse
2025-12-06	+57%	51	11	70	No game
2025-12-13	+31%	28	13	49	No game
2025-12-20	+87%	43	3	46	No game
2025-12-27	+84%	50	4	55	No game
2026-01-03	+42%	82	27	132	No game
2026-01-10	+59%	72	15	96	No game
2026-01-17	+38%	7	2	13	No game

Fan mood jumped 87 points the week of Sep 20.

Season trend

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

PositiveNegative

Weekly values: Positive, Negative
Week of	Positive	Negative	Comments
2025-08-23	66.1%	23.2%	56
2025-08-30	67.9%	16.3%	190
2025-09-06	49.6%	35.9%	248
2025-09-13	24.5%	68.8%	192
2025-09-20	71.4%	28.6%	14
2025-09-27	31.1%	59.2%	206
2025-10-04	20.5%	71.6%	352
2025-10-11	42.9%	57.1%	7
2025-10-18	22.4%	66.1%	357
2025-10-25	34.2%	54.1%	281
2025-11-01	53.8%	35.7%	221
2025-11-08	29.8%	53.5%	275
2025-11-15	56.1%	36.3%	157
2025-11-22	74.8%	16.5%	115
2025-11-29	77.5%	14.9%	249
2025-12-06	72.9%	15.7%	70
2025-12-13	57.1%	26.5%	49
2025-12-20	93.5%	6.5%	46
2025-12-27	90.9%	7.3%	55
2026-01-03	62.1%	20.5%	132
2026-01-10	75%	15.6%	96
2026-01-17	53.8%	15.4%	13

Season timeline

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.

Harm17.5 per 1,000 · 59

Personal Attacks 55Group Hate 4Harm Wish 1

Identity-Based Abuse3.8 per 1,000 · 13

Physical Appearance 1Disability 3Race 2Gender 3Age 3LGBTQIA+ 2

Explicit Language17.5 per 1,000 · 59

Explicit Acronym 15Explicit Words 43Violent Language 1

College Sports48.8 per 1,000 · 165

Recruiting 42NIL 43Conference Realignment 40Transfer Portal 33Student Section 6Band 6

Off-Field Storylines29.9 per 1,000 · 101

Broadcast & Media 45Injuries 28Officiating 26Player Conduct 3

Sports Betting9.2 per 1,000 · 31

Prop Bet 3Gambling 28

Team & Front Office126.9 per 1,000 · 429

Coaching 331Stadium Experience 20Crowd & Attendance 37Athletic Department 11Opponent Hostility 18Front Office 20Opponent Respect 8

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

48th percentile

59 explicit comments17.5 per 1,000

Explicit Words43
Explicit Acronym15
Violent Language1

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 17.5 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 53rd of 100 nationally, the 48th percentile.

How toxic is the Boston College fanbase?

Over the 2025–26 season, Boston College’s comment section ran at 21.3 harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, putting the fanbase in the 33rd percentile of ranked FBS fanbases; on this measure a lower rate is the better outcome.

Moderation snapshot

Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments · by week

Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, by week
Week of	Rate per 1,000	Games
2025-08-23	0	No game
2025-08-30	21.1	W 66–10 vs Fordham
2025-09-06	36.3	L 40–42 (2OT) at Michigan State
2025-09-13	20.8	L 20–30 at Stanford
2025-09-20	0	No game
2025-09-27	43.7	L 24–28 vs California
2025-10-04	28.4	L 7–48 at Pittsburgh
2025-10-11	0	L 10–41 vs Clemson
2025-10-18	33.6	L 23–38 vs UConn
2025-10-25	7.1	L 24–38 at Louisville
2025-11-01	36.2	L 10–25 vs Notre Dame
2025-11-08	10.9	L 13–45 vs SMU
2025-11-15	0	L 34–36 vs Georgia Tech
2025-11-22	8.7	No game
2025-11-29	12	W 34–12 at Syracuse
2025-12-06	0	No game
2025-12-13	0	No game
2025-12-20	0	No game
2025-12-27	0	No game
2026-01-03	22.7	No game
2026-01-10	31.3	No game
2026-01-17	76.9	No game

Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 76.9 per 1,000 comments (no game that week (week of Jan 17)) against a season average of 21.3 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

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

Harm

Personal Attacks55
Group Hate4
Harm Wish1

Identity-Based Abuse

Disability3
Age3
Gender3
LGBTQIA+2
Race2
Physical Appearance1

Tag applications, which may overlap.

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

From the comment section

“Great pics, well done Andy.”

positiveFacebook

“A GOD SENT MAN FOR DEDICATING UR LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE. ALL GLORY BE TO GOD.”

positiveFacebook

“I used to live and die by BC Athletics. Now I just don’t care. Clearly the school doesn’t care either. Give it up and drop to FCS.”

negativeFacebook

“As ugly as it gets. Twelve injured starters?? Wasn’t sure how many. Let’s hope the rest of the seasons goes better. Still love my Eagles 🏈”

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