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Clemson

Tigers · 7–6 in 2025–26

Compare Clemson with…
Fan Score
488.9
positive per 1,000 comments
Comments analyzed
38,829
2025–26 season
Positive share
48.9%
of all fan comments
Toxicity
48
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 Clemson fans raise more than anyone else.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out Off-Field Storylines: 84th percentile · Harm: 79th percentile · Sports Betting: 25th percentilePercentile of ranked FBS teams per tag group; low-volume fanbases excluded from each cohort.
  • Clemson Harm: 79th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Clemson Identity-Based Abuse: 57th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Clemson Explicit Language: 74th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Clemson College Sports: 33rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Clemson Off-Field Storylines: 84th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Clemson Sports Betting: 25th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Clemson Team & Front Office: 43rd percentile of ranked FBS teams

Sentiment

Positive48.9%18,984
Neutral7.5%2,926
Negative41.8%16,233
Mixed1.8%686

Signature subtags

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

College Sports
1.7×

Mentioned Transfer Portal at 1.7× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

6.5 per 1,000 comments
Off-Field Storylines
1.5×

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

18.8 per 1,000 comments
Identity-Based Abuse
1.4×

Mentioned LGBTQIA+ at 1.4× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

1 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.

+80%+40%−40%−80%0%Peak: +73% · week of Dec 20Low: −51% · L 21–34 vs SyracuseAug 30: L 10–17 vs LSULSep 6: W 27–16 vs TroyWSep 13: L 21–24 at Georgia TechLSep 20: L 21–34 vs SyracuseLOct 4: W 38–10 at North CarolinaWOct 11: W 41–10 at Boston CollegeWOct 18: L 24–35 vs SMULNov 1: L 45–46 vs DukeLNov 8: W 24–10 vs Florida StateWNov 14: W 20–19 at LouisvilleWNov 22: W 45–10 vs FurmanWNov 29: W 28–14 at South CarolinaWDec 27: L 10–22 vs Penn StateLAug 23Jan 17
Weekly net fan mood with positive, negative, and total comment counts
Week ofNet moodPositiveNegativeCommentsGames
2025-08-23+66%33848442No game
2025-08-30−32%9231,9143,123L 10–17 vs LSU
2025-09-06−33%8861,8863,076W 27–16 vs Troy
2025-09-13−41%7081,9162,912L 21–24 at Georgia Tech
2025-09-20−51%4671,6422,311L 21–34 vs Syracuse
2025-09-27+20%193124339No game
2025-10-04+39%1,1784761,812W 38–10 at North Carolina
2025-10-11+29%7754011,307W 41–10 at Boston College
2025-10-18−28%3697141,217L 24–35 vs SMU
2025-10-25+12%169123383No game
2025-11-01−40%4271,1181,717L 45–46 vs Duke
2025-11-08+37%1,7977582,791W 24–10 vs Florida State; W 20–19 at Louisville
2025-11-15+35%2,4761,1243,861No game
2025-11-22+50%1,7214862,449W 45–10 vs Furman
2025-11-29+37%2,9571,2514,579W 28–14 at South Carolina
2025-12-06+6%257223586No game
2025-12-13+31%355170597No game
2025-12-20+73%1,3751651,663No game
2025-12-27−10%1,0931,3772,708L 10–22 vs Penn State
2026-01-03+21%270166487No game
2026-01-10+22%228136427No game
2026-01-17+17%221542No game
Fan mood fell 97 points the week they lost by 7 to LSU.

Season trend

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

PositiveNegative
0%41%83%Aug 30: L 10–17 vs LSULSep 6: W 27–16 vs TroyWSep 13: L 21–24 at Georgia TechLSep 20: L 21–34 vs SyracuseLOct 4: W 38–10 at North CarolinaWOct 11: W 41–10 at Boston CollegeWOct 18: L 24–35 vs SMULNov 1: L 45–46 vs DukeLNov 8: W 24–10 vs Florida StateWNov 14: W 20–19 at LouisvilleWNov 22: W 45–10 vs FurmanWNov 29: W 28–14 at South CarolinaWDec 27: L 10–22 vs Penn StateLAug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: Positive, Negative
Week ofPositiveNegativeComments
2025-08-2376.5%10.9%442
2025-08-3029.6%61.3%3,123
2025-09-0628.8%61.3%3,076
2025-09-1324.3%65.8%2,912
2025-09-2020.2%71.1%2,311
2025-09-2756.9%36.6%339
2025-10-0465%26.3%1,812
2025-10-1159.3%30.7%1,307
2025-10-1830.3%58.7%1,217
2025-10-2544.1%32.1%383
2025-11-0124.9%65.1%1,717
2025-11-0864.4%27.2%2,791
2025-11-1564.1%29.1%3,861
2025-11-2270.3%19.8%2,449
2025-11-2964.6%27.3%4,579
2025-12-0643.9%38.1%586
2025-12-1359.5%28.5%597
2025-12-2082.7%9.9%1,663
2025-12-2740.4%50.8%2,708
2026-01-0355.4%34.1%487
2026-01-1053.4%31.9%427
2026-01-1752.4%35.7%42

Season timeline

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

  1. Aug 30L 10–17vs LSU
  2. Sep 6W 27–16vs Troy
  3. Sep 13L 21–24at Georgia Tech
  4. Sep 20L 21–34vs Syracuse
  5. Oct 4W 38–10at North Carolina
  6. Oct 11W 41–10at Boston College
  7. Oct 18L 24–35vs SMU
  8. Nov 1L 45–46vs Duke
  9. Nov 8W 24–10vs Florida State
  10. Nov 14W 20–19at Louisville
  11. Nov 22W 45–10vs Furman
  12. Nov 29W 28–14at South Carolina
  13. Dec 27L 10–22vs Penn StateNeutral
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.

Harm40.6 per 1,000 · 1,578
Personal Attacks 1,495Group Hate 60Harm Wish 20Sexual Content 52Violent Threat 3
Identity-Based Abuse7.3 per 1,000 · 284
Disability 54LGBTQIA+ 38Physical Appearance 66Gender 81Age 42Race 12Religion 5
Explicit Language32.5 per 1,000 · 1,263
Explicit Words 1,081Explicit Acronym 186Violent Language 21Explicit Emoji 19
College Sports13.2 per 1,000 · 514
Transfer Portal 251NIL 125Band 27Recruiting 91Conference Realignment 36Student Section 12
Off-Field Storylines38.6 per 1,000 · 1,497
Officiating 729Injuries 169Broadcast & Media 589Player Conduct 10Politics & Activism 16
Sports Betting2.4 per 1,000 · 93
Gambling 75Moneyline 7Prop Bet 5Parlay 6
Team & Front Office119.3 per 1,000 · 4,633
Opponent Hostility 1,022Coaching 3,109Opponent Respect 150Stadium Experience 176Crowd & Attendance 211Front Office 27Athletic Department 4

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

74th percentile
1,263 explicit comments32.5 per 1,000
  • Explicit Words1,081
  • Explicit Acronym186
  • Violent Language21
  • Explicit Emoji19

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 32.5 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 27th of 100 nationally, the 74th percentile.

Moderation snapshot

Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments · by week
season avg 4895.2 per 1,000 · no game that week (week of Jan 17)LWLLWWLLWWWWL2025-08-232026-01-17
Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, by week
Week ofRate per 1,000Games
2025-08-2318.1No game
2025-08-3082.9L 10–17 vs LSU
2025-09-0651.4W 27–16 vs Troy
2025-09-1369.7L 21–24 at Georgia Tech
2025-09-2048L 21–34 vs Syracuse
2025-09-2726.5No game
2025-10-0445.3W 38–10 at North Carolina
2025-10-1152W 41–10 at Boston College
2025-10-1855.9L 24–35 vs SMU
2025-10-2562.7No game
2025-11-0157.1L 45–46 vs Duke
2025-11-0840.5W 24–10 vs Florida State; W 20–19 at Louisville
2025-11-1534.4No game
2025-11-2235.9W 45–10 vs Furman
2025-11-2940W 28–14 at South Carolina
2025-12-0651.2No game
2025-12-1331.8No game
2025-12-2018No game
2025-12-2750.2L 10–22 vs Penn State
2026-01-0337No game
2026-01-1046.8No game
2026-01-1795.2No game
Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 95.2 per 1,000 comments (no game that week (week of Jan 17)) against a season average of 48 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

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

Harm
  • Personal Attacks1,495
  • Group Hate60
  • Sexual Content52
  • Harm Wish20
  • Violent Threat3
Identity-Based Abuse
  • Gender81
  • Physical Appearance66
  • Disability54
  • Age42
  • LGBTQIA+38
  • Race12
  • Religion5

Tag applications, which may overlap.

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

From the comment section

“Game day ‼️ Game on 👇 https://hudl-network.login-ken.com/football.php”

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“I believe the young man who played so well against Furman is a great candidate. It would have been nice to see him against a higher quality program like Louisville when the game was out of reach.”

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“Tell me again what high school league Boston College is in.”

negativeFacebook

“Hope we can atleast end the regular season with some wins , been a rough year”

mixedFacebook
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