Delaware

Blue Hens · 7–6 in 2025–26

Fan Score
664.1
positive per 1,000 comments
Comments analyzed
5,242
2025–26 season
Positive share
66.4%
of all fan comments
Toxicity
26.9
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 Delaware fans raise more than anyone else.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out Team & Front Office: 2nd percentile · College Sports: 75th percentile · Off-Field Storylines: 27th percentileLow volume (not ranked), omitted from the shape: Explicit Language, Sports Betting.Percentile of ranked FBS teams per tag group; low-volume fanbases excluded from each cohort.
  • Delaware Harm: 42nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Delaware Identity-Based Abuse: 46th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Delaware Explicit Language: low volume, not ranked
  • Delaware College Sports: 75th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Delaware Off-Field Storylines: 27th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Delaware Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Delaware Team & Front Office: 2nd percentile of ranked FBS teams

Sentiment

Positive66.4%3,481
Neutral10.5%549
Negative21.1%1,107
Mixed2%105

Signature subtags

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

College Sports
3.3×

Mentioned Conference Realignment at 3.3× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

6.3 per 1,000 comments
College Sports
2.6×

Mentioned Band at 2.6× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

3.4 per 1,000 comments
Team & Front Office
1.9×

Mentioned Crowd & Attendance at 1.9× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

19.1 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.

+90%+45%−45%−90%0%Peak: +83% · week of Jan 3Low: −10% · L 30–59 at LibertyAug 28: W 35–17 vs Delaware StWSep 6: L 7–31 at ColoradoLSep 13: W 44–41 (OT) vs UConnWSep 20: W 38–16 at FIUWOct 3: L 24–27 vs WKULOct 15: L 25–38 at Jacksonville StateLOct 22: W 31–28 vs Middle TennesseeWNov 1: L 30–59 at LibertyLNov 8: W 25–24 vs Louisiana TechWNov 15: L 23–26 at Sam HoustonLNov 22: L 14–52 at Wake ForestLNov 29: W 61–31 vs UTEPWDec 17: W 20–13 vs LouisianaWAug 23Jan 17
Weekly net fan mood with positive, negative, and total comment counts
Week ofNet moodPositiveNegativeCommentsGames
2025-08-23+35%10343173W 35–17 vs Delaware St
2025-08-30+67%16724215No game
2025-09-06+46%9729149L 7–31 at Colorado
2025-09-13+80%22017255W 44–41 (OT) vs UConn
2025-09-20+67%15825199W 38–16 at FIU
2025-09-27+38%6022101L 24–27 vs WKU
2025-10-04+31%17785299No game
2025-10-11+53%12530179L 25–38 at Jacksonville State
2025-10-18+8%341287720W 31–28 vs Middle Tennessee
2025-10-25+19%422683No game
2025-11-01−10%5975154L 30–59 at Liberty
2025-11-08+53%28569408W 25–24 vs Louisiana Tech
2025-11-15+21%7748141L 23–26 at Sam Houston
2025-11-22+35%13761218L 14–52 at Wake Forest
2025-11-29+34%353144610W 61–31 vs UTEP
2025-12-06+54%14530213No game
2025-12-13+81%71145820W 20–13 vs Louisiana
2025-12-20+56%24534No game
2025-12-27+65%52769No game
2026-01-03+83%46352No game
2026-01-10+42%6725100No game
2026-01-17+56%35750No game
Fan mood jumped 63 points the week they beat Louisiana Tech by 1.

Season trend

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

PositiveNegative
0%44%89%Aug 28: W 35–17 vs Delaware StWSep 6: L 7–31 at ColoradoLSep 13: W 44–41 (OT) vs UConnWSep 20: W 38–16 at FIUWOct 3: L 24–27 vs WKULOct 15: L 25–38 at Jacksonville StateLOct 22: W 31–28 vs Middle TennesseeWNov 1: L 30–59 at LibertyLNov 8: W 25–24 vs Louisiana TechWNov 15: L 23–26 at Sam HoustonLNov 22: L 14–52 at Wake ForestLNov 29: W 61–31 vs UTEPWDec 17: W 20–13 vs LouisianaWAug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: Positive, Negative
Week ofPositiveNegativeComments
2025-08-2359.5%24.9%173
2025-08-3077.7%11.2%215
2025-09-0665.1%19.5%149
2025-09-1386.3%6.7%255
2025-09-2079.4%12.6%199
2025-09-2759.4%21.8%101
2025-10-0459.2%28.4%299
2025-10-1169.8%16.8%179
2025-10-1847.4%39.9%720
2025-10-2550.6%31.3%83
2025-11-0138.3%48.7%154
2025-11-0869.9%16.9%408
2025-11-1554.6%34%141
2025-11-2262.8%28%218
2025-11-2957.9%23.6%610
2025-12-0668.1%14.1%213
2025-12-1386.7%5.5%820
2025-12-2070.6%14.7%34
2025-12-2775.4%10.1%69
2026-01-0388.5%5.8%52
2026-01-1067%25%100
2026-01-1770%14%50

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.

Harm20.6 per 1,000 · 108
Personal Attacks 102Sexual Content 5Harm Wish 3Group Hate 3
Identity-Based Abuse6.3 per 1,000 · 33
Gender 6Age 6Physical Appearance 15Race 3Disability 3
Explicit Language3.4 per 1,000 · 18
Explicit Words 9Explicit Acronym 8Violent Language 1
College Sports22.7 per 1,000 · 119
Transfer Portal 17Conference Realignment 33Recruiting 35Band 18NIL 13Student Section 4
Off-Field Storylines21.7 per 1,000 · 114
Broadcast & Media 72Officiating 24Injuries 17Politics & Activism 3
Sports Betting4 per 1,000 · 21
Moneyline 1Gambling 18Prop Bet 2
Team & Front Office63.5 per 1,000 · 333
Crowd & Attendance 100Coaching 155Opponent Hostility 27Opponent Respect 24Front Office 6Stadium Experience 29Athletic Department 1

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

Low volume

Too few comments to rank nationally.

18 explicit comments3.4 per 1,000
  • Explicit Words9
  • Explicit Acronym8
  • Violent Language1

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 3.4 of every 1,000 comments on this page, too little volume here for a national rank.

Moderation snapshot

Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments · by week
season avg 26.9100.3 per 1,000 · no game that week (week of Oct 4)WLWWLLWLWLLWW2025-08-232026-01-17
Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, by week
Week ofRate per 1,000Games
2025-08-2311.6W 35–17 vs Delaware St
2025-08-300No game
2025-09-0626.8L 7–31 at Colorado
2025-09-137.8W 44–41 (OT) vs UConn
2025-09-2025.1W 38–16 at FIU
2025-09-2749.5L 24–27 vs WKU
2025-10-04100.3No game
2025-10-1116.8L 25–38 at Jacksonville State
2025-10-1826.4W 31–28 vs Middle Tennessee
2025-10-2536.1No game
2025-11-0164.9L 30–59 at Liberty
2025-11-0839.2W 25–24 vs Louisiana Tech
2025-11-1521.3L 23–26 at Sam Houston
2025-11-2227.5L 14–52 at Wake Forest
2025-11-2918W 61–31 vs UTEP
2025-12-064.7No game
2025-12-138.5W 20–13 vs Louisiana
2025-12-2058.8No game
2025-12-2714.5No game
2026-01-030No game
2026-01-10100No game
2026-01-1720No game
Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 100.3 per 1,000 comments (no game that week (week of Oct 4)) against a season average of 26.9 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

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

Harm
  • Personal Attacks102
  • Sexual Content5
  • Group Hate3
  • Harm Wish3
Identity-Based Abuse
  • Physical Appearance15
  • Age6
  • Gender6
  • Disability3
  • Race3

Tag applications, which may overlap.

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

From the comment section

HaPpY Birthday Danny!! 🎶🎂💙💛 Keep the Blue Hens On their TOES!!👍🥰

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Troy is a very Special person from a great Family. He will do well this weekend!

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Black jerseys sell well. It's a cash grab.

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Those uniforms need to be benched. Bring on the blue and gold.

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