Illinois

Fighting Illini · 9–4 in 2025–26

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Fan Score

532.6

positive per 1,000 comments

87th of 120

Comments analyzed

15,179

2025–26 season

46th of 138

Positive share

53.3%

of all fan comments

87th of 120

Toxicity

32.9

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

52nd percentile

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 Illinois fans raise more than anyone else.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out Off-Field Storylines: 80th percentile · Sports Betting: 76th percentile · Team & Front Office: 24th percentilePercentile of ranked FBS teams per tag group; low-volume fanbases excluded from each cohort.

Sentiment

Positive53.3%8,084

Neutral12.2%1,845

Negative32.7%4,964

Mixed1.9%286

Signature subtags

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

Team & Front Office

5.6×

Mentioned Athletic Department at 5.6× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

2.8 per 1,000 comments

College Sports

2.9×

Mentioned Student Section at 2.9× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

2 per 1,000 comments

Team & Front Office

2.7×

Mentioned Stadium Experience at 2.7× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

13 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	+51%	132	32	198	W 52–3 vs W Illinois
2025-08-30	+43%	382	113	629	No game
2025-09-06	+42%	688	244	1,061	W 45–19 at Duke
2025-09-13	+18%	348	226	684	W 38–0 vs Western Michigan
2025-09-20	−51%	355	1,378	2,008	L 10–63 at Indiana
2025-09-27	+31%	760	359	1,275	W 34–32 vs USC
2025-10-04	+41%	604	211	957	W 43–27 at Purdue
2025-10-11	−17%	274	409	806	L 16–34 vs Ohio State
2025-10-18	−2%	125	131	303	No game
2025-10-25	−38%	121	304	480	L 25–42 at Washington
2025-11-01	+42%	253	91	390	W 35–13 vs Rutgers
2025-11-08	+50%	134	30	207	No game
2025-11-15	+33%	308	138	516	W 24–6 vs Maryland
2025-11-22	−36%	208	480	746	L 10–27 at Wisconsin
2025-11-29	+48%	808	222	1,228	W 20–13 vs Northwestern
2025-12-06	+48%	219	50	349	No game
2025-12-13	+76%	150	14	179	No game
2025-12-20	+75%	101	9	123	No game
2025-12-27	+68%	1,554	237	1,943	W 30–28 vs Tennessee
2026-01-03	+44%	299	94	468	No game
2026-01-10	+13%	199	138	456	No game
2026-01-17	+5%	62	54	173	No game

Mood climbed for 3 straight weeks after the week they lost by 17 at Wisconsin, gaining 112 points.

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	66.7%	16.2%	198
2025-08-30	60.7%	18%	629
2025-09-06	64.8%	23%	1,061
2025-09-13	50.9%	33%	684
2025-09-20	17.7%	68.6%	2,008
2025-09-27	59.6%	28.2%	1,275
2025-10-04	63.1%	22%	957
2025-10-11	34%	50.7%	806
2025-10-18	41.3%	43.2%	303
2025-10-25	25.2%	63.3%	480
2025-11-01	64.9%	23.3%	390
2025-11-08	64.7%	14.5%	207
2025-11-15	59.7%	26.7%	516
2025-11-22	27.9%	64.3%	746
2025-11-29	65.8%	18.1%	1,228
2025-12-06	62.8%	14.3%	349
2025-12-13	83.8%	7.8%	179
2025-12-20	82.1%	7.3%	123
2025-12-27	80%	12.2%	1,943
2026-01-03	63.9%	20.1%	468
2026-01-10	43.6%	30.3%	456
2026-01-17	35.8%	31.2%	173

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.

Harm27 per 1,000 · 410

Personal Attacks 394Sexual Content 10Group Hate 12Violent Threat 1Harm Wish 1

Identity-Based Abuse5.9 per 1,000 · 89

Physical Appearance 40Age 9Gender 24Disability 15LGBTQIA+ 5Race 1Religion 1

Explicit Language26.7 per 1,000 · 405

Explicit Words 349Explicit Acronym 53Violent Language 8Explicit Emoji 12

College Sports17.5 per 1,000 · 265

Recruiting 91Band 38NIL 55Student Section 30Transfer Portal 55Conference Realignment 6

Off-Field Storylines36.4 per 1,000 · 553

Injuries 80Officiating 208Broadcast & Media 266Politics & Activism 6

Sports Betting4.1 per 1,000 · 62

Gambling 54Prop Bet 5Parlay 2Moneyline 1

Team & Front Office98.2 per 1,000 · 1,491

Crowd & Attendance 215Stadium Experience 197Opponent Hostility 248Athletic Department 42Opponent Respect 71Coaching 726Front Office 27

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

62nd percentile

405 explicit comments26.7 per 1,000

Explicit Words349
Explicit Acronym53
Explicit Emoji12
Violent Language8

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 26.7 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 39th of 100 nationally, the 62nd percentile.

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	10.1	W 52–3 vs W Illinois
2025-08-30	28.6	No game
2025-09-06	19.8	W 45–19 at Duke
2025-09-13	52.6	W 38–0 vs Western Michigan
2025-09-20	36.4	L 10–63 at Indiana
2025-09-27	21.2	W 34–32 vs USC
2025-10-04	20.9	W 43–27 at Purdue
2025-10-11	78.2	L 16–34 vs Ohio State
2025-10-18	72.6	No game
2025-10-25	37.5	L 25–42 at Washington
2025-11-01	76.9	W 35–13 vs Rutgers
2025-11-08	14.5	No game
2025-11-15	25.2	W 24–6 vs Maryland
2025-11-22	42.9	L 10–27 at Wisconsin
2025-11-29	23.6	W 20–13 vs Northwestern
2025-12-06	34.4	No game
2025-12-13	0	No game
2025-12-20	32.5	No game
2025-12-27	21.1	W 30–28 vs Tennessee
2026-01-03	29.9	No game
2026-01-10	32.9	No game
2026-01-17	34.7	No game

Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 78.2 per 1,000 comments (L 16–34 vs Ohio State) against a season average of 32.9 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

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

Harm

Personal Attacks394
Group Hate12
Sexual Content10
Harm Wish1
Violent Threat1

Identity-Based Abuse

Physical Appearance40
Gender24
Disability15
Age9
LGBTQIA+5
Race1
Religion1

Tag applications, which may overlap.

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

From the comment section

“Amazing. Gotta protect those “investments.” I’m curious to know about the investments in the sports psychology mental side of protecting/growing/motivating the athletes.”

positiveFacebook

“Welcome TO.ILLIN NATION. Darrell..👍🧡💙🧡🏈🏈🏈”

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“Sorry, never going to use the paid-for name.”

negativeFacebook

“You might win all the other games but this week y'all's taking a loss go buckeyes 💪💪 but I'll root for you all the rest of the season”

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