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Indiana

Hoosiers · 16–0 in 2025–26

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Fan Score
739.4
positive per 1,000 comments
Comments analyzed
42,201
2025–26 season
Positive share
73.9%
of all fan comments
Toxicity
22.5
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 Indiana fans raise more than anyone else.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out College Sports: 3rd percentile · Identity-Based Abuse: 6th percentile · Explicit Language: 11th percentilePercentile of ranked FBS teams per tag group; low-volume fanbases excluded from each cohort.
  • Indiana Harm: 37th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Indiana Identity-Based Abuse: 6th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Indiana Explicit Language: 11th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Indiana College Sports: 3rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Indiana Off-Field Storylines: 69th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Indiana Sports Betting: 54th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Indiana Team & Front Office: 32nd percentile of ranked FBS teams

Sentiment

Positive73.9%31,203
Neutral9.1%3,822
Negative15.9%6,694
Mixed1.1%482

Signature subtags

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

Team & Front Office
3.5×

Mentioned Opponent Respect at 3.5× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

24.4 per 1,000 comments
Explicit Language
2.4×

Mentioned Explicit Emoji at 2.4× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

1.9 per 1,000 comments
Off-Field Storylines
1.7×

Mentioned Broadcast & Media at 1.7× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

20.4 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% · W 56–22 vs OregonLow: +16% · W 27–14 vs Old DominionAug 30: W 27–14 vs Old DominionWSep 6: W 56–9 vs Kennesaw StateWSep 12: W 73–0 vs Indiana StWSep 20: W 63–10 vs IllinoisWSep 27: W 20–15 at IowaWOct 11: W 30–20 at OregonWOct 18: W 38–13 vs Michigan StateWOct 25: W 56–6 vs UCLAWNov 1: W 55–10 at MarylandWNov 8: W 27–24 at Penn StateWNov 15: W 31–7 vs WisconsinWNov 28: W 56–3 at PurdueWDec 6: W 13–10 vs Ohio StateWJan 1: W 38–3 vs AlabamaWJan 9: W 56–22 vs OregonWJan 19: W 27–21 vs MiamiWAug 23Jan 17
Weekly net fan mood with positive, negative, and total comment counts
Week ofNet moodPositiveNegativeCommentsGames
2025-08-23+59%29657402No game
2025-08-30+16%293197587W 27–14 vs Old Dominion
2025-09-06+27%373196663W 56–9 vs Kennesaw State; W 73–0 vs Indiana St
2025-09-13+18%247160482No game
2025-09-20+52%9302421,319W 63–10 vs Illinois
2025-09-27+38%1,0033921,595W 20–15 at Iowa
2025-10-04+34%333139564No game
2025-10-11+64%2,6044413,359W 30–20 at Oregon
2025-10-18+50%1,0702811,581W 38–13 vs Michigan State
2025-10-25+65%779127997W 56–6 vs UCLA
2025-11-01+55%9602311,321W 55–10 at Maryland
2025-11-08+44%1,8686542,748W 27–24 at Penn State
2025-11-15+60%8541761,135W 31–7 vs Wisconsin
2025-11-22+72%77592952W 56–3 at Purdue
2025-11-29+40%1,7626762,738No game
2025-12-06+58%3,4267614,563W 13–10 vs Ohio State
2025-12-13+67%1,3592101,704No game
2025-12-20+51%25072347No game
2025-12-27+70%3,1224433,828W 38–3 vs Alabama
2026-01-03+73%1,2881281,592W 56–22 vs Oregon
2026-01-10+65%2,0773072,738No game
2026-01-17+69%5,5347126,986W 27–21 vs Miami
Fan mood fell 43 points the week they beat Old Dominion by 13.

Season trend

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

PositiveNegative
0%41%82%Aug 30: W 27–14 vs Old DominionWSep 6: W 56–9 vs Kennesaw StateWSep 12: W 73–0 vs Indiana StWSep 20: W 63–10 vs IllinoisWSep 27: W 20–15 at IowaWOct 11: W 30–20 at OregonWOct 18: W 38–13 vs Michigan StateWOct 25: W 56–6 vs UCLAWNov 1: W 55–10 at MarylandWNov 8: W 27–24 at Penn StateWNov 15: W 31–7 vs WisconsinWNov 28: W 56–3 at PurdueWDec 6: W 13–10 vs Ohio StateWJan 1: W 38–3 vs AlabamaWJan 9: W 56–22 vs OregonWJan 19: W 27–21 vs MiamiWAug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: Positive, Negative
Week ofPositiveNegativeComments
2025-08-2373.6%14.2%402
2025-08-3049.9%33.6%587
2025-09-0656.3%29.6%663
2025-09-1351.2%33.2%482
2025-09-2070.5%18.3%1,319
2025-09-2762.9%24.6%1,595
2025-10-0459%24.6%564
2025-10-1177.5%13.1%3,359
2025-10-1867.7%17.8%1,581
2025-10-2578.1%12.7%997
2025-11-0172.7%17.5%1,321
2025-11-0868%23.8%2,748
2025-11-1575.2%15.5%1,135
2025-11-2281.4%9.7%952
2025-11-2964.4%24.7%2,738
2025-12-0675.1%16.7%4,563
2025-12-1379.8%12.3%1,704
2025-12-2072%20.7%347
2025-12-2781.6%11.6%3,828
2026-01-0380.9%8%1,592
2026-01-1075.9%11.2%2,738
2026-01-1779.2%10.2%6,986

Season timeline

  1. Aug 30W 27–14vs Old Dominion
  2. Sep 6W 56–9vs Kennesaw State
  3. Sep 12W 73–0vs Indiana St
  4. Sep 20W 63–10vs Illinois
  5. Sep 27W 20–15at Iowa
  6. Oct 11W 30–20at Oregon
  7. Oct 18W 38–13vs Michigan State
  8. Oct 25W 56–6vs UCLA
  9. Nov 1W 55–10at Maryland
  10. Nov 8W 27–24at Penn State
  11. Nov 15W 31–7vs Wisconsin
  12. Nov 28W 56–3at Purdue
  13. Dec 6W 13–10vs Ohio StateNeutral
  14. Jan 1W 38–3vs AlabamaNeutral
  15. Jan 9W 56–22vs OregonNeutral
  16. Jan 19W 27–21vs Miami
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.

Harm19.5 per 1,000 · 823
Death Threat 1Group Hate 34Harm Wish 14Personal Attacks 763Sexual Content 27Violent Threat 2
Identity-Based Abuse3 per 1,000 · 125
Disability 33Age 24Gender 25LGBTQIA+ 4Physical Appearance 27Race 14Religion 5
Explicit Language6.6 per 1,000 · 279
Explicit Acronym 74Explicit Emoji 81Explicit Words 88Violent Language 38
College Sports5.9 per 1,000 · 248
Band 66Conference Realignment 11NIL 61Recruiting 56Student Section 13Transfer Portal 51
Off-Field Storylines33 per 1,000 · 1,391
Broadcast & Media 863Injuries 152Officiating 360Player Conduct 6Politics & Activism 17
Sports Betting3.1 per 1,000 · 132
Gambling 115Moneyline 6Prop Bet 12
Team & Front Office106.7 per 1,000 · 4,501
Coaching 1,542Crowd & Attendance 463Front Office 75Opponent Hostility 1,281Opponent Respect 1,031Athletic Department 13Stadium Experience 187

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

11th percentile
279 explicit comments6.6 per 1,000
  • Explicit Words88
  • Explicit Emoji81
  • Explicit Acronym74
  • Violent Language38

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 6.6 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 90th of 100 nationally, the 11th percentile.

Moderation snapshot

Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments · by week
season avg 22.561.8 per 1,000 · W 56–9 vs Kennesaw State · W 73–0 vs Indiana StWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW2025-08-232026-01-17
Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, by week
Week ofRate per 1,000Games
2025-08-2314.9No game
2025-08-3027.3W 27–14 vs Old Dominion
2025-09-0661.8W 56–9 vs Kennesaw State; W 73–0 vs Indiana St
2025-09-1327No game
2025-09-2016.7W 63–10 vs Illinois
2025-09-2733.9W 20–15 at Iowa
2025-10-0442.6No game
2025-10-1118.5W 30–20 at Oregon
2025-10-1821.5W 38–13 vs Michigan State
2025-10-2528.1W 56–6 vs UCLA
2025-11-0116.7W 55–10 at Maryland
2025-11-0833.8W 27–24 at Penn State
2025-11-1534.4W 31–7 vs Wisconsin
2025-11-228.4W 56–3 at Purdue
2025-11-2946.4No game
2025-12-0628.3W 13–10 vs Ohio State
2025-12-1327No game
2025-12-2040.3No game
2025-12-2712W 38–3 vs Alabama
2026-01-0310.7W 56–22 vs Oregon
2026-01-1012.1No game
2026-01-1710.6W 27–21 vs Miami
Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 61.8 per 1,000 comments (W 56–9 vs Kennesaw State · W 73–0 vs Indiana St) against a season average of 22.5 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

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

Harm
  • Personal Attacks763
  • Group Hate34
  • Sexual Content27
  • Harm Wish14
  • Violent Threat2
  • Death Threat1
Identity-Based Abuse
  • Disability33
  • Physical Appearance27
  • Gender25
  • Age24
  • Race14
  • Religion5
  • LGBTQIA+4

Tag applications, which may overlap.

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

From the comment section

“PONDS ISLAND #5...... My cuzzo he will have a great season”

positiveFacebook

“Not the greatest team of power. That was the 2019 LSU Tigers. But, this is the best "TEAM" of players, coaches, assistants & fans/community that ever existed that came together in every aspect of the term, together.”

positiveFacebook

“You don’t have to disgrace Purdue so badly. You’ve already won.”

negativeOpponent HostilityFacebook

“Mendoza needs to quit trying to play hero and hit the wide open guy right in front of him. IU is a little rusty but Coach will oil them up at half”

mixedCoachingFacebook
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