Kentucky

Wildcats · 5–7 in 2025–26

Fan Score
522.4
positive per 1,000 comments
Comments analyzed
19,024
2025–26 season
Positive share
52.2%
of all fan comments
Toxicity
44.4
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 Kentucky fans raise more than anyone else.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out Off-Field Storylines: 6th percentile · Team & Front Office: 92nd percentile · Harm: 74th percentilePercentile of ranked FBS teams per tag group; low-volume fanbases excluded from each cohort.
  • Kentucky Harm: 74th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Kentucky Identity-Based Abuse: 50th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Kentucky Explicit Language: 71st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Kentucky College Sports: 63rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Kentucky Off-Field Storylines: 6th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Kentucky Sports Betting: 44th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Kentucky Team & Front Office: 92nd percentile of ranked FBS teams

Sentiment

Positive52.2%9,939
Neutral8%1,521
Negative37.6%7,155
Mixed2.1%409

Signature subtags

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

Team & Front Office
3.4×

Mentioned Front Office at 3.4× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

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

Mentioned Coaching at 1.9× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

161.7 per 1,000 comments
College Sports
1.9×

Mentioned NIL at 1.9× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

7.3 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.

+80%+40%−40%−80%0%Peak: +70% · week of Jan 3Low: −41% · L 13–16 (OT) vs TexasAug 30: W 24–16 vs ToledoWSep 6: L 23–30 vs Ole MissLSep 13: W 48–23 vs Eastern MichiganWSep 27: L 13–35 at South CarolinaLOct 4: L 14–35 at GeorgiaLOct 18: L 13–16 (OT) vs TexasLOct 25: L 34–56 vs TennesseeLNov 1: W 10–3 at AuburnWNov 8: W 38–7 vs FloridaWNov 15: W 42–10 vs Tennessee TechWNov 22: L 17–45 at VanderbiltLNov 29: L 0–41 at LouisvilleLAug 23Jan 17
Weekly net fan mood with positive, negative, and total comment counts
Week ofNet moodPositiveNegativeCommentsGames
2025-08-23+31%319159520No game
2025-08-30+19%500326902W 24–16 vs Toledo
2025-09-06+13%429322824L 23–30 vs Ole Miss
2025-09-13+38%385158596W 48–23 vs Eastern Michigan
2025-09-20+41%24695369No game
2025-09-27−36%242566910L 13–35 at South Carolina
2025-10-04−25%214385681L 14–35 at Georgia
2025-10-11−5%119134282No game
2025-10-18−41%3078371,288L 13–16 (OT) vs Texas
2025-10-25−20%305478874L 34–56 vs Tennessee
2025-11-01+34%7163241,148W 10–3 at Auburn
2025-11-08+54%1,0182571,422W 38–7 vs Florida
2025-11-15+42%511184773W 42–10 vs Tennessee Tech
2025-11-22−15%233323616L 17–45 at Vanderbilt
2025-11-29+13%2,7192,0295,324L 0–41 at Louisville
2025-12-06+35%500225791No game
2025-12-13+35%308131506No game
2025-12-20+41%10338157No game
2025-12-27+36%351459No game
2026-01-03+70%25637311No game
2026-01-10+50%411119589No game
2026-01-17+60%631482No game
Fan mood fell 77 points the week they lost by 22 at South Carolina.

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 24–16 vs ToledoWSep 6: L 23–30 vs Ole MissLSep 13: W 48–23 vs Eastern MichiganWSep 27: L 13–35 at South CarolinaLOct 4: L 14–35 at GeorgiaLOct 18: L 13–16 (OT) vs TexasLOct 25: L 34–56 vs TennesseeLNov 1: W 10–3 at AuburnWNov 8: W 38–7 vs FloridaWNov 15: W 42–10 vs Tennessee TechWNov 22: L 17–45 at VanderbiltLNov 29: L 0–41 at LouisvilleLAug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: Positive, Negative
Week ofPositiveNegativeComments
2025-08-2361.3%30.6%520
2025-08-3055.4%36.1%902
2025-09-0652.1%39.1%824
2025-09-1364.6%26.5%596
2025-09-2066.7%25.7%369
2025-09-2726.6%62.2%910
2025-10-0431.4%56.5%681
2025-10-1142.2%47.5%282
2025-10-1823.8%65%1,288
2025-10-2534.9%54.7%874
2025-11-0162.4%28.2%1,148
2025-11-0871.6%18.1%1,422
2025-11-1566.1%23.8%773
2025-11-2237.8%52.4%616
2025-11-2951.1%38.1%5,324
2025-12-0663.2%28.4%791
2025-12-1360.9%25.9%506
2025-12-2065.6%24.2%157
2025-12-2759.3%23.7%59
2026-01-0382.3%11.9%311
2026-01-1069.8%20.2%589
2026-01-1776.8%17.1%82

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.

Harm37.4 per 1,000 · 711
Personal Attacks 681Group Hate 16Sexual Content 26Harm Wish 8Death Threat 1
Identity-Based Abuse7 per 1,000 · 134
Gender 31Physical Appearance 53Age 17Disability 19LGBTQIA+ 11Race 5
Explicit Language30.1 per 1,000 · 572
Explicit Words 482Explicit Acronym 84Violent Language 9Explicit Emoji 10
College Sports18.8 per 1,000 · 357
Conference Realignment 47Recruiting 108NIL 139Band 3Transfer Portal 73Student Section 4
Off-Field Storylines12.4 per 1,000 · 236
Broadcast & Media 108Injuries 64Officiating 48Politics & Activism 10Player Conduct 6
Sports Betting2.9 per 1,000 · 55
Gambling 46Moneyline 3Parlay 3Prop Bet 3
Team & Front Office202.9 per 1,000 · 3,860
Opponent Respect 89Coaching 3,077Crowd & Attendance 113Front Office 223Opponent Hostility 397Stadium Experience 82Athletic Department 13

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

71st percentile
572 explicit comments30.1 per 1,000
  • Explicit Words482
  • Explicit Acronym84
  • Explicit Emoji10
  • Violent Language9

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 30.1 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 30th of 100 nationally, the 71st percentile.

Moderation snapshot

Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments · by week
season avg 44.491.6 per 1,000 · L 13–16 (OT) vs TexasWLWLLLLWWWLL2025-08-232026-01-17
Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, by week
Week ofRate per 1,000Games
2025-08-2376.9No game
2025-08-3047.7W 24–16 vs Toledo
2025-09-0654.6L 23–30 vs Ole Miss
2025-09-1333.6W 48–23 vs Eastern Michigan
2025-09-2027.1No game
2025-09-2776.9L 13–35 at South Carolina
2025-10-0436.7L 14–35 at Georgia
2025-10-1163.8No game
2025-10-1891.6L 13–16 (OT) vs Texas
2025-10-2557.2L 34–56 vs Tennessee
2025-11-0132.2W 10–3 at Auburn
2025-11-0824.6W 38–7 vs Florida
2025-11-1515.5W 42–10 vs Tennessee Tech
2025-11-2240.6L 17–45 at Vanderbilt
2025-11-2942.3L 0–41 at Louisville
2025-12-0624No game
2025-12-1341.5No game
2025-12-2070.1No game
2025-12-2767.8No game
2026-01-036.4No game
2026-01-1025.5No game
2026-01-170No game
Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 91.6 per 1,000 comments (L 13–16 (OT) vs Texas) against a season average of 44.4 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

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

Harm
  • Personal Attacks681
  • Sexual Content26
  • Group Hate16
  • Harm Wish8
  • Death Threat1
Identity-Based Abuse
  • Physical Appearance53
  • Gender31
  • Disability19
  • Age17
  • LGBTQIA+11
  • Race5

Tag applications, which may overlap.

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

From the comment section

Let’s go-excited for the season! 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈💙

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Tear it up Coach! Best of luck!

positiveFacebook

So let me get this straight, this week the UK football team won a road SEC game and the bball team lost at home???

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Even though we’ve all been disappointed in how things have been going, you have to be proud of how they played last night. Way to go Cats!!

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