Louisville

Cardinals · 9–4 in 2025–26

Fan Score
630.3
positive per 1,000 comments
Comments analyzed
12,501
2025–26 season
Positive share
63%
of all fan comments
Toxicity
34.2
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 Louisville fans raise more than anyone else.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out College Sports: 20th percentile · Identity-Based Abuse: 24th percentile · Sports Betting: 63rd percentilePercentile of ranked FBS teams per tag group; low-volume fanbases excluded from each cohort.
  • Louisville Harm: 60th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisville Identity-Based Abuse: 24th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisville Explicit Language: 56th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisville College Sports: 20th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisville Off-Field Storylines: 54th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisville Sports Betting: 63rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Louisville Team & Front Office: 41st percentile of ranked FBS teams

Sentiment

Positive63%7,879
Neutral7.6%950
Negative27.5%3,437
Mixed1.9%235

Signature subtags

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

Off-Field Storylines
1.4×

Mentioned Injuries at 1.4× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

8.5 per 1,000 comments
Team & Front Office
1.1×

Mentioned Crowd & Attendance at 1.1× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

11 per 1,000 comments
Team & Front Office
1.1×

Mentioned Opponent Hostility at 1.1× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

30.2 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: +87% · week of Aug 23Low: −43% · week of Nov 15Aug 30: W 51–17 vs E KentuckyWSep 5: W 28–14 vs James MadisonWSep 20: W 40–17 vs Bowling GreenWSep 27: W 34–27 at PittsburghWOct 4: L 27–30 (OT) vs VirginiaLOct 17: W 24–21 at MiamiWOct 25: W 38–24 vs Boston CollegeWNov 1: W 28–16 at Virginia TechWNov 8: L 26–29 (OT) vs CaliforniaLNov 14: L 19–20 vs ClemsonLNov 22: L 6–38 at SMULNov 29: W 41–0 vs KentuckyWDec 23: W 27–22 vs ToledoWAug 23Jan 17
Weekly net fan mood with positive, negative, and total comment counts
Week ofNet moodPositiveNegativeCommentsGames
2025-08-23+87%1785198No game
2025-08-30+56%36682507W 51–17 vs E Kentucky; W 28–14 vs James Madison
2025-09-06+6%275239585No game
2025-09-13+43%6620108No game
2025-09-20+40%338128529W 40–17 vs Bowling Green
2025-09-27+39%423171647W 34–27 at Pittsburgh
2025-10-04−19%153234430L 27–30 (OT) vs Virginia
2025-10-11+51%34795491W 24–21 at Miami
2025-10-18+74%1,3051491,553No game
2025-10-25+53%521126751W 38–24 vs Boston College
2025-11-01+62%49992660W 28–16 at Virginia Tech
2025-11-08−18%3885771,065L 26–29 (OT) vs California; L 19–20 vs Clemson
2025-11-15−43%2697521,135No game
2025-11-22+1%167163383L 6–38 at SMU
2025-11-29+64%1,1572231,466W 41–0 vs Kentucky
2025-12-06+32%235107400No game
2025-12-13+70%31744390No game
2025-12-20+49%618187878W 27–22 vs Toledo
2025-12-27+63%29538No game
2026-01-03+53%9325128No game
2026-01-10+78%928108No game
2026-01-17+75%43551No game
Mood climbed for 2 straight weeks after the week of Nov 15, gaining 106 points.

Season trend

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

PositiveNegative
0%45%90%Aug 30: W 51–17 vs E KentuckyWSep 5: W 28–14 vs James MadisonWSep 20: W 40–17 vs Bowling GreenWSep 27: W 34–27 at PittsburghWOct 4: L 27–30 (OT) vs VirginiaLOct 17: W 24–21 at MiamiWOct 25: W 38–24 vs Boston CollegeWNov 1: W 28–16 at Virginia TechWNov 8: L 26–29 (OT) vs CaliforniaLNov 14: L 19–20 vs ClemsonLNov 22: L 6–38 at SMULNov 29: W 41–0 vs KentuckyWDec 23: W 27–22 vs ToledoWAug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: Positive, Negative
Week ofPositiveNegativeComments
2025-08-2389.9%2.5%198
2025-08-3072.2%16.2%507
2025-09-0647%40.9%585
2025-09-1361.1%18.5%108
2025-09-2063.9%24.2%529
2025-09-2765.4%26.4%647
2025-10-0435.6%54.4%430
2025-10-1170.7%19.3%491
2025-10-1884%9.6%1,553
2025-10-2569.4%16.8%751
2025-11-0175.6%13.9%660
2025-11-0836.4%54.2%1,065
2025-11-1523.7%66.3%1,135
2025-11-2243.6%42.6%383
2025-11-2978.9%15.2%1,466
2025-12-0658.8%26.8%400
2025-12-1381.3%11.3%390
2025-12-2070.4%21.3%878
2025-12-2776.3%13.2%38
2026-01-0372.7%19.5%128
2026-01-1085.2%7.4%108
2026-01-1784.3%9.8%51

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.

Harm29.2 per 1,000 · 365
Personal Attacks 350Sexual Content 9Group Hate 10Violent Threat 2Harm Wish 5
Identity-Based Abuse5 per 1,000 · 63
Disability 16Gender 14Age 2Physical Appearance 20LGBTQIA+ 9Race 3
Explicit Language25.4 per 1,000 · 317
Explicit Words 263Explicit Acronym 48Explicit Emoji 10Violent Language 5
College Sports10 per 1,000 · 125
Transfer Portal 33Recruiting 45NIL 35Conference Realignment 11Band 6Student Section 1
Off-Field Storylines30 per 1,000 · 375
Broadcast & Media 126Officiating 140Injuries 106Politics & Activism 3Player Conduct 8
Sports Betting3.4 per 1,000 · 42
Gambling 35Prop Bet 4Parlay 3
Team & Front Office116.6 per 1,000 · 1,457
Opponent Hostility 378Coaching 820Opponent Respect 84Stadium Experience 58Crowd & Attendance 138Front Office 13Athletic Department 1

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

56th percentile
317 explicit comments25.4 per 1,000
  • Explicit Words263
  • Explicit Acronym48
  • Explicit Emoji10
  • Violent Language5

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 25.4 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 45th of 100 nationally, the 56th percentile.

Moderation snapshot

Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments · by week
season avg 34.2132.8 per 1,000 · no game that week (week of Jan 3)WWWWLWWWLLLWW2025-08-232026-01-17
Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, by week
Week ofRate per 1,000Games
2025-08-230No game
2025-08-3019.7W 51–17 vs E Kentucky; W 28–14 vs James Madison
2025-09-0651.3No game
2025-09-130No game
2025-09-2026.5W 40–17 vs Bowling Green
2025-09-2726.3W 34–27 at Pittsburgh
2025-10-0441.9L 27–30 (OT) vs Virginia
2025-10-1130.5W 24–21 at Miami
2025-10-189No game
2025-10-2513.3W 38–24 vs Boston College
2025-11-0112.1W 28–16 at Virginia Tech
2025-11-0881.7L 26–29 (OT) vs California; L 19–20 vs Clemson
2025-11-1580.2No game
2025-11-2223.5L 6–38 at SMU
2025-11-2931.4W 41–0 vs Kentucky
2025-12-0617.5No game
2025-12-1310.3No game
2025-12-2030.8W 27–22 vs Toledo
2025-12-270No game
2026-01-03132.8No game
2026-01-109.3No game
2026-01-1758.8No game
Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 132.8 per 1,000 comments (no game that week (week of Jan 3)) against a season average of 34.2 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

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

Harm
  • Personal Attacks350
  • Group Hate10
  • Sexual Content9
  • Harm Wish5
  • Violent Threat2
Identity-Based Abuse
  • Physical Appearance20
  • Disability16
  • Gender14
  • LGBTQIA+9
  • Race3
  • Age2

Tag applications, which may overlap.

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

From the comment section

L-YES time for some football 🏉

positiveFacebook

Im going to miss chris bell

positiveFacebook

He’s really bad. He’s not decisive or quick with his throws. He’s the worst of the 3

negativeFacebook

The man. To bad he won’t be playing in a bowl game. It sucks! A fan all year, and THEY don’t play.

mixedFacebook
Behind the numbers

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