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Marshall

Thundering Herd · 5–7 in 2025–26

Compare Marshall with…
Fan Score
751.3
positive per 1,000 comments

Marshall ranks 19th of 120 ranked FBS teams for Fan Score.

Comments analyzed
7,152
2025–26 season

Marshall ranks 70th of 138 ranked FBS teams for Comment volume.

Positive share
75.1%
of all fan comments

Marshall ranks 19th of 120 ranked FBS teams for Positive share.

Toxicity
10.9
harm + identity abuse per 1,000 · lower is better

Marshall sits in the 7th percentile of ranked FBS teams for Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000, where a lower rate is the better outcome.

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 Marshall fans raise more than the average fanbase.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out Harm: 9th percentile · Explicit Language: 22nd percentile · Team & Front Office: 25th percentileLow volume (not ranked), omitted from the shape: Identity-Based Abuse, Sports Betting.Percentile of ranked FBS teams per tag group; low-volume fanbases excluded from each cohort.
  • Marshall Harm: 9th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Marshall Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Marshall Explicit Language: 22nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Marshall College Sports: 30th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Marshall Off-Field Storylines: 35th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Marshall Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Marshall Team & Front Office: 25th percentile of ranked FBS teams

Sentiment

Positive75.1%5,373
Neutral9.7%697
Negative14%1,004
Mixed1.1%78

Signature subtags

What Marshall fans bring up more than the average classified fanbase, across all 138 FBS fanbases. Harm and identity-based abuse are left out here; they sit in this team’s own moderation snapshot.

Team & Front Office
5.1×

Mentioned Stadium Experience at 5.1× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

25 per 1,000 comments
College Sports
3.2×

Mentioned Band at 3.2× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

4.2 per 1,000 comments
Team & Front Office
1.7×

Mentioned Front Office at 1.7× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

5.9 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.

+100%+50%−50%−100%0%Peak: +98% · week of Dec 20Low: +18% · L 51–54 (2OT) at LouisianaAug 30: L 7–45 at GeorgiaLSep 6: L 20–21 vs Missouri StateLSep 13: W 38–7 vs E KentuckyWSep 20: W 42–28 at Middle TennesseeWSep 27: L 51–54 (2OT) at LouisianaLOct 11: W 48–24 vs Old DominionWOct 18: W 40–37 (2OT) vs Texas StateWOct 30: L 27–44 at Coastal CarolinaLNov 8: L 23–35 vs James MadisonLNov 15: W 30–18 at Georgia StateWNov 22: L 24–26 at Appalachian StateLNov 29: L 19–24 vs Georgia SouthernLAug 23Jan 17
Weekly net fan mood with positive, negative, and total comment counts
Week ofNet moodPositiveNegativeCommentsGames
2025-08-23+64%19729263No game
2025-08-30+31%313134579L 7–45 at Georgia
2025-09-06+30%231111394L 20–21 vs Missouri State
2025-09-13+57%601138819W 38–7 vs E Kentucky
2025-09-20+92%3207341W 42–28 at Middle Tennessee
2025-09-27+18%8153157L 51–54 (2OT) at Louisiana
2025-10-04+52%10923166No game
2025-10-11+86%52926582W 48–24 vs Old Dominion
2025-10-18+88%65025710W 40–37 (2OT) vs Texas State
2025-10-25+43%22780341L 27–44 at Coastal Carolina
2025-11-01+59%9518130No game
2025-11-08+77%33529396L 23–35 vs James Madison
2025-11-15+88%56723621W 30–18 at Georgia State
2025-11-22+26%188104326L 24–26 at Appalachian State
2025-11-29+42%472165725L 19–24 vs Georgia Southern
2025-12-06+80%68579No game
2025-12-13+80%70779No game
2025-12-20+98%55056No game
2025-12-27+81%904106No game
2026-01-03+66%1157163No game
2026-01-10+62%24137No game
2026-01-17+26%361582No game
Fan mood fell 74 points the week they lost by 3 in 2OT at Louisiana.

Season trend

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

PositiveNegative
0%49%98%Aug 30: L 7–45 at GeorgiaLSep 6: L 20–21 vs Missouri StateLSep 13: W 38–7 vs E KentuckyWSep 20: W 42–28 at Middle TennesseeWSep 27: L 51–54 (2OT) at LouisianaLOct 11: W 48–24 vs Old DominionWOct 18: W 40–37 (2OT) vs Texas StateWOct 30: L 27–44 at Coastal CarolinaLNov 8: L 23–35 vs James MadisonLNov 15: W 30–18 at Georgia StateWNov 22: L 24–26 at Appalachian StateLNov 29: L 19–24 vs Georgia SouthernLAug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: Positive, Negative
Week ofPositiveNegativeComments
2025-08-2374.9%11%263
2025-08-3054.1%23.1%579
2025-09-0658.6%28.2%394
2025-09-1373.4%16.8%819
2025-09-2093.8%2.1%341
2025-09-2751.6%33.8%157
2025-10-0465.7%13.9%166
2025-10-1190.9%4.5%582
2025-10-1891.5%3.5%710
2025-10-2566.6%23.5%341
2025-11-0173.1%13.8%130
2025-11-0884.6%7.3%396
2025-11-1591.3%3.7%621
2025-11-2257.7%31.9%326
2025-11-2965.1%22.8%725
2025-12-0686.1%6.3%79
2025-12-1388.6%8.9%79
2025-12-2098.2%0%56
2025-12-2784.9%3.8%106
2026-01-0370.6%4.3%163
2026-01-1064.9%2.7%37
2026-01-1743.9%18.3%82

Season timeline

  1. Aug 30L 7–45at Georgia
  2. Sep 6L 20–21vs Missouri State
  3. Sep 13W 38–7vs E Kentucky
  4. Sep 20W 42–28at Middle Tennessee
  5. Sep 27L 51–54at Louisiana (2OT)
  6. Oct 11W 48–24vs Old Dominion
  7. Oct 18W 40–37vs Texas State (2OT)
  8. Oct 30L 27–44at Coastal Carolina
  9. Nov 8L 23–35vs James Madison
  10. Nov 15W 30–18at Georgia State
  11. Nov 22L 24–26at Appalachian State
  12. Nov 29L 19–24vs Georgia Southern
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.

Harm9.4 per 1,000 · 67
Personal Attacks 63Group Hate 4
Identity-Based Abuse1.5 per 1,000 · 11
Age 5Race 1LGBTQIA+ 1Disability 2Physical Appearance 1Gender 1
Explicit Language8.5 per 1,000 · 61
Explicit Words 51Explicit Acronym 9Violent Language 2
College Sports12.4 per 1,000 · 89
Transfer Portal 31NIL 12Conference Realignment 6Band 30Recruiting 13Student Section 4
Off-Field Storylines23.1 per 1,000 · 165
Broadcast & Media 128Injuries 25Officiating 13
Sports Betting2.7 per 1,000 · 19
Gambling 14Moneyline 5
Team & Front Office102.3 per 1,000 · 732
Front Office 42Coaching 325Opponent Hostility 76Opponent Respect 38Stadium Experience 179Crowd & Attendance 84Athletic Department 1

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

22nd percentile
61 explicit comments8.5 per 1,000
  • Explicit Words51
  • Explicit Acronym9
  • Violent Language2

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 8.5 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 79th of 100 nationally, the 22nd percentile.

How toxic is the Marshall fanbase?

Over the 2025–26 season, Marshall’s comment section ran at 10.9 harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, putting the fanbase in the 7th percentile of ranked FBS fanbases; on this measure a lower rate is the better outcome.

Moderation snapshot

Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments · by week
season avg 10.942.9 per 1,000 · L 24–26 at Appalachian StateLLWWLWWLLWLL2025-08-232026-01-17
Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, by week
Week ofRate per 1,000Games
2025-08-2322.8No game
2025-08-3015.5L 7–45 at Georgia
2025-09-065.1L 20–21 vs Missouri State
2025-09-1314.7W 38–7 vs E Kentucky
2025-09-200W 42–28 at Middle Tennessee
2025-09-276.4L 51–54 (2OT) at Louisiana
2025-10-0412No game
2025-10-116.9W 48–24 vs Old Dominion
2025-10-187W 40–37 (2OT) vs Texas State
2025-10-255.9L 27–44 at Coastal Carolina
2025-11-017.7No game
2025-11-0810.1L 23–35 vs James Madison
2025-11-153.2W 30–18 at Georgia State
2025-11-2242.9L 24–26 at Appalachian State
2025-11-2916.6L 19–24 vs Georgia Southern
2025-12-060No game
2025-12-130No game
2025-12-200No game
2025-12-279.4No game
2026-01-036.1No game
2026-01-100No game
2026-01-170No game
Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 42.9 per 1,000 comments (L 24–26 at Appalachian State) against a season average of 10.9 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

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

Harm
  • Personal Attacks63
  • Group Hate4
Identity-Based Abuse
  • Age5
  • Disability2
  • Gender1
  • LGBTQIA+1
  • Physical Appearance1
  • Race1

Tag applications, which may overlap.

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

From the comment section

“Big congratulations to Teddy Kluemper III on the promotion! 👌”

positiveFront OfficeFacebook

“THANKS 🙏 FOR THE HEADS UP ⬆️..GO HERD 📣🤍🦬💚🏀 (2) and M U Women’s swimming 🏊‍♂️ 9:30 🕤 a m Sat. 👏🫶🏻🙌🙏‼️”

positiveFacebook

“He must have been watching a lot of Randy’s film reels!”

negativeFacebook

“GO HERD!!! NO NOT BE OVER CONFEDERATE. DO YOUR BEST”

mixedFacebook
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