NC State

Wolfpack · 8–5 in 2025–26

Fan Score
579
positive per 1,000 comments
Comments analyzed
4,850
2025–26 season
Positive share
57.9%
of all fan comments
Toxicity
32.2
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 NC State fans raise more than anyone else.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out Team & Front Office: 77th percentile · Off-Field Storylines: 39th percentile · Harm: 55th 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.
  • NC State Harm: 55th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • NC State Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • NC State Explicit Language: 55th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • NC State College Sports: 49th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • NC State Off-Field Storylines: 39th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • NC State Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • NC State Team & Front Office: 77th percentile of ranked FBS teams

Sentiment

Positive57.9%2,808
Neutral8.6%416
Negative31.6%1,535
Mixed1.9%91

Signature subtags

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

College Sports
1.7×

Mentioned NIL at 1.7× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

6.4 per 1,000 comments
Off-Field Storylines
1.5×

Mentioned Broadcast & Media at 1.5× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

17.3 per 1,000 comments
Team & Front Office
1.4×

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

124.9 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.

+80%+40%−40%−80%0%Peak: +79% · week of Dec 20Low: −39% · week of Jan 17Aug 28: W 24–17 vs East CarolinaWSep 6: W 35–31 vs VirginiaWSep 11: W 34–24 at Wake ForestWSep 20: L 33–45 at DukeLSep 27: L 21–23 vs Virginia TechLOct 4: W 56–10 vs CampbellWOct 11: L 7–36 at Notre DameLOct 25: L 34–53 at PittsburghLNov 1: W 48–36 vs Georgia TechWNov 15: L 7–41 at MiamiLNov 21: W 21–11 vs Florida StateWNov 29: W 42–19 vs North CarolinaWDec 19: W 31–7 vs MemphisWAug 23Jan 17
Weekly net fan mood with positive, negative, and total comment counts
Week ofNet moodPositiveNegativeCommentsGames
2025-08-23+39%266101419W 24–17 vs East Carolina
2025-08-30−21%5284153No game
2025-09-06+17%249169458W 35–31 vs Virginia; W 34–24 at Wake Forest
2025-09-13+64%16730214No game
2025-09-20+17%172118327L 33–45 at Duke
2025-09-27−18%130193348L 21–23 vs Virginia Tech
2025-10-04+10%177141376W 56–10 vs Campbell
2025-10-11+17%7148135L 7–36 at Notre Dame
2025-10-18+41%14522No game
2025-10-25−38%49119186L 34–53 at Pittsburgh
2025-11-01+45%28498416W 48–36 vs Georgia Tech
2025-11-08+79%938108No game
2025-11-15−16%83120225L 7–41 at Miami; W 21–11 vs Florida State
2025-11-22+55%16541226No game
2025-11-29+47%23978345W 42–19 vs North Carolina
2025-12-06+22%14485265No game
2025-12-13+38%12143207W 31–7 vs Memphis
2025-12-20+79%21522244No game
2025-12-27+78%52560No game
2026-01-03+51%35853No game
2026-01-10+50%25540No game
2026-01-17−39%51423No game
Fan mood fell 95 points the week they lost by 34 at Miami and beat Florida State by 10.

Season trend

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

PositiveNegative
0%44%88%Aug 28: W 24–17 vs East CarolinaWSep 6: W 35–31 vs VirginiaWSep 11: W 34–24 at Wake ForestWSep 20: L 33–45 at DukeLSep 27: L 21–23 vs Virginia TechLOct 4: W 56–10 vs CampbellWOct 11: L 7–36 at Notre DameLOct 25: L 34–53 at PittsburghLNov 1: W 48–36 vs Georgia TechWNov 15: L 7–41 at MiamiLNov 21: W 21–11 vs Florida StateWNov 29: W 42–19 vs North CarolinaWDec 19: W 31–7 vs MemphisWAug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: Positive, Negative
Week ofPositiveNegativeComments
2025-08-2363.5%24.1%419
2025-08-3034%54.9%153
2025-09-0654.4%36.9%458
2025-09-1378%14%214
2025-09-2052.6%36.1%327
2025-09-2737.4%55.5%348
2025-10-0447.1%37.5%376
2025-10-1152.6%35.6%135
2025-10-1863.6%22.7%22
2025-10-2526.3%64%186
2025-11-0168.3%23.6%416
2025-11-0886.1%7.4%108
2025-11-1536.9%53.3%225
2025-11-2273%18.1%226
2025-11-2969.3%22.6%345
2025-12-0654.3%32.1%265
2025-12-1358.5%20.8%207
2025-12-2088.1%9%244
2025-12-2786.7%8.3%60
2026-01-0366%15.1%53
2026-01-1062.5%12.5%40
2026-01-1721.7%60.9%23

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.

Harm28 per 1,000 · 136
Personal Attacks 127Group Hate 4Sexual Content 6Harm Wish 2
Identity-Based Abuse4.1 per 1,000 · 20
Race 3Age 2Physical Appearance 7Gender 6Disability 2
Explicit Language23.7 per 1,000 · 115
Explicit Acronym 22Explicit Words 94Violent Language 3
College Sports15.7 per 1,000 · 76
Conference Realignment 3Recruiting 17NIL 31Transfer Portal 19Student Section 5Band 1
Off-Field Storylines24.9 per 1,000 · 121
Broadcast & Media 84Injuries 17Politics & Activism 7Officiating 13
Sports Betting2.5 per 1,000 · 12
Prop Bet 2Gambling 9Moneyline 1
Team & Front Office165.4 per 1,000 · 802
Coaching 606Stadium Experience 21Opponent Hostility 109Crowd & Attendance 41Opponent Respect 25Front Office 17

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

55th percentile
115 explicit comments23.7 per 1,000
  • Explicit Words94
  • Explicit Acronym22
  • Violent Language3

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 23.7 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 46th of 100 nationally, the 55th percentile.

Moderation snapshot

Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments · by week
season avg 32.2260.9 per 1,000 · no game that week (week of Jan 17)WWWLLWLLWLWWW2025-08-232026-01-17
Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, by week
Week ofRate per 1,000Games
2025-08-2343W 24–17 vs East Carolina
2025-08-3065.4No game
2025-09-0661.1W 35–31 vs Virginia; W 34–24 at Wake Forest
2025-09-130No game
2025-09-2015.3L 33–45 at Duke
2025-09-2748.9L 21–23 vs Virginia Tech
2025-10-0442.6W 56–10 vs Campbell
2025-10-1114.8L 7–36 at Notre Dame
2025-10-180No game
2025-10-2543L 34–53 at Pittsburgh
2025-11-0119.2W 48–36 vs Georgia Tech
2025-11-080No game
2025-11-1531.1L 7–41 at Miami; W 21–11 vs Florida State
2025-11-2217.7No game
2025-11-2929W 42–19 vs North Carolina
2025-12-0637.7No game
2025-12-139.7W 31–7 vs Memphis
2025-12-200No game
2025-12-2733.3No game
2026-01-0318.9No game
2026-01-1050No game
2026-01-17260.9No game
Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 260.9 per 1,000 comments (no game that week (week of Jan 17)) against a season average of 32.2 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

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

Harm
  • Personal Attacks127
  • Sexual Content6
  • Group Hate4
  • Harm Wish2
Identity-Based Abuse
  • Physical Appearance7
  • Gender6
  • Race3
  • Disability2
  • 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

I’m sure that between Black Sabbath and Ozzy’s solo career we should be able to find something badass enough to intimidate the crap out of the visiting team

positiveOpponent HostilityFacebook

Thank you loving and caring for our people, to have your life taken, for a cause that should not have been.

positiveFacebook

Yet another reality check coming next weekend in Indiana

negativeFacebook

Go Tory. Josh Stein, not so much.

mixedFacebook
Behind the numbers

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