Won the game, lost the comments: the week ran net negative.
The comment week
How the week read
Every comment Sence classified on Penn State’s page that week, held against the fanbase’s own season baseline.
Comments that week
1,366
week of Sep 13
Positive share
32%
−10.5 pts vs season average
Negative share
53.6%
+9.3 pts vs season average
Explicit language
15.4
per 1,000 that week
The week's storylines
Classified comments per 1,000 that week, against the season average.
Harm41+1 vs season
Identity-Based Abuse5.9−0.6 vs season
Explicit Language15.4+3.6 vs season (stood out this week)
College Sports8.8−6.3 vs season (stood out this week)
Off-Field Storylines9.5−11.7 vs season (stood out this week)
Sports Betting19.8+15.8 vs season (stood out this week)
Team & Front Office95.9−103.2 vs season (stood out this week)
The comment section reacts
“Wow….beating Villanova 🐿🐿🐿😂
See ya against real teams”
mixedOpponent HostilityFacebook
“1-0 isn't good enough. Anyone can go 1-0 vs. Villanova. The idea this week is to DESTROY them, dominate them in the trenches and be ruthless -- like Oregon and Ohio State have been.”
positiveOpponent HostilityFacebook
“We Are... a 47.5 point favorite over Villanova. Will a win make us #1?”
