Pittsburgh

Panthers · 8–5 in 2025–26

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Fan Score

520.4

positive per 1,000 comments

90th of 120

Comments analyzed

26,366

2025–26 season

28th of 138

Positive share

52%

of all fan comments

90th of 120

Toxicity

41.2

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

71st percentile

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 Pittsburgh fans raise more than anyone else.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out Harm: 71st percentile · Explicit Language: 33rd percentile · Identity-Based Abuse: 40th percentilePercentile of ranked FBS teams per tag group; low-volume fanbases excluded from each cohort.

Sentiment

Positive52%13,720

Neutral11.3%2,971

Negative35.1%9,266

Mixed1.6%409

Signature subtags

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

College Sports

2.6×

Mentioned Student Section at 2.6× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

1.8 per 1,000 comments

Team & Front Office

1.8×

Mentioned Crowd & Attendance at 1.8× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

17.5 per 1,000 comments

Team & Front Office

1.6×

Mentioned Stadium Experience at 1.6× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

7.7 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.

Weekly net fan mood with positive, negative, and total comment counts
Week of	Net mood	Positive	Negative	Comments	Games
2025-08-23	+45%	258	68	425	No game
2025-08-30	+25%	834	468	1,469	W 61–9 vs Duquesne
2025-09-06	+34%	572	257	933	W 45–17 vs Central Michigan
2025-09-13	−38%	468	1,138	1,758	L 24–31 (OT) at West Virginia
2025-09-20	+20%	217	138	393	No game
2025-09-27	−48%	242	804	1,159	L 27–34 vs Louisville
2025-10-04	+55%	424	96	600	W 48–7 vs Boston College
2025-10-11	+54%	850	223	1,169	W 34–31 at Florida State
2025-10-18	+48%	587	177	863	W 30–13 at Syracuse
2025-10-25	+59%	921	193	1,240	W 53–34 vs NC State
2025-11-01	+46%	926	266	1,422	W 35–20 at Stanford
2025-11-08	+37%	1,157	408	2,031	No game
2025-11-15	+12%	1,352	1,027	2,705	L 15–37 vs Notre Dame
2025-11-22	+26%	1,421	775	2,528	W 42–28 at Georgia Tech
2025-11-29	+20%	728	468	1,318	L 7–38 vs Miami
2025-12-06	+0%	435	435	1,012	No game
2025-12-13	+26%	978	524	1,751	No game
2025-12-20	+45%	522	161	796	No game
2025-12-27	−38%	474	1,154	1,810	L 17–23 vs East Carolina
2026-01-03	−21%	110	180	335	No game
2026-01-10	−7%	168	198	448	No game
2026-01-17	−16%	76	108	201	No game

Fan mood jumped 103 points the week they beat Boston College by 41.

Season trend

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

PositiveNegative

Weekly values: Positive, Negative
Week of	Positive	Negative	Comments
2025-08-23	60.7%	16%	425
2025-08-30	56.8%	31.9%	1,469
2025-09-06	61.3%	27.5%	933
2025-09-13	26.6%	64.7%	1,758
2025-09-20	55.2%	35.1%	393
2025-09-27	20.9%	69.4%	1,159
2025-10-04	70.7%	16%	600
2025-10-11	72.7%	19.1%	1,169
2025-10-18	68%	20.5%	863
2025-10-25	74.3%	15.6%	1,240
2025-11-01	65.1%	18.7%	1,422
2025-11-08	57%	20.1%	2,031
2025-11-15	50%	38%	2,705
2025-11-22	56.2%	30.7%	2,528
2025-11-29	55.2%	35.5%	1,318
2025-12-06	43%	43%	1,012
2025-12-13	55.9%	29.9%	1,751
2025-12-20	65.6%	20.2%	796
2025-12-27	26.2%	63.8%	1,810
2026-01-03	32.8%	53.7%	335
2026-01-10	37.5%	44.2%	448
2026-01-17	37.8%	53.7%	201

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.

Harm35.2 per 1,000 · 928

Personal Attacks 878Group Hate 42Sexual Content 20Harm Wish 10

Identity-Based Abuse6 per 1,000 · 159

Physical Appearance 46LGBTQIA+ 17Race 13Religion 7Gender 38Disability 28Age 17

Explicit Language13.1 per 1,000 · 346

Explicit Acronym 91Explicit Words 229Explicit Emoji 19Violent Language 12

College Sports14.8 per 1,000 · 389

Band 49Student Section 48Transfer Portal 81Recruiting 106NIL 92Conference Realignment 29

Off-Field Storylines30.3 per 1,000 · 799

Injuries 246Officiating 235Broadcast & Media 307Player Conduct 9Politics & Activism 8

Sports Betting2.9 per 1,000 · 77

Gambling 65Moneyline 4Prop Bet 7Parlay 1

Team & Front Office123 per 1,000 · 3,242

Stadium Experience 202Coaching 1,787Crowd & Attendance 461Opponent Hostility 660Opponent Respect 126Front Office 84Athletic Department 17

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

33rd percentile

346 explicit comments13.1 per 1,000

Explicit Words229
Explicit Acronym91
Explicit Emoji19
Violent Language12

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 13.1 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 68th of 100 nationally, the 33rd percentile.

Moderation snapshot

Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments · by week

Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, by week
Week of	Rate per 1,000	Games
2025-08-23	16.5	No game
2025-08-30	43.6	W 61–9 vs Duquesne
2025-09-06	46.1	W 45–17 vs Central Michigan
2025-09-13	66	L 24–31 (OT) at West Virginia
2025-09-20	81.4	No game
2025-09-27	69.9	L 27–34 vs Louisville
2025-10-04	16.7	W 48–7 vs Boston College
2025-10-11	26.5	W 34–31 at Florida State
2025-10-18	27.8	W 30–13 at Syracuse
2025-10-25	17.7	W 53–34 vs NC State
2025-11-01	21.1	W 35–20 at Stanford
2025-11-08	34.5	No game
2025-11-15	54	L 15–37 vs Notre Dame
2025-11-22	27.7	W 42–28 at Georgia Tech
2025-11-29	28.8	L 7–38 vs Miami
2025-12-06	35.6	No game
2025-12-13	55.4	No game
2025-12-20	33.9	No game
2025-12-27	63	L 17–23 vs East Carolina
2026-01-03	29.9	No game
2026-01-10	31.3	No game
2026-01-17	24.9	No game

Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 81.4 per 1,000 comments (no game that week (week of Sep 20)) against a season average of 41.2 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

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

Harm

Personal Attacks878
Group Hate42
Sexual Content20
Harm Wish10

Identity-Based Abuse

Physical Appearance46
Gender38
Disability28
Age17
LGBTQIA+17
Race13
Religion7

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 Jake!! So proud of you!! It’s going to be a great season 💙💛 🏈”

positiveFacebook

“Now that Jax is gone, Mccort would win one match and Pinned in 8.”

positiveFacebook

“You all got your asses whooped today”

negativeExplicit WordsFacebook

“Amazing. Am I the only one that thinks they need to move on from him?”

mixedCoachingFacebook