South Carolina

Gamecocks · 4–8 in 2025–26

Compare South Carolina with…
Fan Score
482.8
positive per 1,000 comments
Comments analyzed
19,697
2025–26 season
Positive share
48.3%
of all fan comments
Toxicity
37.2
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 South Carolina fans raise more than anyone else.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out Sports Betting: 5th percentile · Explicit Language: 81st percentile · Team & Front Office: 75th percentilePercentile of ranked FBS teams per tag group; low-volume fanbases excluded from each cohort.
  • South Carolina Harm: 63rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Carolina Identity-Based Abuse: 43rd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Carolina Explicit Language: 81st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Carolina College Sports: 45th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Carolina Off-Field Storylines: 65th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Carolina Sports Betting: 5th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • South Carolina Team & Front Office: 75th percentile of ranked FBS teams

Sentiment

Positive48.3%9,509
Neutral11%2,160
Negative39.1%7,710
Mixed1.6%318

Signature subtags

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

Team & Front Office
1.9×

Mentioned Stadium Experience at 1.9× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

9.3 per 1,000 comments
Team & Front Office
1.6×

Mentioned Crowd & Attendance at 1.6× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

16 per 1,000 comments
Explicit Language
1.4×

Mentioned Explicit Words at 1.4× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

30.6 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.

+70%+35%−35%−70%0%Peak: +67% · week of Oct 4Low: −38% · L 30–31 at Texas A&MAug 31: W 24–11 vs Virginia TechWSep 6: W 38–10 vs SC StateWSep 13: L 7–31 vs VanderbiltLSep 20: L 20–29 at MissouriLSep 27: W 35–13 vs KentuckyWOct 11: L 10–20 at LSULOct 18: L 7–26 vs OklahomaLOct 25: L 22–29 vs AlabamaLNov 1: L 14–30 at Ole MissLNov 15: L 30–31 at Texas A&MLNov 22: W 51–7 vs Coastal CarolinaWNov 29: L 14–28 vs ClemsonLAug 23Jan 17
Weekly net fan mood with positive, negative, and total comment counts
Week ofNet moodPositiveNegativeCommentsGames
2025-08-23+53%41887623No game
2025-08-30+53%2,2625513,250W 24–11 vs Virginia Tech
2025-09-06+16%8235481,688W 38–10 vs SC State
2025-09-13−1%6136261,422L 7–31 vs Vanderbilt
2025-09-20−19%4216451,187L 20–29 at Missouri
2025-09-27+33%428196694W 35–13 vs Kentucky
2025-10-04+67%29335383No game
2025-10-11−19%4276521,189L 10–20 at LSU
2025-10-18−33%4219111,485L 7–26 vs Oklahoma
2025-10-25−2%384401863L 22–29 vs Alabama
2025-11-01−28%167315530L 14–30 at Ole Miss
2025-11-08+28%6427130No game
2025-11-15−38%3508641,348L 30–31 at Texas A&M
2025-11-22+25%5613101,016W 51–7 vs Coastal Carolina
2025-11-29−2%7607891,715L 14–28 vs Clemson
2025-12-06−3%387420958No game
2025-12-13+30%264133438No game
2025-12-20+14%352571No game
2025-12-27+21%261553No game
2026-01-03+36%12952211No game
2026-01-10+35%16771275No game
2026-01-17+43%10937168No game
Fan mood fell 86 points the week they lost by 10 at LSU.

Season trend

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

PositiveNegative
0%38%77%Aug 31: W 24–11 vs Virginia TechWSep 6: W 38–10 vs SC StateWSep 13: L 7–31 vs VanderbiltLSep 20: L 20–29 at MissouriLSep 27: W 35–13 vs KentuckyWOct 11: L 10–20 at LSULOct 18: L 7–26 vs OklahomaLOct 25: L 22–29 vs AlabamaLNov 1: L 14–30 at Ole MissLNov 15: L 30–31 at Texas A&MLNov 22: W 51–7 vs Coastal CarolinaWNov 29: L 14–28 vs ClemsonLAug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: Positive, Negative
Week ofPositiveNegativeComments
2025-08-2367.1%14%623
2025-08-3069.6%17%3,250
2025-09-0648.8%32.5%1,688
2025-09-1343.1%44%1,422
2025-09-2035.5%54.3%1,187
2025-09-2761.7%28.2%694
2025-10-0476.5%9.1%383
2025-10-1135.9%54.8%1,189
2025-10-1828.4%61.3%1,485
2025-10-2544.5%46.5%863
2025-11-0131.5%59.4%530
2025-11-0849.2%20.8%130
2025-11-1526%64.1%1,348
2025-11-2255.2%30.5%1,016
2025-11-2944.3%46%1,715
2025-12-0640.4%43.8%958
2025-12-1360.3%30.4%438
2025-12-2049.3%35.2%71
2025-12-2749.1%28.3%53
2026-01-0361.1%24.6%211
2026-01-1060.7%25.8%275
2026-01-1764.9%22%168

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.

Harm31 per 1,000 · 610
Personal Attacks 568Group Hate 34Sexual Content 16Violent Threat 1Harm Wish 5
Identity-Based Abuse6.2 per 1,000 · 122
Age 23Disability 24Gender 40Physical Appearance 23Race 6LGBTQIA+ 7Religion 1
Explicit Language35.3 per 1,000 · 695
Explicit Words 602Violent Language 14Explicit Acronym 85Explicit Emoji 8
College Sports15 per 1,000 · 296
NIL 73Recruiting 91Band 27Student Section 12Conference Realignment 19Transfer Portal 84
Off-Field Storylines31.8 per 1,000 · 626
Politics & Activism 11Broadcast & Media 276Officiating 208Injuries 133Player Conduct 5
Sports Betting1.6 per 1,000 · 31
Gambling 23Prop Bet 6Moneyline 2
Team & Front Office164 per 1,000 · 3,231
Coaching 2,219Opponent Hostility 449Opponent Respect 75Stadium Experience 184Crowd & Attendance 315Front Office 42Athletic Department 9

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

81st percentile
695 explicit comments35.3 per 1,000
  • Explicit Words602
  • Explicit Acronym85
  • Violent Language14
  • Explicit Emoji8

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 35.3 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 21st of 100 nationally, the 81st percentile.

Moderation snapshot

Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments · by week
season avg 37.2154.9 per 1,000 · no game that week (week of Dec 20)WWLLWLLLLLWL2025-08-232026-01-17
Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, by week
Week ofRate per 1,000Games
2025-08-2324.1No game
2025-08-3021.5W 24–11 vs Virginia Tech
2025-09-0639.1W 38–10 vs SC State
2025-09-1345.7L 7–31 vs Vanderbilt
2025-09-2036.2L 20–29 at Missouri
2025-09-2714.4W 35–13 vs Kentucky
2025-10-042.6No game
2025-10-1149.6L 10–20 at LSU
2025-10-1844.4L 7–26 vs Oklahoma
2025-10-2548.7L 22–29 vs Alabama
2025-11-0145.3L 14–30 at Ole Miss
2025-11-0823.1No game
2025-11-1536.4L 30–31 at Texas A&M
2025-11-2231.5W 51–7 vs Coastal Carolina
2025-11-2953.1L 14–28 vs Clemson
2025-12-0653.2No game
2025-12-1334.2No game
2025-12-20154.9No game
2025-12-2737.7No game
2026-01-0328.4No game
2026-01-1032.7No game
2026-01-1711.9No game
Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 154.9 per 1,000 comments (no game that week (week of Dec 20)) against a season average of 37.2 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

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

Harm
  • Personal Attacks568
  • Group Hate34
  • Sexual Content16
  • Harm Wish5
  • Violent Threat1
Identity-Based Abuse
  • Gender40
  • Disability24
  • Age23
  • Physical Appearance23
  • LGBTQIA+7
  • Race6
  • Religion1

Tag applications, which may overlap.

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

From the comment section

Bout time Nike sponsored sum goats

positiveFacebook

Welcome to the Gamecock’s.

positiveFacebook

Focus on team skills more than what color uniform you want to wear and you may win a game. Total lack of effort and poor play calling.

negativeCoachingFacebook

While y'all balling, we monitoring radical left violent insurrectionists, GO COCKS...

mixedFacebook
Behind the numbers

Sence read 2,498,712 college-football comments to build this site. It can read yours.