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
- 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
Signature subtags
What South Carolina fans bring up more than anyone, vs all 138 FBS fanbases.
Mentioned Stadium Experience at 1.9× the rate of the average classified fanbase.
Mentioned Crowd & Attendance at 1.6× the rate of the average classified fanbase.
Mentioned Explicit Words at 1.4× the rate of the average classified fanbase.
Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.
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.
| Week of | Net mood | Positive | Negative | Comments | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-23 | +53% | 418 | 87 | 623 | No game |
| 2025-08-30 | +53% | 2,262 | 551 | 3,250 | W 24–11 vs Virginia Tech |
| 2025-09-06 | +16% | 823 | 548 | 1,688 | W 38–10 vs SC State |
| 2025-09-13 | −1% | 613 | 626 | 1,422 | L 7–31 vs Vanderbilt |
| 2025-09-20 | −19% | 421 | 645 | 1,187 | L 20–29 at Missouri |
| 2025-09-27 | +33% | 428 | 196 | 694 | W 35–13 vs Kentucky |
| 2025-10-04 | +67% | 293 | 35 | 383 | No game |
| 2025-10-11 | −19% | 427 | 652 | 1,189 | L 10–20 at LSU |
| 2025-10-18 | −33% | 421 | 911 | 1,485 | L 7–26 vs Oklahoma |
| 2025-10-25 | −2% | 384 | 401 | 863 | L 22–29 vs Alabama |
| 2025-11-01 | −28% | 167 | 315 | 530 | L 14–30 at Ole Miss |
| 2025-11-08 | +28% | 64 | 27 | 130 | No game |
| 2025-11-15 | −38% | 350 | 864 | 1,348 | L 30–31 at Texas A&M |
| 2025-11-22 | +25% | 561 | 310 | 1,016 | W 51–7 vs Coastal Carolina |
| 2025-11-29 | −2% | 760 | 789 | 1,715 | L 14–28 vs Clemson |
| 2025-12-06 | −3% | 387 | 420 | 958 | No game |
| 2025-12-13 | +30% | 264 | 133 | 438 | No game |
| 2025-12-20 | +14% | 35 | 25 | 71 | No game |
| 2025-12-27 | +21% | 26 | 15 | 53 | No game |
| 2026-01-03 | +36% | 129 | 52 | 211 | No game |
| 2026-01-10 | +35% | 167 | 71 | 275 | No game |
| 2026-01-17 | +43% | 109 | 37 | 168 | No game |
Season trend
Weekly share of positive and negative comments with every game marked: click a dot for that week's story.
| Week of | Positive | Negative | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-23 | 67.1% | 14% | 623 |
| 2025-08-30 | 69.6% | 17% | 3,250 |
| 2025-09-06 | 48.8% | 32.5% | 1,688 |
| 2025-09-13 | 43.1% | 44% | 1,422 |
| 2025-09-20 | 35.5% | 54.3% | 1,187 |
| 2025-09-27 | 61.7% | 28.2% | 694 |
| 2025-10-04 | 76.5% | 9.1% | 383 |
| 2025-10-11 | 35.9% | 54.8% | 1,189 |
| 2025-10-18 | 28.4% | 61.3% | 1,485 |
| 2025-10-25 | 44.5% | 46.5% | 863 |
| 2025-11-01 | 31.5% | 59.4% | 530 |
| 2025-11-08 | 49.2% | 20.8% | 130 |
| 2025-11-15 | 26% | 64.1% | 1,348 |
| 2025-11-22 | 55.2% | 30.5% | 1,016 |
| 2025-11-29 | 44.3% | 46% | 1,715 |
| 2025-12-06 | 40.4% | 43.8% | 958 |
| 2025-12-13 | 60.3% | 30.4% | 438 |
| 2025-12-20 | 49.3% | 35.2% | 71 |
| 2025-12-27 | 49.1% | 28.3% | 53 |
| 2026-01-03 | 61.1% | 24.6% | 211 |
| 2026-01-10 | 60.7% | 25.8% | 275 |
| 2026-01-17 | 64.9% | 22% | 168 |
Season timeline
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.
Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.
The Swear Jar
- Explicit Words602
- Explicit Acronym85
- Violent Language14
- Explicit Emoji8
Tag applications, which may overlap.
Moderation snapshot
| Week of | Rate per 1,000 | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-23 | 24.1 | No game |
| 2025-08-30 | 21.5 | W 24–11 vs Virginia Tech |
| 2025-09-06 | 39.1 | W 38–10 vs SC State |
| 2025-09-13 | 45.7 | L 7–31 vs Vanderbilt |
| 2025-09-20 | 36.2 | L 20–29 at Missouri |
| 2025-09-27 | 14.4 | W 35–13 vs Kentucky |
| 2025-10-04 | 2.6 | No game |
| 2025-10-11 | 49.6 | L 10–20 at LSU |
| 2025-10-18 | 44.4 | L 7–26 vs Oklahoma |
| 2025-10-25 | 48.7 | L 22–29 vs Alabama |
| 2025-11-01 | 45.3 | L 14–30 at Ole Miss |
| 2025-11-08 | 23.1 | No game |
| 2025-11-15 | 36.4 | L 30–31 at Texas A&M |
| 2025-11-22 | 31.5 | W 51–7 vs Coastal Carolina |
| 2025-11-29 | 53.1 | L 14–28 vs Clemson |
| 2025-12-06 | 53.2 | No game |
| 2025-12-13 | 34.2 | No game |
| 2025-12-20 | 154.9 | No game |
| 2025-12-27 | 37.7 | No game |
| 2026-01-03 | 28.4 | No game |
| 2026-01-10 | 32.7 | No game |
| 2026-01-17 | 11.9 | No game |
Season subtag split
Season totals of the classifications Sence applied to comments on this page.
- Personal Attacks568
- Group Hate34
- Sexual Content16
- Harm Wish5
- Violent Threat1
- 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”
“Welcome to the Gamecock’s.”
“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.”
“While y'all balling, we monitoring radical left violent insurrectionists, GO COCKS...”