UTEP

Miners · 2–10 in 2025–26

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Fan Score

498.8

positive per 1,000 comments

UTEP ranks 96th of 120 ranked FBS teams for Fan Score.

Comments analyzed

5,198

2025–26 season

UTEP ranks 84th of 138 ranked FBS teams for Comment volume.

Positive share

49.9%

of all fan comments

UTEP ranks 96th of 120 ranked FBS teams for Positive share.

Toxicity

22.7

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

UTEP sits in the 37th percentile of ranked FBS teams for Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000, where a lower rate is the better outcome.

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 UTEP fans raise more than the average fanbase.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out College Sports: 82nd percentile · Off-Field Storylines: 20th percentile · Explicit Language: 30th 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.

Sentiment

Positive49.9%2,593

Neutral8.2%426

Negative40%2,080

Mixed1.9%99

Signature subtags

What UTEP fans bring up more than the average classified fanbase, across all 138 FBS fanbases. Harm and identity-based abuse are left out here; they sit in this team’s own moderation snapshot.

College Sports

5.1×

Mentioned Conference Realignment at 5.1× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

9.6 per 1,000 comments

Team & Front Office

2.6×

Mentioned Crowd & Attendance at 2.6× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

25 per 1,000 comments

College Sports

1.6×

Mentioned Recruiting at 1.6× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

7.5 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	+62%	70	12	94	No game
2025-08-30	+23%	192	116	330	L 16–28 at Utah State
2025-09-06	+65%	317	54	405	W 42–17 vs UT Martin
2025-09-13	+58%	468	104	631	L 10–27 at Texas
2025-09-20	−5%	175	195	405	L 25–31 vs UL Monroe
2025-09-27	−13%	123	166	329	L 11–30 vs Louisiana Tech
2025-10-04	−35%	112	247	390	L 8–19 vs Liberty
2025-10-11	+41%	240	90	366	W 35–17 at Sam Houston
2025-10-18	+42%	21	8	31	No game
2025-10-25	−18%	99	150	290	L 20–33 at Kennesaw State
2025-11-01	+8%	45	38	92	No game
2025-11-08	+14%	106	77	206	L 27–30 vs Jacksonville State
2025-11-15	+11%	129	102	255	L 24–38 at Missouri State
2025-11-22	−26%	128	230	397	L 31–34 vs New Mexico State
2025-11-29	−20%	137	213	378	L 31–61 at Delaware
2025-12-06	−27%	27	48	77	No game
2025-12-13	−11%	121	157	339	No game
2025-12-20	−10%	12	15	31	No game
2025-12-27	+67%	4	0	6	No game
2026-01-03	+5%	28	25	63	No game
2026-01-10	+59%	12	2	17	No game
2026-01-17	−6%	27	31	66	No game

Mood climbed for 3 straight weeks after the week of Dec 6, gaining 94 points.

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	74.5%	12.8%	94
2025-08-30	58.2%	35.2%	330
2025-09-06	78.3%	13.3%	405
2025-09-13	74.2%	16.5%	631
2025-09-20	43.2%	48.1%	405
2025-09-27	37.4%	50.5%	329
2025-10-04	28.7%	63.3%	390
2025-10-11	65.6%	24.6%	366
2025-10-18	67.7%	25.8%	31
2025-10-25	34.1%	51.7%	290
2025-11-01	48.9%	41.3%	92
2025-11-08	51.5%	37.4%	206
2025-11-15	50.6%	40%	255
2025-11-22	32.2%	57.9%	397
2025-11-29	36.2%	56.3%	378
2025-12-06	35.1%	62.3%	77
2025-12-13	35.7%	46.3%	339
2025-12-20	38.7%	48.4%	31
2025-12-27	66.7%	0%	6
2026-01-03	44.4%	39.7%	63
2026-01-10	70.6%	11.8%	17
2026-01-17	40.9%	47%	66

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.

Harm20.6 per 1,000 · 107

Personal Attacks 99Group Hate 6Sexual Content 2

Identity-Based Abuse2.1 per 1,000 · 11

Age 2Physical Appearance 2Gender 5Disability 2

Explicit Language11.4 per 1,000 · 59

Explicit Words 26Explicit Acronym 31Explicit Emoji 3Violent Language 1

College Sports26.4 per 1,000 · 137

NIL 21Recruiting 39Conference Realignment 50Band 7Transfer Portal 24Student Section 1

Off-Field Storylines19 per 1,000 · 99

Officiating 56Injuries 10Broadcast & Media 32Player Conduct 1

Sports Betting3.5 per 1,000 · 18

Gambling 15Moneyline 2Parlay 1

Team & Front Office126 per 1,000 · 655

Crowd & Attendance 130Stadium Experience 36Coaching 411Opponent Hostility 45Athletic Department 4Front Office 27Opponent Respect 17

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

30th percentile

59 explicit comments11.4 per 1,000

Explicit Acronym31
Explicit Words26
Explicit Emoji3
Violent Language1

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 11.4 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 71st of 100 nationally, the 30th percentile.

How toxic is the UTEP fanbase?

Over the 2025–26 season, UTEP’s comment section ran at 22.7 harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, putting the fanbase in the 37th percentile of ranked FBS fanbases; on this measure a lower rate is the better outcome.

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	63.8	No game
2025-08-30	36.4	L 16–28 at Utah State
2025-09-06	7.4	W 42–17 vs UT Martin
2025-09-13	17.4	L 10–27 at Texas
2025-09-20	34.6	L 25–31 vs UL Monroe
2025-09-27	36.5	L 11–30 vs Louisiana Tech
2025-10-04	28.2	L 8–19 vs Liberty
2025-10-11	10.9	W 35–17 at Sam Houston
2025-10-18	0	No game
2025-10-25	37.9	L 20–33 at Kennesaw State
2025-11-01	10.9	No game
2025-11-08	19.4	L 27–30 vs Jacksonville State
2025-11-15	39.2	L 24–38 at Missouri State
2025-11-22	22.7	L 31–34 vs New Mexico State
2025-11-29	7.9	L 31–61 at Delaware
2025-12-06	26	No game
2025-12-13	11.8	No game
2025-12-20	0	No game
2025-12-27	0	No game
2026-01-03	15.9	No game
2026-01-10	0	No game
2026-01-17	0	No game

Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 63.8 per 1,000 comments (no game that week (week of Aug 23)) against a season average of 22.7 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

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

Harm

Personal Attacks99
Group Hate6
Sexual Content2

Identity-Based Abuse

Gender5
Disability2
Age2
Physical Appearance2

Tag applications, which may overlap.

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

From the comment section

“Congratulations to all. Can't wait for the season to start. 🏉🙏❤️🇺🇸”

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“Bring some UTEP BASEBALL ⚾⚾⚾⚾ PLAY BALL 🌹⚾🌹⚾🌹”

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“Salvador N. Alvarado since Palmer and Marrow they haven’t had anyone but Hernandez and Jones! The school use to have a decent program, these kids are bums”

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“Great defense, got exhausted from being out so much! Come on offense, do something!!”

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