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Cavaliers · 11–3 in 2025–26

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Fan Score
749.3
positive per 1,000 comments
Comments analyzed
14,086
2025–26 season
Positive share
74.9%
of all fan comments
Toxicity
12.4
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 Virginia fans raise more than anyone else.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out Identity-Based Abuse: 1st percentile · Explicit Language: 2nd percentile · Harm: 12th percentileLow volume (not ranked), omitted from the shape: Sports Betting.Percentile of ranked FBS teams per tag group; low-volume fanbases excluded from each cohort.
  • Virginia Harm: 12th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Virginia Identity-Based Abuse: 1st percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Virginia Explicit Language: 2nd percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Virginia College Sports: 39th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Virginia Off-Field Storylines: 30th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Virginia Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Virginia Team & Front Office: 27th percentile of ranked FBS teams

Sentiment

Positive74.9%10,554
Neutral7.4%1,040
Negative16.3%2,302
Mixed1.3%190

Signature subtags

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

Team & Front Office
1.6×

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

15.5 per 1,000 comments
Off-Field Storylines
1.6×

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

9.8 per 1,000 comments
College Sports
1.6×

Mentioned Student Section at 1.6× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

1.1 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.

+90%+45%−45%−90%0%Peak: +87% · week of Jan 3Low: +6% · L 20–27 (OT) vs DukeAug 30: W 48–7 vs Coastal CarolinaWSep 6: L 31–35 at NC StateLSep 13: W 55–16 vs William & MaryWSep 20: W 48–20 vs StanfordWSep 26: W 46–38 (2OT) vs Florida StateWOct 4: W 30–27 (OT) at LouisvilleWOct 18: W 22–20 vs Washington StateWOct 25: W 17–16 (OT) at North CarolinaWNov 1: W 31–21 at CaliforniaWNov 8: L 9–16 vs Wake ForestLNov 15: W 34–17 at DukeWNov 29: W 27–7 vs Virginia TechWDec 6: L 20–27 (OT) vs DukeLDec 27: W 13–7 vs MissouriWAug 23Jan 17
Weekly net fan mood with positive, negative, and total comment counts
Week ofNet moodPositiveNegativeCommentsGames
2025-08-23+60%60985No game
2025-08-30+67%34452439W 48–7 vs Coastal Carolina
2025-09-06+15%12691241L 31–35 at NC State
2025-09-13+63%16025214W 55–16 vs William & Mary
2025-09-20+80%35425412W 48–20 vs Stanford; W 46–38 (2OT) vs Florida State
2025-09-27+60%8051621,071No game
2025-10-04+80%49740573W 30–27 (OT) at Louisville
2025-10-11+74%17617216No game
2025-10-18+69%53675671W 22–20 vs Washington State
2025-10-25+56%434100599W 17–16 (OT) at North Carolina
2025-11-01+72%73788903W 31–21 at California
2025-11-08+41%302114456L 9–16 vs Wake Forest
2025-11-15+77%69067804W 34–17 at Duke
2025-11-22+59%576124765No game
2025-11-29+57%2,1804982,937W 27–7 vs Virginia Tech
2025-12-06+6%6796001,412L 20–27 (OT) vs Duke
2025-12-13+33%12152209No game
2025-12-20+79%24622285No game
2025-12-27+79%946881,082W 13–7 vs Missouri
2026-01-03+87%28812317No game
2026-01-10+58%16731236No game
2026-01-17+75%13010159No game
Fan mood fell 52 points the week they lost by 4 at NC State.

Season trend

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

PositiveNegative
0%45%91%Aug 30: W 48–7 vs Coastal CarolinaWSep 6: L 31–35 at NC StateLSep 13: W 55–16 vs William & MaryWSep 20: W 48–20 vs StanfordWSep 26: W 46–38 (2OT) vs Florida StateWOct 4: W 30–27 (OT) at LouisvilleWOct 18: W 22–20 vs Washington StateWOct 25: W 17–16 (OT) at North CarolinaWNov 1: W 31–21 at CaliforniaWNov 8: L 9–16 vs Wake ForestLNov 15: W 34–17 at DukeWNov 29: W 27–7 vs Virginia TechWDec 6: L 20–27 (OT) vs DukeLDec 27: W 13–7 vs MissouriWAug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: Positive, Negative
Week ofPositiveNegativeComments
2025-08-2370.6%10.6%85
2025-08-3078.4%11.8%439
2025-09-0652.3%37.8%241
2025-09-1374.8%11.7%214
2025-09-2085.9%6.1%412
2025-09-2775.2%15.1%1,071
2025-10-0486.7%7%573
2025-10-1181.5%7.9%216
2025-10-1879.9%11.2%671
2025-10-2572.5%16.7%599
2025-11-0181.6%9.7%903
2025-11-0866.2%25%456
2025-11-1585.8%8.3%804
2025-11-2275.3%16.2%765
2025-11-2974.2%17%2,937
2025-12-0648.1%42.5%1,412
2025-12-1357.9%24.9%209
2025-12-2086.3%7.7%285
2025-12-2787.4%8.1%1,082
2026-01-0390.9%3.8%317
2026-01-1070.8%13.1%236
2026-01-1781.8%6.3%159

Season timeline

  1. Aug 30W 48–7vs Coastal Carolina
  2. Sep 6L 31–35at NC State
  3. Sep 13W 55–16vs William & Mary
  4. Sep 20W 48–20vs Stanford
  5. Sep 26W 46–38vs Florida State (2OT)
  6. Oct 4W 30–27at Louisville (OT)
  7. Oct 18W 22–20vs Washington State
  8. Oct 25W 17–16at North Carolina (OT)
  9. Nov 1W 31–21at California
  10. Nov 8L 9–16vs Wake Forest
  11. Nov 15W 34–17at Duke
  12. Nov 29W 27–7vs Virginia Tech
  13. Dec 6L 20–27vs Duke (OT)Neutral
  14. Dec 27W 13–7vs MissouriNeutral
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.

Harm10.2 per 1,000 · 144
Personal Attacks 133Sexual Content 4Group Hate 9
Identity-Based Abuse2.1 per 1,000 · 30
Age 2Physical Appearance 8Disability 9Gender 6Religion 1Race 3LGBTQIA+ 1
Explicit Language3.3 per 1,000 · 46
Explicit Words 17Explicit Acronym 19Explicit Emoji 7Violent Language 3
College Sports14.2 per 1,000 · 200
Transfer Portal 64Recruiting 63NIL 44Band 12Student Section 16Conference Realignment 17
Off-Field Storylines22.4 per 1,000 · 315
Broadcast & Media 120Injuries 138Officiating 46Politics & Activism 10Player Conduct 3
Sports Betting1.7 per 1,000 · 24
Gambling 21Moneyline 1Parlay 2
Team & Front Office103.8 per 1,000 · 1,462
Coaching 782Opponent Hostility 306Stadium Experience 64Opponent Respect 109Crowd & Attendance 218Athletic Department 1Front Office 12

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

2nd percentile
46 explicit comments3.3 per 1,000
  • Explicit Acronym19
  • Explicit Words17
  • Explicit Emoji7
  • Violent Language3

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 3.3 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 99th of 100 nationally, the 2nd percentile.

Moderation snapshot

Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments · by week
season avg 12.431.2 per 1,000 · L 20–27 (OT) vs DukeWLWWWWWWWLWWLW2025-08-232026-01-17
Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, by week
Week ofRate per 1,000Games
2025-08-2311.8No game
2025-08-304.6W 48–7 vs Coastal Carolina
2025-09-068.3L 31–35 at NC State
2025-09-1314W 55–16 vs William & Mary
2025-09-209.7W 48–20 vs Stanford; W 46–38 (2OT) vs Florida State
2025-09-275.6No game
2025-10-048.7W 30–27 (OT) at Louisville
2025-10-110No game
2025-10-184.5W 22–20 vs Washington State
2025-10-256.7W 17–16 (OT) at North Carolina
2025-11-014.4W 31–21 at California
2025-11-0811L 9–16 vs Wake Forest
2025-11-1517.4W 34–17 at Duke
2025-11-2213.1No game
2025-11-2915.7W 27–7 vs Virginia Tech
2025-12-0631.2L 20–27 (OT) vs Duke
2025-12-139.6No game
2025-12-2014No game
2025-12-2710.2W 13–7 vs Missouri
2026-01-039.5No game
2026-01-100No game
2026-01-176.3No game
Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 31.2 per 1,000 comments (L 20–27 (OT) vs Duke) against a season average of 12.4 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

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

Harm
  • Personal Attacks133
  • Group Hate9
  • Sexual Content4
Identity-Based Abuse
  • Disability9
  • Physical Appearance8
  • Gender6
  • Race3
  • Age2
  • LGBTQIA+1
  • 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

“Oh man, I think these are going to be the mid to late 90s Uni's!”

positiveFacebook

“Congratulations to team and coaches. What a great season!”

positiveFacebook

“Blind squirrel found an acorn. Congrats Boo Hoos. You get temporary custody for a year. Enjoy!”

negativeFacebook

“He is such a great guy. There have been a lot of great guy coaches at UVA but the reality is they don't play well in big games!”

mixedCoachingFacebook
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