Wake Forest

Demon Deacons · 9–4 in 2025–26

Fan Score
803.4
positive per 1,000 comments
Comments analyzed
4,755
2025–26 season
Positive share
80.3%
of all fan comments
Toxicity
11.4
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 Wake Forest fans raise more than anyone else.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out Harm: 11th percentile · College Sports: 13th percentile · Team & Front Office: 15th 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.
  • Wake Forest Harm: 11th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Wake Forest Identity-Based Abuse: low volume, not ranked
  • Wake Forest Explicit Language: 20th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Wake Forest College Sports: 13th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Wake Forest Off-Field Storylines: 55th percentile of ranked FBS teams
  • Wake Forest Sports Betting: low volume, not ranked
  • Wake Forest Team & Front Office: 15th percentile of ranked FBS teams

Sentiment

Positive80.3%3,820
Neutral6%287
Negative12.4%588
Mixed1.3%60

Signature subtags

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

Team & Front Office
1.5×

Mentioned Crowd & Attendance at 1.5× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

15.1 per 1,000 comments
Off-Field Storylines
1.4×

Mentioned Injuries at 1.4× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

8.8 per 1,000 comments
Off-Field Storylines
0.9×

Mentioned Broadcast & Media at 0.9× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

10.9 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.

+100%+50%−50%−100%0%Peak: +100% · week of Jan 17Low: +1% · week of Aug 30Aug 29: W 10–9 vs Kennesaw StateWSep 6: W 42–10 vs W CarolinaWSep 11: L 24–34 vs NC StateLSep 27: L 29–30 (OT) vs Georgia TechLOct 4: W 30–23 at Virginia TechWOct 11: W 39–14 at Oregon StateWOct 25: W 13–12 vs SMUWNov 1: L 7–42 at Florida StateLNov 8: W 16–9 at VirginiaWNov 15: W 28–12 vs North CarolinaWNov 22: W 52–14 vs DelawareWNov 29: L 32–49 at DukeLJan 2: W 43–29 vs Mississippi StateWAug 23Jan 17
Weekly net fan mood with positive, negative, and total comment counts
Week ofNet moodPositiveNegativeCommentsGames
2025-08-23+63%37649W 10–9 vs Kennesaw State
2025-08-30+1%103101246No game
2025-09-06+60%17434235W 42–10 vs W Carolina; L 24–34 vs NC State
2025-09-13+55%8211No game
2025-09-20+73%18222No game
2025-09-27+25%513084L 29–30 (OT) vs Georgia Tech
2025-10-04+85%16710184W 30–23 at Virginia Tech
2025-10-11+81%17114194W 39–14 at Oregon State
2025-10-18+81%38343No game
2025-10-25+70%23333286W 13–12 vs SMU
2025-11-01+43%10736165L 7–42 at Florida State
2025-11-08+51%429120611W 16–9 at Virginia
2025-11-15+71%42759521W 28–12 vs North Carolina
2025-11-22+89%39217421W 52–14 vs Delaware
2025-11-29+82%24618278L 32–49 at Duke
2025-12-06+46%11635175No game
2025-12-13+47%321047No game
2025-12-20+97%33034No game
2025-12-27+87%24810274W 43–29 vs Mississippi State
2026-01-03+86%72640801No game
2026-01-10+62%37847No game
2026-01-17+100%27027No game
Fan mood fell 63 points the week of Aug 30.

Season trend

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

PositiveNegative
0%50%100%Aug 29: W 10–9 vs Kennesaw StateWSep 6: W 42–10 vs W CarolinaWSep 11: L 24–34 vs NC StateLSep 27: L 29–30 (OT) vs Georgia TechLOct 4: W 30–23 at Virginia TechWOct 11: W 39–14 at Oregon StateWOct 25: W 13–12 vs SMUWNov 1: L 7–42 at Florida StateLNov 8: W 16–9 at VirginiaWNov 15: W 28–12 vs North CarolinaWNov 22: W 52–14 vs DelawareWNov 29: L 32–49 at DukeLJan 2: W 43–29 vs Mississippi StateWAug 23Jan 17
Weekly values: Positive, Negative
Week ofPositiveNegativeComments
2025-08-2375.5%12.2%49
2025-08-3041.9%41.1%246
2025-09-0674%14.5%235
2025-09-1372.7%18.2%11
2025-09-2081.8%9.1%22
2025-09-2760.7%35.7%84
2025-10-0490.8%5.4%184
2025-10-1188.1%7.2%194
2025-10-1888.4%7%43
2025-10-2581.5%11.5%286
2025-11-0164.8%21.8%165
2025-11-0870.2%19.6%611
2025-11-1582%11.3%521
2025-11-2293.1%4%421
2025-11-2988.5%6.5%278
2025-12-0666.3%20%175
2025-12-1368.1%21.3%47
2025-12-2097.1%0%34
2025-12-2790.5%3.6%274
2026-01-0390.6%5%801
2026-01-1078.7%17%47
2026-01-17100%0%27

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.

Harm10.1 per 1,000 · 48
Personal Attacks 42Sexual Content 3Harm Wish 4Violent Threat 1
Identity-Based Abuse1.3 per 1,000 · 6
Disability 3Gender 1Physical Appearance 1Age 1
Explicit Language8 per 1,000 · 38
Explicit Words 29Explicit Emoji 4Violent Language 1Explicit Acronym 6
College Sports9 per 1,000 · 43
Transfer Portal 12Recruiting 14Student Section 9NIL 6Conference Realignment 1Band 1
Off-Field Storylines30.1 per 1,000 · 143
Officiating 48Broadcast & Media 52Injuries 42Politics & Activism 3Player Conduct 1
Sports Betting1.3 per 1,000 · 6
Gambling 4Parlay 1Prop Bet 1
Team & Front Office87.3 per 1,000 · 415
Crowd & Attendance 72Coaching 216Opponent Respect 19Opponent Hostility 96Stadium Experience 22Athletic Department 1Front Office 2

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

20th percentile
38 explicit comments8 per 1,000
  • Explicit Words29
  • Explicit Acronym6
  • Explicit Emoji4
  • Violent Language1

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 8 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 81st of 100 nationally, the 20th percentile.

Moderation snapshot

Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments · by week
season avg 11.434 per 1,000 · W 42–10 vs W Carolina · L 24–34 vs NC StateWWLLWWWLWWWLW2025-08-232026-01-17
Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, by week
Week ofRate per 1,000Games
2025-08-230W 10–9 vs Kennesaw State
2025-08-3024.4No game
2025-09-0634W 42–10 vs W Carolina; L 24–34 vs NC State
2025-09-130No game
2025-09-200No game
2025-09-270L 29–30 (OT) vs Georgia Tech
2025-10-0410.9W 30–23 at Virginia Tech
2025-10-115.2W 39–14 at Oregon State
2025-10-180No game
2025-10-250W 13–12 vs SMU
2025-11-0124.2L 7–42 at Florida State
2025-11-0821.3W 16–9 at Virginia
2025-11-1519.2W 28–12 vs North Carolina
2025-11-224.8W 52–14 vs Delaware
2025-11-293.6L 32–49 at Duke
2025-12-0622.9No game
2025-12-1321.3No game
2025-12-200No game
2025-12-270W 43–29 vs Mississippi State
2026-01-032.5No game
2026-01-100No game
2026-01-170No game
Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 34 per 1,000 comments (W 42–10 vs W Carolina · L 24–34 vs NC State) against a season average of 11.4 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

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

Harm
  • Personal Attacks42
  • Harm Wish4
  • Sexual Content3
  • Violent Threat1
Identity-Based Abuse
  • Disability3
  • Age1
  • Gender1
  • Physical Appearance1

Tag applications, which may overlap.

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

From the comment section

Best of luck to the both of you.

positiveFacebook

Looking forward to this new beginning!! Go be great Men!!

positiveFacebook

LOL put Purdie in and you get a passing touchdown!! Just shows how horrible Robby Ashford is!

negativeCoachingFacebook

Go Deacs! Love watching Hoos lose.

mixedOpponent HostilityFacebook
Behind the numbers

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