Kennesaw State

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Jerry Mack took over as Kennesaw State's head coach, replacing Chandler Burks.our read

Conference USA · Jerry Mack, year 2 (11-5) · Fifth Third Stadium · 11,040 · 11,040 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The model#126 CFB ZeitgeistSP+ #95 (-7.4) · FPI #114
The marketTennessee by 35.5at Tennessee · our model 7% Kennesaw State · a number, not a pick

LastL 17–31 vs Georgia State · Sat Sep 12 · Rickie Collins 260 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Nextat Tennessee · Sat Sep 19 · 7:45 pm ET · Neyland Stadium · Tennessee by 35.5 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

The read on Kennesaw State depends entirely on who you ask.

Jerry Mack's year 2 (2026): 1-1, behind Chandler Burks's 10-4 in the same spot.

belief cooled ↓ 7.9vs prior week
Fanbase belief
Mixed
46/100 · 81 mentions
~ our read
Grounding
running on emotion
0% cite a stat · 6% typical ✓ counted
~ our read
Volatility
Chaotic
σ 33 pts
~ our read
The model
#126
CFB Zeitgeist · -6.0
✓ measured
Explore all 7 corners of the fanbase ↓
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identity shift

Kennesaw State: the fanbase's identity shifting.

Jerry Mack's 1st season opens with a 10-4 record, but the program's uneven history and flat fan belief signal tension over whether this is a true turning point or a fleeting high.

The jury's still out.

The Pulse on Kennesaw State

Archive · Wk 2 · 81 mentions · medium confidence
46
Δ -7.9 vs last wk
81 mentions this week · conversation velocity

What moved it — last 14 days

— Awaiting next signal window
"Scrappy" — Kennesaw State fanbase · recurring line
46 mentions · sample growing
The Fever Year

Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling

Inside the fanbase — all 7 corners

Cr/CFB
GGoogle News
UUnderdog Dynasty
CCampus paper
BBluesky
YYouTube
6 outlets & communities talking

One voice

+0.00whole-room sentiment · cool our read

Every cohort from the die-hards to the analytics crowd lands within 0.03 of each other — a rare consensus. The loudest voice in the room:

UUnderdog DynastyBeat · article

James Madison scores 87 points, ties largest margin of victory by FBS team since 1968

underdogdynasty.com →

How Kennesaw State fans actually talk real · top-upvoted

Rr/CFBthe room

CFP playoff committee going to need a law degree to rank teams this season. "Georgia looks really good this year" "Yeah, but LSU will get their NFL QB for 3 days before the next court order cancels it again!"

▲ 188 ▼open ↗

The crowd’s loudest take by upvotes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.

The room, end to end

skeptical
buying in
Die-hards−0.18
Casuals−0.21

Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.

What this fanbase keeps coming back to our read · topic model

fan energy
63%
recent results
11%
where the program is headed
10%
the rankings
6%
the schedule
4%

Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.

278 mentions · 6 sources · week 2026-02. Counts, sources and the divergence rank are measured (fact). Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model read (our read) — never a quote attributed to a person.
Belief checklight on evidence

~ our readKennesaw State fans are down on the program, with almost nothing concrete behind it yet.

backed by facts
0% cited a stat or resultleague 6%
the mood
15% optimistic35% down

✓ counted We read 81 posts from Kennesaw State fans this week.

Five Lenses

What people are saying right now

Radio, beat writers & editorial14 posts
Underdog Dynasty
“One week ago, Louisiana Tech joined the rare 80-point club, becoming the 14th team in the 21st century to score fourscore. And given the infrequency of 80, who…”
1d ago
The broader fanbase9 posts
r/KSU
“Ksu refund”
1d ago

Fanbase health · Kennesaw State

Kennesaw State's fanbase is growing — 69 of 100.

Audible (46 weighted voices in the latest week) and winning on the field (10-4 last season, 1-1 so far).

On the field — 10-4 last season, 1-1 so far76
How loud — 46 weighted voices in the latest week63

2 of 3 signals · on-field reading uses last season until 4 games are in · 0–100, bands at 26 / 51 / 76

More in this tab

ArgumentsRecurring arguments this fanbase keeps returning to.
Fan mood

Fans are frustrated with Kennesaw State

If you guys have nothing on schedule can yall not jam the buses

Yo what kind of question is this 😭?

To the people just straight up standing in the middle of the parking deck 1st ramp this morning at 10, you and your mother probably smell like wet hot Bologna, I was just trying to back out and you cause a line of like 50 cars 😭

Fan mood · 11 fans, 11 posts scanned · every quote verified verbatim

PodcastsThe shows this fanbase actually listens to.

From the booth

a recent episode about this team
The obsessionThe rival this fanbase can't stop bringing up.
Rent free · r/cfb fan posts, last season
Kennesaw State fans this offseason 81% of posts bring up another team#6 of 70 saltiest · mostly about Georgia
Who Kennesaw State fans can’t stop bringing up
  1. Georgia40%
  2. Kansas State10%
  3. Texas7%
  4. Florida7%
  5. Georgia Tech5%
share of Kennesaw State’s football posts that mention each team
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