North Dakota

3-0

MVFC · Alerus Center · 12,283 · 10,626 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Nebraska · our model 13% North Dakota · a number, not a pick

LastW 47–23 at Portland State · Sat Sep 12 · Jerry Kaminski 336 pass yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

Nextat Nebraska · Sat Sep 19 · 7:15 pm ET · Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) · series 0-2, lost the last 2 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

The mood around North Dakota has soured.

Fanbase belief
Souring
43/100 · 606 mentions
~ our read

The Pulse on North Dakota

Live · Wk 2026-01 · 606 mentions · medium confidence
43
baseline · first week of signal
606 mentions this week · conversation velocity

What moved it — last 14 days

— Awaiting next signal window
"Go Hawks" — North Dakota fanbase · recurring line
Cr/CFB
MMountain West Connection
BBluesky
YYouTube
4 outlets & communities talking

What little we hear

Only 1 cohort(s) cleared the signal floor this week, so we won’t stage a split we can’t back. Here’s the honest read:

National take−0.14

How North Dakota fans actually talk real · top-upvoted

Rr/CFBthe room

When he starts recognizing people’s preferred pronouns I will

▲ 146 ▼open ↗

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

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

fan energy
36%
where the program is headed
23%
recent results
20%
the schedule
9%
the roster
5%

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

51 mentions · 4 sources · week 2026-01. 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 checklow signal

~ our readNot enough North Dakota chatter this week to read the room.

We read 1 North Dakota posts this week — not enough to call the room. Check back during the season.

Fanbase health · North Dakota

North Dakota's fanbase is growing — 70 of 100.

Loud (131 weighted voices in the latest week) and winning on the field (8-6 last season, 3-0 so far).

On the field — 8-6 last season, 3-0 so far69
How loud — 131 weighted voices in the latest week72

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

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