South Dakota State

2-1

MVFC · Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium · 19,340 · 19,102 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Youngstown State · our model 79% South Dakota State · a number, not a pick

LastW 57–14 vs New Haven · Sat Sep 12 · Chase Mason 255 pass yds, 3 TD, 14 rush yds

Nextvs Youngstown State · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium · series 14-3, won the last 6 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

South Dakota State's faithful can't agree on where this is headed.

belief warmed ↑ 1.0vs prior week
Fanbase belief
Mixed
50/100 · 600 mentions
~ our read
Grounding
running on emotion
3% cite a stat · 6% typical ✓ counted
~ our read

The Pulse on South Dakota State

Live · Wk 2026-02 · 600 mentions · medium confidence
50
Δ +1.0 vs last wk
600 mentions this week · conversation velocity

What moved it — last 14 days

— Awaiting next signal window
"Dakota Marker" — South Dakota State fanbase · recurring line
Cr/CFB
BBluesky
YYouTube
3 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+0.00

How South Dakota State fans actually talk real · top-upvoted

Rr/CFBthe room

Oh yeah? Well guess what Nick Saban i’m going to watch even more Tuesday night MACtion because you said this

▲ 404 ▼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
33%
recent results
27%
where the program is headed
13%
the schedule
9%
the rankings
5%

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

50 mentions · 3 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 readSouth Dakota State fans are down on the program, but it's more feel than fact right now.

backed by facts
3% cited a stat or resultleague 6%
the mood
14% optimistic33% down

✓ counted We read 78 posts from South Dakota State fans this week.

Fanbase health · South Dakota State

South Dakota State's fanbase is growing — 72 of 100.

Loud (128 weighted voices in the latest week) and winning on the field (9-5 last season, 2-1 so far).

On the field — 9-5 last season, 2-1 so far72
How loud — 128 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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