reportedSpartan Daily sports desk@Haddy Barghouti, Senior Staff Writer
1dUnconfirmed tip on Bates’s status against Nevada on Saturday.
Jabari Bates · RBCHECKING
Mountain West · 4-3 · 2-1 CONF · ATS 4-3 · O/U 1-6
San José State Spartans
HC Ken Niumatalolo (3rd yr) · OC Craig Stutzmann · DC Bojay Filimoeatu
STARTS IN 10 PERSONNEL (4 OF 6) · BASE D 3-4-4 · SHOTGUN 100%
Power rating−9.4120th
CFP odds0%—
PLAYOFFNEEDS TITLE→OUT
Proj. wins6.1of 13
Fan pulse—1 of 30 scored
Mountain West · 4-3 · 2-1 CONF · ATS 4-3 · O/U 1-6
San José State
Spartans · HC Ken Niumatalolo (3rd yr) · starts in 10 (4 of 6) · base D 3-4-4
Power rating−9.4120th
CFP odds0%—
Proj. wins6.1of 13
Fan pulse—1 of 30 scored
San José State
4-3 · 2-1 Mountain West
POWER RATING−9.4120th in FBS
CFP ODDS0%no change
PROJ. WINS6.1of 13 games
Fan sentiment
NET · WEEKLY · 2026NET SENTIMENT −100 TO +100 · WEEKLY · 2026FANSHAVOC MODEL EXPECTATIONUNDER 30 SCORED POSTS · NO SCOREPOSTS / WEEK
FANSMODELUNDER 30 SCORED
| Week | Fans | Model | Posts | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK 1 · @EMU | no score (too few posts) | — | 44 | — |
| WK 2 · CP | no score (too few posts) | — | 3 | — |
| WK 3 · FRES | no score (too few posts) | — | 4 | — |
| WK 4 | no score (too few posts) | — | 3 | — |
| WK 5 · @HAW | no score (too few posts) | — | 1 | — |
| WK 6 · WYO | no score (too few posts) | −12 | 2 | — |
| WK 7 · @UTEP | no score (too few posts) | −7 | 10 | — |
| WK 8 · @NEV | no score (too few posts) | −7 | 1 so far | — |
| Week | Fans | Model | Posts | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK 1 · @EMU | no score (too few posts) | — | 44 | — |
| WK 2 · CP | no score (too few posts) | — | 3 | — |
| WK 3 · FRES | no score (too few posts) | — | 4 | — |
| WK 4 | no score (too few posts) | — | 3 | — |
| WK 5 · @HAW | no score (too few posts) | — | 1 | — |
| WK 6 · WYO | no score (too few posts) | −12 | 2 | — |
| WK 7 · @UTEP | no score (too few posts) | −7 | 10 | — |
| WK 8 · @NEV | no score (too few posts) | −7 | 1 so far | — |
| Week | Fans | Model | Posts | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK 1 · @EMU | no score (too few posts) | — | 44 | — |
| WK 2 · CP | no score (too few posts) | — | 3 | — |
| WK 3 · FRES | no score (too few posts) | — | 4 | — |
| WK 4 | no score (too few posts) | — | 3 | — |
| WK 5 · @HAW | no score (too few posts) | — | 1 | — |
| WK 6 · WYO | no score (too few posts) | −12 | 2 | — |
| WK 7 · @UTEP | no score (too few posts) | −7 | 10 | — |
| WK 8 · @NEV | no score (too few posts) | −7 | 1 so far | — |
NET SENTIMENT = % POSITIVE − % NEGATIVE POSTS · n 68 SINCE WK 1 · REDDIT 100%
A WEEK SCORES AT 30 SCORED POSTS · MODEL = POWER RATING + CFP ODDS · RIVAL FANS FILTERED · UPDATED 7:03 AM ET
NET = % POSITIVE − % NEGATIVE POSTS · n 68 SINCE WK 1 · REDDIT 100%
A WEEK SCORES AT 30 SCORED POSTS · MODEL = POWER RATING + CFP ODDS · RIVAL FANS FILTERED · UPDATED 7:03 AM ET
A WEEK SCORES AT 30 SCORED · n 68 SINCE WK 1 · REDDIT 100% · UPDATED 7:03 AM ET
Fan pulse
WK 8 · SO FAR—1 of 30 scored
Model expects−7
0 SCORED30 · WEEKLY SCORE
Not enough posts for a fan pulse yet.
A weekly score needs 30 scored posts; San José State fans have 1 since Monday.
A weekly score needs 30 scored posts; San José State fans have 1 since Monday.
Where this week’s posts come from | Posts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| r/SJSU | 200% | 2 |
Who covers San José State
9 SOURCES · GRADED9 SOURCES · GRADED AGAINST OFFICIAL REPORTSReporter | Reporter | Links | Tier | Hit rate | First | Lead | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SJ officialSan José State AthleticsSJSU Athletics · Team official · sjsuspartans.com/ | SJ San José State AthleticsSJSU Athletics · Team officialSJSU Athletics ·sjsuspartans.com/ | sjsuspartans.com/PDF · reference for grading | official | source of truth | — | — | — |
SJ officialSan José State FootballSJSU Athletics · Team official · sjsuspartans.com/sports/football | SJ San José State FootballSJSU Athletics · Team officialSJSU Athletics ·sjsuspartans.com/sports/football | sjsuspartans.com/sports/footballPDF · reference for grading | official | source of truth | — | — | — |
SJ officialSan Jose State Spartans (Bluesky)SJSU Athletics · Team official · @sjsuathletics.bsky.social | SJ San Jose State Spartans (Bluesky)SJSU Athletics · Team officialSJSU Athletics ·@sjsuathletics.bsky.social | @sjsuathletics.bsky.socialPDF · reference for grading | official | source of truth | — | — | — |
SF officialSJSU football news feedsjsuspartans.com · Team official · sjsuspartans.com/sports/football | SF SJSU football news feedsjsuspartans.com · Team officialsjsuspartans.com ·sjsuspartans.com/sports/football | sjsuspartans.com/sports/footballPDF · reference for grading | official | source of truth | — | — | Fri |
CV Christian Vieyrareported The Spear / Mercury News (correspondent) · Beat writer@christianvieyra.bsky.social· last — source of truth · reference for grading | CV Christian VieyraThe Spear / Mercury News (correspondent) · Beat writerThe Spear / Mercury News (correspondent) ·@christianvieyra.bsky.social | @christianvieyra.bsky.socialBluesky | reported | source of truth | — | — | — |
HB Haddy Barghoutireported Spartan Daily (Spartan Media Group) · Beat writer@hb_sportsbeat· last — source of truth · reference for grading | HB Haddy BarghoutiSpartan Daily (Spartan Media Group) · Beat writerSpartan Daily (Spartan Media Group) ·@hb_sportsbeat | @hb_sportsbeatSite | reported | source of truth | — | — | — |
NH Niles Hallreported The Mercury News · Beat writerwww.mercurynews.com/author/niles-hall/· last — source of truth · reference for grading | NH Niles HallThe Mercury News · Beat writerThe Mercury News ·www.mercurynews.com/author/niles-hall/ | www.mercurynews.com/author/niles-hall/Site | reported | source of truth | — | — | — |
SD Spartan Daily sports deskreported Spartan Daily (SJSU student paper) · Beat writer@SpartanDaily· last 1d source of truth · reference for grading | SD Spartan Daily sports deskSpartan Daily (SJSU student paper) · Beat writerSpartan Daily (SJSU student paper) ·@SpartanDaily | @SpartanDailyRSS · Site | reported | source of truth | — | — | 1d |
JM Jackson Moorerumor 247Sports (BarkBoard) · Insider@JacksonMoore247· last — source of truth · reference for grading | JM Jackson Moore247Sports (BarkBoard) · Insider247Sports (BarkBoard) ·@JacksonMoore247 | @JacksonMoore247Site | rumor | source of truth | — | — | — |
HIT RATE = CLAIMS LATER CONFIRMED BY THE OFFICIAL REPORT OR BOX-SCORE PARTICIPATIONHIT = LATER CONFIRMED BY THE OFFICIAL REPORT
FIRST = SHARE OF CONFIRMED CLAIMS THEY BROKE · LEAD = MEDIAN HOURS AHEAD OF THE OFFICIAL REPORTFIRST = SHARE THEY BROKE · LEAD = HOURS AHEAD
NEW ACCOUNTS START AS RUMOR · REPORTED AT ≥ 75% OVER 8 GRADED CLAIMSNEW ACCOUNTS START AS RUMOR
Latest from the beat
LAST 72 H · 2 CLAIMSreportedSpartan Daily sports desk@Haddy Barghouti, Senior Staff Writer
1dUnconfirmed tip: Weaver could be questionable against Nevada on Saturday.
Luke Weaver · QBCHECKING
How a tip becomes a status
- 1A free source posts a tipForum, Reddit, Bluesky or RSS. “The starting QB missed practice.”
- 2One targeted X checkfrom:[San José State writers] Bates · last 72 h
- 3A cited status, graded laterShown next to the official one. Scored against the next report.
- official
- Conference report or team statement. The status of record.
- reported
- Writer with a proven record. Shown beside official, cited.
- rumor
- New, fan or unproven. Feed only until confirmed.
Fan sources
3 SOURCES · TIPS + PULSE3 SOURCES · TIPS AND FAN PULSESource | Source | Size | Posts / wk | Mood | Tier | Used for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
r/ r/SJSUrumor Subreddit · Reddit—2/ wkmood— | r/ r/SJSUSubreddit · Reddit | — | 2 | — | rumor | TIPS · MOOD |
B SJSU Uni Trackerrumor Fan account · Bluesky17 followers—mood— | B SJSU Uni TrackerFan account · Bluesky | 17 followers | — | — | rumor | TIPS · MOOD |
W SpartanDailyrumor YouTube · Spartan Daily——mood— | W SpartanDailyYouTube · Spartan Daily | — | — | — | rumor | TIPS |