College football's new moneyball: paying your opponent to lose, like a mobster with a spreadsheet.
UMass receives $1.5 million from Rutgers to beat Scarlet Knights
UMass is set to receive a $1.5 million payout from Rutgers to play them in football—a scheduling deal that screams 'guaranteed win' purchase. The game, part of a series where UMass travels to bigger programs for cash, has fans joking that Rutgers is buying a victory rather than earning it.
Source: UMass receives $1.5 million from Rutgers to beat Scarlet Knights — r/nottheonion
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Sep 4, 2026.
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