New Jersey taxpayers gave Rutgers $5 million in the state budget for "Events Attraction and Marketing," reportedly to help compete in the NIL arms race. Last night Rutgers lost to UMass 37-21. A team that went 0-12 last year. On a 16-game losing streak. A 28.5-point underdog. Oh! And Rutgers paid UMass $1.55 million to show up and beat them. "We got outlicked, outplayed and outcoached." — Coach Schiano Let's recap: 💸 $5M in taxpayer money 💸 $1.55M paid to the opponent 🏈 One historic upset Your tax dollars at work. si.com/college/rutgers/footb…