(UMass) , what is the story behind this trend in X?
04-09-2026
UMass football is unexpectedly dominating Rutgers in their 2026 season opener, which has people on X stunned. @NJamesMackUMass (Minutemen) opened the season as a massive underdogaround 28.5 to 31.5 pointsagainst Rutgers (Scarlet Knights), a Big Ten team, on Thursday night, September 3, 2026, at SHI Stadium. UMass went 0-12 the previous year. By the second quarter, they were up 24-7 (or 21-7 in some live updates). scarletknights.comX posts highlight the shock: “wait, UMass is up on Rutgers 24-7? I know its Rutgers, but UMASS?”, comparisons to the Michigan-App State upset, notes that it had been 642 days since UMass scored 24 against FBS competition, and comments that Rutgers “doesn’t belong on the field with UMass.” Live betting even flipped, with UMass becoming a small favorite. @BryanDFischerUMass is in the MAC; Rutgers is Big Ten. The last meeting was a 48-21 Rutgers win in 2019. This early lead from a historically struggling program against a Power conference team is what’s driving the sudden buzz. The game was still ongoing at the time of the latest posts.