Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español.
Many UNLV supporters had retreated into hibernation during the mid- to late-1990s with the basketball program tumbling from national championship glory to mediocrity.
But on a December night in 2000, those faithful fans packed into the Fremont Street Experience for a rally ahead of the Rebel football team’s appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl against Arkansas.
It was a standing room-only crowd in downtown Las Vegas, and the locals made their presence known.
The scene was electric — a powerful testament to rekindled passion.
The energy was equally fierce a few days later at Sam Boyd Stadium, where UNLV upset Arkansas of the Southeastern Conference 31-14 to cap one of its best seasons in program history.
Today, 60 players from that t