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

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