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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/Beautiful_Citron7133 on 2025-08-07 20:36:29+00:00.
UNLV recently sold it’s prior venue, Sam Boyd Stadium back to Clark County. And because I am a die hard King of the Homers™ fan, this farewell article to Sam Boyd Stadium showed up in my news feed. which contained the usual platitudes one would expect. A trip down memory lane, which included this interesting little tidbit.
“Some of the program’s most iconic moments unfolded there, including a stunning 23-0 upset of No. 8 Arizona State in 2008 and a gritty 27-24 overtime win over Air Force in 2013.”
Except that’s completely false. UNLV did not play #8 Arizona in 2008. We played AT Arizona State and pulled off an overtime victory in Sun Devil Stadium. I was there. I rushed the field. It was awesome. Rudy Carpenter was shook and went on a 6 game losing streak after that night. But it didn’t happen at Sam Boyd.
unlvrebels.com/sports/football/schedule/2008
Similarly, UNLV played AT Air Force in 2013. We pulled out the W, but it wasn’t a “gritty overtime win”.
unlvrebels.com/sports/football/schedule/2013
Clearly this article was AI generated. Which makes me sad. Why not talk about the 2018 UNR @ UNLV game when the Rebels rallied back from a 23-0 deficit to pull out the win final score 29-34?
unlvrebels.com/…/football-rebels-record-rally-bri…
Or the 2000 season, when we actually made it to the Las Vegas bowl and blew out Arkansas?
unlvrebels.com/…/UNLV_Football_Too_Fast_and_Too_S…
And no mention at all of Randall Cunninham? Or Ickey Woods? How dare you!
I reached out to UNLV media relations but I got nowhere with them, so maybe screaming at the internet will give me the catharsis I’m looking for.
It’s a special kind of sadness that I feel as a local and an alumnus when my own school’s media team is posting an AI slop farewell to the stadium I practically grew up in.
Thanks for letting me share.