The request came from the Review-Journal to ask first-year UNLV coach Tony Sanchez to pose in front of the famous "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign.
He was all too happy to do it, and even brought along his wife, Tessie, and their two kids.
For Sanchez, the perfect marriage is UNLV and Las Vegas. It's a union that's rarely been made, at least by coaches who have overseen the Rebels' football program.
He doesn't understand why someone wouldn't want to draw off the high energy of a city that attracts more than 40 million visitors per year and has a skyline recognized throughout the world.