A couple thousand Oregon fans flocked to Santa Monica Pier Sunday afternoon for a pep rally emmceed by Oregon alums Neil Everett and Peter Jacobsen.
Members of the Oregon Marching Band’s flag team performed for Duck fans at a pep rally at Santa Monica Pier in anticipation for the Rose Bowl. (Alex McDougall/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Puddles crowd surfing. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
De’Anthony Thomas’ youngest brother, Demarkus, 3, sits on the shoulders of Howard Barnes’ shoulders to see over the crowd at the official Oregon pep rally. Several members of Thomas’ family were in attendance, although no members of the football team made an appearance. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Tom Finnevan who calls himself “The Duck Nut” joined thousands of Oregon fans for a pep rally at Santa Monica Pier in anticipation for the Rose Bowl. (Alex McDougall/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Braden Pape, 4, waits to take the stage before signing the UO fight song to thousands of Duck fans at a pep rally at Santa Monica Pier in anticipation for the Rose Bowl. (Alex McDougall/Oregon Daily Emerald)
The Oregon Marching Band rallied the crowd, playing the fight song as the crowd clapped along on Sunday afternoon. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Ducks head coach Chip Kelly was a no-show at the official Oregon pep rally held at the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday, instead choosing to greet the fans with a pre-recorded video message. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Caroline Mortimer, 1, gets some use out of her sunglasses at the official Oregon pep rally at the Santa Monica Pier. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon cheerleaders performed stunts for the crowd at the Oregon pep rally at Santa Monica Pier on Sunday, a day before the 2012 Rose Bowl Game against Wisconsin begins. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Former Oregon quarterback Joey Harrington holds the microphone for Braden Pape, 4, as he sings the Oregon fight song. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
The motorcycle that leads the Oregon football team out onto the field before games sat behind the stage at the Oregon pep rally, a day before the 2012 Rose Bowl. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Brainchild of Nike designer Tinker Hatfield, “The Duck Truck” is a custom Ford F150 and features a unique hood ornament. (Alex McDougall/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon fan Ed Silling (right) chats with a group of Wisconsin supporters behind the stage at the official Oregon pep rally on Sunday. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
The Duck behind the pep rally stage. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)