{"id":78,"date":"2014-09-14T02:58:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T02:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/?p=78"},"modified":"2015-02-23T22:21:03","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T22:21:03","slug":"oooooooooooooooo-go-ducks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/uncategorized\/oooooooooooooooo-go-ducks\/","title":{"rendered":"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!  Go Ducks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_54\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54\" class=\"wp-image-54 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-1.jpg\" alt=\"Thanks to legend-ness of Brenna's Dad and her uncle, we go to go to an Oregon Ducks football game.  And it was crazy-nuts-cool.  Football is a serious business here.  The Oregon Ducks are a college football team, but I think even the AFL grand final would only barely exceed the noise and enthusiasm of the crowd at this game.  And this wasn't  even an 'important' game!!\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-54\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanks to legend-ness of Brenna&#8217;s Dad and her uncle, we got to go to an Oregon Ducks football game. And it was crazy-nuts-cool. Football is a serious business here. The Oregon Ducks are a college football team, but I think even the AFL grand final would only barely exceed the noise and enthusiasm of the crowd at this game. \u00a0And this wasn&#8217;t even an &#8216;important&#8217; game!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_62\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62\" class=\"wp-image-62 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-2.jpg\" alt=\"There were cheerleaders and a band and wildly yelling fans.  Everywhere was a sea of green and yellow, so we felt right at home. :-)  And it was LOUD.  Loud, loud, loudy, loud.  The Ducks fan extend their arms and make an 'O' shape with their thumbs and forefingers, and shout 'OOOOOOOOOOO' whenever the opposition is trying to make a play (or whatever it is they are doing) so they can't hear.  Brenna's brother Ryan explained the basic premise of American football to me, so I have a much better idea and can basically follow the game now, but it's very technical.  Don't know that I'll have it mastered by the time we come home.  Anyway, we contributed to noise and carry-on in true Garrard style.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-62\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Autzen Stadium was packed. \u00a0There were cheerleaders and the college\u00a0band and wildly yelling fans. Everywhere was a sea of green and yellow, so we felt right at home. \ud83d\ude42 And it was LOUD. Loud, loud, loudy, loud. The Ducks fan extend their arms and make an &#8216;O&#8217; shape with their thumbs and forefingers, and shout &#8216;OOOOOOOOOOO&#8217; whenever the opposition is trying to make a play (or whatever it is they are doing) so they can&#8217;t hear. Brenna&#8217;s brother Ryan explained the basic premise of American football to me, so I have a much better idea and can basically follow the game now, but it&#8217;s very technical. Don&#8217;t know that I&#8217;ll have it mastered by the time we come home. Anyway, we contributed to noise and carry-on in true Garrard style.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_63\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63\" class=\"wp-image-63 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-3.jpg\" alt=\"This was Eva's debut football game, and for the most part, she was loving it.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This was Eva&#8217;s debut football game, and for the most part, she was loving it.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_66\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66\" class=\"wp-image-66 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-6.jpg\" alt=\"For half of the game we sat right up in the stands, but for the other half we were able to sit right in the front row on the 50 yard line.  There are SO many people in each team - separate defense and offense teams, plus all the coaches and assistants.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-66\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For half of the game we sat right up in the stands, but for the other half we were able to sit right in the front row on the 50 yard line. There are SO many people in each team &#8211; separate defense and offense teams, plus all the coaches and assistants.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_804\" style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Steve-Linda.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-804\" class=\"wp-image-804 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Steve-Linda-675x1200.jpg\" alt=\"My bro and me.\" width=\"675\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Steve-Linda-675x1200.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Steve-Linda-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Steve-Linda.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My bro and me.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_65\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65\" class=\"wp-image-65 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-5.jpg\" alt=\"It was such a fun day out.  And now we are fully kitted out with our Ducks supporters gear.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Portland-14-5-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-65\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was such a fun day out. And now we are fully kitted out with our Ducks supporters gear.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":806,"href":"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions\/806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garrard.com.au\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}