Insurance TV commercial

[fullor30]

Anyone see the ,I believe, a State Farm ad during the NCAA's where a ref pops in the scene wearing a byron collar and a white T shirt? Must have been a French director. Pretty bad.

[TRef21]

Originally Posted by fullor30

Anyone see the ,I believe, a State Farm ad during the NCAA's where a ref pops in the scene wearing a byron collar and a white T shirt? Must have been a French director. Pretty bad.

Yup!!! Shows how much they keep up with officiating. They portray us wrong and make fun us and think they all the freaking rules!!!

[Mark Padgett]

Dude - I already mentioned it in the sticky thread. They've been showing it during the games. How tacky! I think there's also a Chevron commercial that shows the same style shirt on an official, but it's so quick I can't be sure.

Don't these guys do any research?

[tjones1]

...and a metal whistle.

[XRFan]

The Ad people aren't as stupid as you think. People still identify with the old style refs attire. Happens in all the different industries they portray. Gotta get the most bang for their buck. And only at the expense of a few refs thinking they are stupid..

[Adam]

Originally Posted by XRFan

The Ad people aren't as stupid as you think. People still identify with the old style refs attire. Happens in all the different industries they portray. Gotta get the most bang for their buck. And only at the expense of a few refs thinking they are stupid..

Wrong. They could put a freaking footlocker shirt on, and most fans wouldn't notice. It takes about 10 seconds of paying attention to a game to see what they're wearing. They're not stupid, they're just not thorough.

I get the same feeling when I see Air Force stuff portrayed incorrectly (uniforms worn wrong, for example).

I take it back, it is stupid. They're not gaining a damn thing by using the old style shirts, but they're making themselves look stupid to the thousands of referees who know better.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by XRFan

The Ad people aren't as stupid as you think. People still identify with the old style refs attire. Happens in all the different industries they portray. Gotta get the most bang for their buck. And only at the expense of a few refs thinking they are stupid..

My auto and home insurance is due to renew next month and I have now taken State Farm off my list of possible carriers. If they're that dumb, I don't want to do business with them.