Gator Bowl Now the Progressive Gator Bowl
Get ready for a New Year's Day heaping helping of Flo as the Gator Bowl has signed on Progressive Insurance as its title sponsor.
Progressive Insurance said it has signed a one-year deal to become the new title sponsor of the Gator Bowl, beginning with the Jan. 1, 2011 game. The pact has a three-year option. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Mayfield Village, Ohio-based company is expected to support with national TV and local marketing, including spots featuring its always-happy-to-help sales clerk Flo (played by actress Stephanie Courtney).
According to Progressive CMO Jeff Charney, "The Gator Bowl is a fan favorite. And, this year is all about settling the SEC and Big Ten Conference superiority contest. We're glad to be a part of it and proud to sponsor the game on behalf of our more than 25,000 employees, our more than 30,000 independent agents and the nearly 12 million people who choose Progressive."
December 15th, 2010 at 2:16 PM ^
LOGO RAGE!!!!11!!1!
December 15th, 2010 at 3:26 PM ^
√ BEEF 'O' BRADY'S BOWL ST. PETERSBURG
December 15th, 2010 at 2:24 PM ^
HAHA WOW really?
I just got to work and im going to have this picture in my head the remainder of the day. Do I thank you or hate you? I used to hate Flo now I find her somewhat tolerable.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:23 PM ^
Woah woah woah! Couldn't scroll down fast enough...
December 15th, 2010 at 4:23 PM ^
“Excuse me flow?” Is the only pick up line I have. Now what do I do
December 15th, 2010 at 2:27 PM ^
but her face still looks like it was attacked by an unchained malignant ape.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:29 PM ^
I will remember this day as the one and only time I see the phrase "unchained malignant ape" used in a sentence. Genius
December 15th, 2010 at 2:34 PM ^
Taylor Lewan too.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:58 PM ^
She has a face?
December 15th, 2010 at 2:27 PM ^
nice photoshop work on puttin her head on that body, whether it was you or whoever did it
December 15th, 2010 at 2:55 PM ^
Where's Mrs. Kass when we need her??
December 15th, 2010 at 2:56 PM ^
December 15th, 2010 at 3:20 PM ^
"Why were you fired from your last job?"
"FLO"
December 15th, 2010 at 3:40 PM ^
The way I play her, she's pretty much the most asexual thing on TV right now. I think the Geico lizard puts out more sexual vibes than Flo does.
http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress/stephanie-courtney/
I wonder if Steph would change her opinion of Flo after seeing this.
December 15th, 2010 at 4:23 PM ^
And yet apparently there are millions out there searching for nude pix of Flo.
December 15th, 2010 at 6:32 PM ^
That is going to become a seasonal classic in my house. Thanks.
I think after several years I might figure out what the innuendo is in "my Christmas tree's delicious" -- because right now I'm stumped and it's preventing me from getting any work done.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:19 PM ^
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I hate her so damn much. She is the devil reincarnate.
I hesitate to say this, but, yes, she is worse than Pam Ward. She makes me want to gouge out my eyeballs and pierce my eardrums with a steak thermometer.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:23 PM ^
"incarnate."
December 15th, 2010 at 2:24 PM ^
Your crazy aunt, who buys liquor for you and your friends when your 16. Then trys to hang around and party with you....discount.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:33 PM ^
Weirdo cougar who buys you tons of drinks, and then tries to "take care of you when you're drunk" ... discount.
What creeps me out the most is the insane amount of lipstick she wears. It's creepy. You could paint a 10 x 15 room with that much lipstick.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:57 PM ^
Amen about the lipstick. It is hideous. The whole ad campaign is as bad as it gets: visually offensive, verbally witless, and the most ubiquitous currently running. I wouldn't buy Progressive Insurance if it was cheap as the hooker Flo tries to resemble. And I wouldn't take the hooker if she was free.
My solution: when I can't skip the ads, I press mute, close my eyes and replay half a dozen Denard TD runs in my head. Then I count to 30, open my eyes and the horror is over with.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:21 PM ^
If i see more than five progressive commercials with Flo, i'm chucking my tv out the window.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:26 PM ^
December 15th, 2010 at 2:29 PM ^
Definitely DVR it. Flo will be all up on that screen. Maybe she'll get to do the coin flip too. So sad Pam Ward wont be doing the TV coverage for us. Flo could make an appearance and chat it up w/ her for a while. During that time the suicide rate for Michigan fans triples.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:27 PM ^
So does this mean the players get a "Gator Bowl Participant Discount" on their auto policies added to their bowl swag?
December 15th, 2010 at 6:28 PM ^
Can't they just name their own price and features? Like I want it to be top-of-the-line insurance for free. At least that's the impression that Flo gave me.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:30 PM ^
I guess my car insurance is going up next year. /s
December 15th, 2010 at 2:31 PM ^
They should make Flo return kicks and punts with no pads for both teams. That would increase my viewing pleasure.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:35 PM ^
She probably could hold onto the ball more...sigh.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:35 PM ^
Double Post.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:41 PM ^
got someone decent to do there logo. The Big Ten should find out who did it.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:42 PM ^
I guess I'm the only person on the board that likes those commercials.
December 15th, 2010 at 3:03 PM ^
If you ever get detoxed, make sure to never even look at a television.
December 15th, 2010 at 4:50 PM ^
Not that this is any slam against you.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:56 PM ^
That is an interesting assesment. I look forward to more conversations with you. +1000 cocktails to you.
December 15th, 2010 at 5:44 PM ^
(I don't really have an iPhone)
December 15th, 2010 at 3:16 PM ^
the fact that they are a "Mayfield Village, Ohio-based company"? I know I am.
December 15th, 2010 at 3:21 PM ^
So much for the Brandon-Domino's conspiracy theory surrounding Michigan's invite.
December 15th, 2010 at 3:29 PM ^
Maybe they'll offset Flo with some of that Tacobell hottie from last season.
December 15th, 2010 at 3:41 PM ^
How dare you objectify Denise like that
December 15th, 2010 at 4:32 PM ^
Denise is the girl of my dreams. Every time I'm at a new Taco Bell, I ask the cashier if Denise works here. One can dream...
December 15th, 2010 at 3:42 PM ^
Better than the KFC Yum! Gator Bowl
December 15th, 2010 at 3:53 PM ^
I think insurance companies go well with the Gator bowl. Think of the other options:
State farm: Alligator grows boobs or muscles, smiles seductively
Geico: In big text: Is it a bad idea to have dinner with an alligator?
Then show a picture of a decapitated person.
Alternatively: Alligator is about to chomp on a gecko, who shrugs while saying "At least I'm covered by Geico"
esurance: Guy buys insurance on his phone while being eaten by an alligator.
December 15th, 2010 at 4:21 PM ^
December 15th, 2010 at 5:15 PM ^
how they find a sponsor as soon as the Big 10 gets affiliated with the bowl.
December 15th, 2010 at 4:54 PM ^
Damn liberal media
December 15th, 2010 at 5:13 PM ^
where's the capitalist spirit?
as long as the sponsors don't contradict, I am surprised more bowls don't have multilple name sponsors. It's pretty sad that the NCAA let's the sponsor name become the bowl name, anyways. But really, how long until we are playing in the
Monster.com-Chiles'-Progressive-AIG-McDonald's Alamo Bowl
c''mon, NCAA, mandate multilple sponsors! let's make the bowl system an all-out joke!