Mark Gibson Quotations

In terms of accessibility and reach, State Farm sees the NCAA tournament as the sports equivalent of its brand. With our 17,000 State Farm agents, we have the same significant accessibility and reach. This ad ties the business of insurance to the fun and fan excitement surrounding the tournament. It shows how we can help the customer get the coverage they need, with exceptional State Farm customer service, at a competitive price.

People have really rallied, ... It seems like when you invest in your employees, they really appreciate it. They realize that our customers really need them to be there and they rose to the occasion. They always do.

People have more media choices than ever before, and this is a unique and different way to get our brand out there.

It was a real nightmare down there, just in terms of trying to live a normal life and get to work.

Most of their other experience with outsiders involved atrocities.

There is a natural link between auto insurance and auto racing. With these sponsorships, State Farm is leveraging the power of NASCAR while at the same time reinforcing its auto safety message.

That's a credit to the strength of our schedule so far. ... There are kids who have played all 12 quarters on both sides of the ball - Wilkens, (Dylan)Glaser, Sigl, Dressler, (Luke)Senger, (Matt)Bailey, (Ben)Jacobson and even (Scott)Beeler.

I picked (Jamestown)No. 1 at the beginning of the year. ... When this group was sophomores they beat our sophomores 55-6, so I'm not surprised they're doing well.

Our quarterback will not play defense as long as I'm alive. ... Unless he's about 6-6 and 250. And our quarterback is not 6-6 and 250.

We've had runs that have declined from hundreds of thousands (of fish) to a few thousand. It's unprecedented. We felt it was cause for radical actions.