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Bama TV Station Swamped With Hate Mail For Possible MNC Game Weather Reports

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While the Crimson Tide football players are enjoying Southern California's wonderful mid-winter weather as they prepare for the BCS National Championship game against the Texas Longhorns, the state of Alabama is suffering under a pretty nasty cold snap. Birmingham TV station ABC 33/40 recently notified viewers that it will offer constant updates on the situation throughout the week.

Which was all fine and dandy until a local radio station began telling listeners that the TV station planned to break into the broadcast of the title game Thursday night to provide weather updates. The result was a barrage of hate e-mails that, according to meteorologist James Spann, included "some very personal, nasty threats."

"There will be no maps, crawls, or cut-ins during the game," Spann wrote on the station's weather blog. "All of our coverage will be handled via our digital channels and the web. Hold the hate mail, please, and save your energy for something else more constructive."

 

::UPDATE 1:: The interest in the issue led to a rush of online traffic to the station’s weather blog this morning causing it to crash. Service was able to resume only after comments and other features on the site were disabled. As of the time of this post it was still offering limited access and carrying a “high traffic mode” disclaimer. 4:14 p.m. 01/04/10

::UPDATE 2:: It seems WAAY-TV in Huntsville had a similar situation today prompting news director Keith Lowhorne to issue an "apology" which was then changed to a "notification." In either case he assured viewers that "unless there is a major catastrophe or lives are at stake, you will be able to watch the game without issues." 7:20 p.m. 01/04/09

::UPDATE 3:: Spann blames Finebaum and calls him out. IT. IS. ON!!!! 8:38 a.m. 01/05/09

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LOL

that is pretty funny stuff. I do not care if 4ft of snow falls, I’ll find out about road closings after the game. Plus what are they gonna tell us, “Stay in doors”. Duh, The Game is on.

Auburn fans are like slinkys... not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

by IHC800 on Jan 4, 2010 1:06 PM CST reply actions  

I talked to my mom

yesterday and she was telling me about the snow predictions. She said that she is going out to get batteries so in case the power goes out, she can still listen on the radio.

by BamaGirlinDallas on Jan 4, 2010 1:22 PM CST reply actions  

That...

….is good advice.

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by Todd on Jan 4, 2010 2:25 PM CST up reply actions  

I told my wife the same thing.

"So I want everybody to think here for a second, how much does this game mean to you? 'Cause if it means something to you, you can't stand still. You understand? You play fast! You play strong! You go out there and dominate the man you're playing against, and you make his ass quit! That's our trademark! That's our M.O.... as a team! That's what people know us as!" - Coach Nick Saban before the 2008 LSU game.

by 12NationalChampionships on Jan 4, 2010 3:04 PM CST up reply actions  

Now

you knowdarn well that isn’t what the batteries are for wink wink

"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum

by GumptownTiger on Jan 4, 2010 5:05 PM CST up reply actions  

That's one reason

we got our daughter a new iPod Nano for Christmas. It has an FM radio and will be fully charged Thurday. Just in case.

"You either have to be first, best or different." ~ Loretta Lynn

by SoundCheckMama on Jan 4, 2010 9:02 PM CST up reply actions  

There is nothing more constructive

than insuring that there are no weather breaks during the game. James, I love you, man, but you’re wrong here!

(Tongue firmly planted in cheek, in case anyone was wondering).

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." - Bear Bryant

by NJBammer on Jan 4, 2010 1:30 PM CST reply actions  

I'm glad this got stirred up

Because you just know that fool would have broken in during the game without this little dustup today.

I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk.

by That Other Dave on Jan 4, 2010 2:09 PM CST up reply actions  

Sheesh
…save your energy for something else more constructive."

We can now that y’all have decided to use your heads and not cut into the game.

Seriousy. It’s fucking SNOW. It’s not a hurricane or a flood or a forrest fire…it’s SNOW.

by Nico2.0 on Jan 4, 2010 2:01 PM CST reply actions  

quick! hurry to the local grocery store for milk and bread!

b/c nothing is better for survival than a milk sammich

"Yeah, it's Tennessee, that's the way it is sometimes." - Corey Zickefoose, Pulitzer Prize winner and robbery victim

by Thomas Walker Esq on Jan 4, 2010 2:03 PM CST up reply actions  

The wheat and the whey...

…protect you with an invisible & invincible forcefield..

by Nico2.0 on Jan 4, 2010 2:07 PM CST up reply actions  

just like vegemite...

if you consider yeast breath invisible.

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by kleph on Jan 4, 2010 2:08 PM CST up reply actions  

I'm loading up on beer and jack daniels

I might die from hypothermia but at least I won’t feel anything

You play fast, you play strong, you go out there and dominate the guy you play against, and make his ass quit! That's our trademark, that's our MO as a team, aight, that's what people know us as! - Nick Saban, 2008

by BamaReturns07 on Jan 4, 2010 2:54 PM CST up reply actions  

Get Eggs too.

French Toast for everyone!

I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk.

by That Other Dave on Jan 4, 2010 2:08 PM CST up reply actions  

That would be good

except where I lived in North Alabama, we normally loose power about an hour into any kind of snow/ice storm. Try cooking on a wood stove. You have to start anything about an hour before you think you might be hungry otherwise, you will almost pass out from hunger before it gets done.

by BamaGirlinDallas on Jan 4, 2010 6:00 PM CST up reply actions  

But

Soylent green is people!

"Yeah, it's Tennessee, that's the way it is sometimes." - Corey Zickefoose, Pulitzer Prize winner and robbery victim

by Thomas Walker Esq on Jan 5, 2010 4:52 PM CST via mobile up reply actions   1 recs

Well played sir.

Oddly enough, that’s the second soylent green joke I’ve heard in the last week.

by Nico2.0 on Jan 5, 2010 5:13 PM CST up reply actions  

that's very odd indeed

i’m the only person I know under 26 that gets that joke at all

"Yeah, it's Tennessee, that's the way it is sometimes." - Corey Zickefoose, Pulitzer Prize winner and robbery victim

by Thomas Walker Esq on Jan 5, 2010 6:09 PM CST up reply actions  

did you know...

that was edward g. robinson’s final film?

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by kleph on Jan 5, 2010 6:23 PM CST up reply actions  

And it will probably be a dusting at best. AT BEST.

Yea for more weather station hype to drive milk and brea…damn, beat me too it.

You play fast, you play strong, you go out there and dominate the guy you play against, and make his ass quit! That's our trademark, that's our MO as a team, aight, that's what people know us as! - Nick Saban, 2008

by BamaReturns07 on Jan 4, 2010 2:54 PM CST up reply actions  

::UPDATE::

the interest in the issue led to a rush of online traffic to the station’s weather blog this morning causing it to crash. service was able to resume only after comments and other features on the site were disabled. as of the time of this post it was still offering limited access and carrying a “high traffic mode” disclaimer.

Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.

by kleph on Jan 4, 2010 2:14 PM CST reply actions  

the website is working again

and the barners have flocked to the comments like flies to fresh cow poop.

Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.

by kleph on Jan 4, 2010 3:24 PM CST up reply actions  

I LOVE OUR FANS! OMFG LOL LMAOS ROFL ROTFLFJKH!

You play fast, you play strong, you go out there and dominate the guy you play against, and make his ass quit! That's our trademark, that's our MO as a team, aight, that's what people know us as! - Nick Saban, 2008

by BamaReturns07 on Jan 4, 2010 2:53 PM CST reply actions  

Did James Span mention on his blog

if Eddie Lacy qualified?

You play fast, you play strong, you go out there and dominate the guy you play against, and make his ass quit! That's our trademark, that's our MO as a team, aight, that's what people know us as! - Nick Saban, 2008

by BamaReturns07 on Jan 4, 2010 2:57 PM CST reply actions   3 recs

lol

Very well done… usually don’t find these THAT funny, but this one was perfectly placed.

by Bama philosophe on Jan 4, 2010 9:00 PM CST up reply actions  

I promised Kleph I would quit annoying him

and typically annoying someone is something I enjoy, but Kleph is such a nice guy I can’t help but ablige. But this was…too easy.

You play fast, you play strong, you go out there and dominate the guy you play against, and make his ass quit! That's our trademark, that's our MO as a team, aight, that's what people know us as! - Nick Saban, 2008

by BamaReturns07 on Jan 4, 2010 10:28 PM CST up reply actions  

what irks me is that it's in every damn comment thread on the site

but i do agree, this time it’s not just appropriate but actually funny.

Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.

by kleph on Jan 5, 2010 5:35 AM CST up reply actions  

I love you, Kleph

You play fast, you play strong, you go out there and dominate the guy you play against, and make his ass quit! That's our trademark, that's our MO as a team, aight, that's what people know us as! - Nick Saban, 2008

by BamaReturns07 on Jan 5, 2010 11:14 AM CST up reply actions  

agreed. it's all about timing, and this one nailed it.

for the next five days there is nothing in my heart but hate. pure, untempered, ice-cold hate. fond memories are for saturday. - Kleph

by tempebamafan on Jan 5, 2010 6:25 PM CST up reply actions  

The only reason this even happened...

is because those assclowns at 33/40 are always going wall-to-wall if there is one snowflake or funnel cloud within 300 miles. Everyone knows this. That they have finally reaped the whirlwind is surprisingly satisfying.

"So I want everybody to think here for a second, how much does this game mean to you? 'Cause if it means something to you, you can't stand still. You understand? You play fast! You play strong! You go out there and dominate the man you're playing against, and you make his ass quit! That's our trademark! That's our M.O.... as a team! That's what people know us as!" - Coach Nick Saban before the 2008 LSU game.

by 12NationalChampionships on Jan 4, 2010 3:04 PM CST reply actions  

haha. yeah when i lived in louisville and storm season started you'd think it was hurricane katrina every time the wind picked up

they’d be like “were you and your beloved fmailiy relying on WAVE 3 tv’s coverage of the storm last weekend? if so, how did you survice. WHAS 11 was there with the breaking news FIRST and we could of saved your mother fucking LIFE MAN WHAT THE FUCK?! YOU HAVE KIDS TO PROTECT! watch WHAS 11 news at ten to keep your family ALIVE.”

news stations going overboard for weather is funny as shit.

for the next five days there is nothing in my heart but hate. pure, untempered, ice-cold hate. fond memories are for saturday. - Kleph

by tempebamafan on Jan 5, 2010 6:28 PM CST up reply actions  

Required Tools for Thursday:
  1. Generator (or Power Inverter + car + full tank o’ gas)
  2. OTA HD Antenna
  3. Plenty of firewood

Can’t be too prepared can we?

by rhinoskin on Jan 4, 2010 3:32 PM CST reply actions  

glock pistol/kahlishnikov rifle and plenty of ammo, MRE's, kinetic powered transistor radio, iodine tablets...

now you’re ready for everything…

for the next five days there is nothing in my heart but hate. pure, untempered, ice-cold hate. fond memories are for saturday. - Kleph

by tempebamafan on Jan 5, 2010 6:30 PM CST up reply actions  

in case of world war z...

remember to always aim for the head.

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by kleph on Jan 5, 2010 6:31 PM CST up reply actions  

or use the double tap

"Yeah, it's Tennessee, that's the way it is sometimes." - Corey Zickefoose, Pulitzer Prize winner and robbery victim

by Thomas Walker Esq on Jan 5, 2010 7:10 PM CST up reply actions  

"in those moments when you're not sure if the undead are really dead-dead

don’t get all stingy with your bullets"

"Yeah, it's Tennessee, that's the way it is sometimes." - Corey Zickefoose, Pulitzer Prize winner and robbery victim

by Thomas Walker Esq on Jan 5, 2010 7:13 PM CST up reply actions  

tornado, hail, freezing rain , or shit storm, james will get his ass whipped

 if he comes on with that stupid shit, we will boycott 33/40 forever, He makes my ass want to suck lemons with his tornado weather break ins, 2 hundred miles away on the Tennessee boarder , like 33/40 is responsible for the south eastern United States weather Alerts , Hell James give it a break ! All they have to do is run a stream at the bottom of the screen telling people to take cover and where it is, that’s it, we don’t need to see all the color charts, wind shears. blah ,blah, blah, and you in your suspenders, assin up any program much less a National Championship Game. Hell I don/t care if the North Koreans have launched a preemptive Nuclear Strike on Washington D.C. I want to watch the dam game.

by tide22 on Jan 4, 2010 5:20 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

no shit. it'll take your average ICBM like 6 hours to make it to california from bejing

you know the north korean ones will take longer. dont interupt the damn game!!!!

for the next five days there is nothing in my heart but hate. pure, untempered, ice-cold hate. fond memories are for saturday. - Kleph

by tempebamafan on Jan 5, 2010 6:32 PM CST up reply actions  

we have a new one that can hit the middle east in 27 minutes

"Yeah, it's Tennessee, that's the way it is sometimes." - Corey Zickefoose, Pulitzer Prize winner and robbery victim

by Thomas Walker Esq on Jan 5, 2010 7:11 PM CST up reply actions  

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

too bad it’ll probably turn all that precious oil into coal.

for the next five days there is nothing in my heart but hate. pure, untempered, ice-cold hate. fond memories are for saturday. - Kleph

by tempebamafan on Jan 5, 2010 7:14 PM CST up reply actions  

lol

 hell I’m ready , I think I can break the wedge on the kick off and I’m 49 years old LETS GO!

by tide22 on Jan 6, 2010 3:35 PM CST up reply actions  

Hell I don/t care if the North Koreans have launched a preemptive Nuclear Strike on Washington D.C. I want to watch the dam game.

I’m glad someone else gets it!

by Nico2.0 on Jan 4, 2010 5:53 PM CST reply actions  

new update:

it seems waay-tv in huntsville had a similar crisis today.

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by kleph on Jan 4, 2010 6:21 PM CST reply actions  

If the game were on CBS (thank goodness it's not!) ...

we’d be pre-emptively striking WHNT meteorologist Dan Satterfield to stop his over-the-top wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling weather coverage.

At least, WAAY has a little sense.

"You either have to be first, best or different." ~ Loretta Lynn

by SoundCheckMama on Jan 4, 2010 9:07 PM CST up reply actions  

Better them decide this now

or they would have a ton of calls/emails the day of the game and loose their servers during the snow storm when they needed them to track and keep up with what is going on with the weather.

by BamaGirlinDallas on Jan 4, 2010 6:26 PM CST reply actions  

What's going on with the weather Ollie?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3Hms3tCZXU

You play fast, you play strong, you go out there and dominate the guy you play against, and make his ass quit! That's our trademark, that's our MO as a team, aight, that's what people know us as! - Nick Saban, 2008

by BamaReturns07 on Jan 4, 2010 10:34 PM CST reply actions  

What if the power goes out?

If it gets as nasty as they predict it might, everyone needs a backup plan, if the power goes out, it won’t matter if they break in or not. =( I’m heading South to watch the game.

by bamagal0909 on Jan 5, 2010 3:28 AM CST reply actions  

I'm planning on being somewhere in the Southside...

…area of Birmingham where we can get into cars, ride bikes or walk quickly to somewhere with the game on.

by Nico2.0 on Jan 5, 2010 2:58 PM CST up reply actions  

ABC 33/40 Needs to Set up a Jumbo Tron at the Civic Center

I think ABC 33/40 should set up a huge screen somewhere like the BJCC and let fans come watch it live together since we couldn’t all make it out to the game!

by bamagal0909 on Jan 5, 2010 3:37 AM CST reply actions  

new update

spann calls out finebaum:

I don’t know why he gets so worked up over weather coverage on a sports show, but that is his business. I didn’t hear his program today, but I understand I was called a "fraud" and a "liar". The best way to determine ones character is to ask those around them; I welcome Paul to come along on school visits, ministry trips, or spend some time here at work. That way he can ask those around me if they agree with his assessment. And, I challenge Paul to take the CBM exam and see how he scores. Now that would be fun. I hope Paul has a safe trip back and maybe we can talk about it later this year. He clearly doesn’t understand who I am or what I do.

http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=25842

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by kleph on Jan 5, 2010 10:44 AM CST reply actions  

Trying to remember

…not to get political, but this IS the same James Spann that goes on Rick and Bubba all the time and called Heidi Cullen out about global warming, right?

"I feel like I’m in The Sound of Music and the theme is "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Jevan?"

by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Jan 5, 2010 10:58 AM CST up reply actions  

people in arizona will just never, ever, ever, ever

ever, ever, ever, ever, ever…. understand.

i love being a Bama fan. we truely are the best fanbase in north america. (not really wanting to get into it w/ “futbol” fans, but i know for a fact we got Bayen Munchen beat. i was there for a champions league playoff game and they let FC Liverpool fans take over the city. pantywastes…)

for the next five days there is nothing in my heart but hate. pure, untempered, ice-cold hate. fond memories are for saturday. - Kleph

by tempebamafan on Jan 5, 2010 6:22 PM CST reply actions  

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