Bama TV Station Swamped With Hate Mail For Possible MNC Game Weather Reports
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.
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
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
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
I don't care if there are meteors and softball sized hail striking on Thursday...
…I’m going to be watching that game.
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.
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
just like vegemite...
if you consider yeast breath invisible.
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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
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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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.
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the website is working again
and the barners have flocked to the comments like flies to fresh cow poop.
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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
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.
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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
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
Required Tools for Thursday:
- Generator (or Power Inverter + car + full tank o’ gas)
- OTA HD Antenna
- Plenty of firewood
Can’t be too prepared can we?
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
in case of world war z...
remember to always aim for the head.
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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
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
new update:
it seems waay-tv in huntsville had a similar crisis today.
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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
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.
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.
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!
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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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

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