Sid Hartman needs to retire

There, I said it.

Reason: the kind of shit like you'll read below has gone on his entire career.  I know he doesn't remember what he wrote yesterday, but since the Hometown Rag doesn't spot check these things, I'll have to do the honors.

September 4th, 2011, following a loss at then-ranked USC

"Well, all of those experts who selected the Gophers to go 0-8 during the conference season and 3-9 for the season will have to make another guess."

"[T]he new Gophers coach found out he had a team that could come back in the second half and play as well as they did in one of the toughest stadiums in the country for opponents to play in."

"Kill and his coaching staff should be praised for the great job they did in adjusting their defense at halftime."

"Now they return home for three games and a chance to get a lot better and surprise some of their conference foes."

September 25, 2011, following a loss at home to NORTH DAKOTA STATE


"Yes, this Gophers football team gave people some false hope when it outplayed one of the more ordinary Southern California teams in several years."

HOLD ON!  I thought this was a top notch team they played, in one of the "toughest environments" in college football!  You used the term "Hollywood" and that it shook up the Gophers in the first half...this can't be.  It's just a good thing YOU weren't given false hope, Sid, because you've seen it all.  You're not "some people."

"More false hope came last week when the Gophers beat a Miami (Ohio) team that is 0-3 and struggling after being favored for the Mid-American Conference title."

Hey, folks in Minnesota.  Did ANYONE think all was well after being taken to the dick by Miami of Ohio and winning on the last play of the game?


"This team wasn't going to show any consistency with the few good football players recruited by former coach Tim Brewster who are now seniors."

But you just LOVE the rah-rah guys!  Just like Lou!  We'll never be able to tell you exactly WHY he got fired, because messy facts get in the way, Sid.  If Coach Kill can't win with these good Brewster players - what now?

Glen Mason coached this team to some success.  His thoughts were included in your column.

"He and his staff have their own system. Let's face it, I think ... the great recruits that were coming to Minnesota [under Brewster] probably weren't as good as advertised."

Sid neglected to add that Mason followed up this sentence with "Hey, at least I BEAT NDSU...but I make more cash now.  Good luck, Sid.  Sure, I can open that bag of peanuts for you."