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OSU's loud crowd not what Kent State fears
By Doug Harris
Staff Writer
Thursday, October 11, 2007
COLUMBUS ? If Kent State football coach Doug Martin is sounding a bit hoarse these days, it's not because he's suffering from a case of laryngitis.
Martin is in his fourth year of trying to rebuild a downtrodden program, and he knows his voice will need to drown out the doubters to change the losing culture.
"What our players hear are negative things about football here from fans," he said, "because that's what the tradition has always been. I have to be the steady voice that's always positive. I have to scream louder than everyone else to make sure the players hear that."
The Golden Flashes are emerging from one of the most pitiful stretches in college football history. They've had just one winning season since 1987 and posted a 16-115-1 record from 1989-2000.
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