Rohan Marley: Legend Of The Fall, Son Of A Legend Part III

This feature article, the third in our three part series, is based on an EXCLUSIVE Canespace interview with Rohan Marley.  Here is part three...

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AM: So how intense were those practices?

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RM: There's no friends in practice, this is serious. It's a war, it's war. You better hold your position because there's a guy underneath you that might be just as good, or might be a little better next year.  You don't walk on Greentree Practice field, you run. There's no standing still. We run, we tackle, we hit, we sweat. These no quitting on Greentree practice field, there's no quitters out there. Lion's, all Lion's in the Serengeti, we run like deer's and hit like a freight trains. And with Randy Shannon as the Head Coach these guys are gonna have another thing coming to them.

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AM: So it's safe to say that's back at Greentree this season?

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RM: It's safe to say that's back at Greentree Practice Field this season. Everyone is going to have their red and black Hurricane Warning flags up.  Category 5, baby.

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AM: So where did this "Swagger" come from?

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RM: If you don't tell someone they'll never know. It's not that I'm the best player in the world. But when I'm on the football field you're not gonna stop me. You may block me once or twice, but I'm going to get to you. You don't lose games when you think like that. I realized when I came back[from Jamaica after being injured his junior season] I played in the 94 Orange Bowl. I was telling Sapp "Let's go! Rastaman time!" I realized [in that game] that I could make every play. I know how to get to the ball. I can do that. Of course mistakes that happen, but I know I did my assignment. It's like this, "If you're gonna do something, do it to the best. You only have one moment to do this in your life, why not do it to your best?"

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AM: So what are you thoughts on UM leaving the Orange Bowl for Joe Robbie Stadium?

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RM: Why? Who wants to go there up there? We like our little community, Little Havana. I like that traffic jams on the way there. We like partying there, the atmosphere is unlike any other.  If they demolish the Orange Bowl it'll be like demolishing the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It's veteran [the OB].  Only in America they do this. Who wants to play on a half dirt football field? When did that make sense? Just let everyone know I'm against moving to Joe Robbie.

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AM: When you watch football, who reminds you of yourself?

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RM: Bob Sanders, when I first saw him I was amazed at his height. He's smaller than me and a little shorter than me. And maybe a little bit wilder than me.[laughs]  [Since he plays safety] He has a better view. He has more set-up shots on running backs. But there's nothing like a Linebacker.

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AM: Any ex-teammates you hang out with?

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RM: I work out with Ray Lewis all the time. He kills everybody, he's a BEAST. It's one thing to be a beast on the field, but when you're a beast off the field that's when I respect you. Let me tell you what a beast means. A Beast is someone who brings it off the field, they work their butt off. Ray Lewis doesn't go anywhere in the off season, he trains. Talk football, play football, that's all he does. That's why he's the greatest.  I'm gonna check on you when your dedicated.  Check my phone you'll always find a ferrocious Linebacker's number in there.

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AM: So who caught your eye this summer? 

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RM: Number 52 [Tavares Gooden], yeah he's looking good this summer. He's gonna turn heads this season.

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AM: Thank for your time Rohan. You are the truest of Hurricanes.

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RM: Bless and Love, Keep faith alive.

Comments

[CaneSniper]

A kid on my son's HS football team just committed to Louisville. His name is Ben Cotton. I've been trying to talk up the U to him for the last 4 years because it's been obvious he would grow into something special, even in the 8th grade. Unfortunately he's always been a "U" hater and I couldn't change his mind.

[OCALACANE]

86...
24years...
August is the peek of Storm Season U know...
Great Job, to everyone involved in that great interview!!!!!!!!!
Thanx again to Rohan
what's the drink Maximum?

[miamimike01]

'CALA, U always have to push the limit? Oh, wait, nevermind, you're a Hurricanes Fan!!!!!

[Hassan]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp07/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=2956884

Good article on Hester and Olson

[solarcane]

You know when you sit back and think of all the things you learned about, saw for the first time,or shared with others on Canespace its pretty amazing.

We really do take this for granted.
thanks again 86
I'm out early tonight boyz
peace

[86Cane]

Ocala...MAX is 8! You there yet?

[OCALACANE]

Peace out Solar...

mmo1 where do I search?

86... How cool is this?
Great Job Bro!!!!

[KillerBeez41]

I think that our success is all dependent on our offensive line. I'm gonna say we're only gonna go as far as our offensive line will take us, including the TE's. I honestly feel we have all the weapons to do it real big this year, but I am not as confident with our offensive line. I think our line is the cause for Kyle's lack of progression. He's taken a lot of hits and some were his fault, but I put most of it on the Line.
So we'll see how much I think I know when the season begins.

[86Cane]

Solar...nobody brings the humor like U do!

Keep doing what you do and we will see your latest on the BLOG soon...

[bg1906]

86,

Email sent. Read them both, 1 has some good potential if I can pull it off. I also sent an email to my boy about getting in touch with "HIS" representatives.

[OCALACANE]

Just got home from Bogartz...
Feel pretty good.

Hey did U see the bridge collapse?

check out Fox News

[miamimike01]

OCALA, search under 86Cane, or, just leave a comment, then I can click on your page and send U a friend request!

[miamimike01]

http://www.myspace.com/canespace

[OCALACANE]

I don't have a page?

[LatinCane]

1906-
I checked out your site and I thought it was pretty cool. It's amazing how far video football games,...hell games in general have come. Continue giving us updates and let us know how well U do. ONE

[bg1906]

That bridge collapse is something serious. My prayers go out to them.

[Hurricane Mitch]

bg1906,
I was checking out your highlights on EA sports. A TD pass by Kyle! I am impressed.

[bg1906]

Cool and not a problem..LatinCane!

[86Cane]

MM01, I think the prob is Ocala does NOT have a MySpace page to link to. He has to do his own MySpace page first and then link it, right?

[bg1906]

HM,

Thanks. That was my 1st league game from last night. I didn't play all that well but still won. I got a link above to the recap. The recap is off the charts! Check it out. Link is above.

[Esteban]

hey y'all i sent a link to the rohan interview to bruce feldman of ESPN (and author of cane mutiny) cause he's responded to a comment before and figured he'd check it out. turns out he's already checked out the page.

"Thanks for the note. I actually came across the site yesterday. I think someone on the grassy boards linked to one of the Rohan sections. It’s good stuff. There’s actually a Rohan mention in my upcoming recruiting book. He was a fun player to watch."

and solar, was that you who put that link up? i remember you mentioned putting up canespace somewhere but i can't remember where you said up submitted it.

[Hurricane Mitch]

The recap with your Manny and Coach Shannon audio?

[miamimike01]

Yes, OCALA, U have to have a myspace to leave a comment or to be added as a friend... I misunderstood you. I was under the impression U already had a page, sorry

[bg1906]

Yeah. You heard it? Its hilarious.

[86Cane]

1906, MM01, Solar, Ocala, OGV, Cav, and all of the other regs...between you guys taking the lead I don't even have to come on here do I? I like that...

[Hurricane Mitch]

I watched the highlights and listened to Manny's "interview". I expect you to win it all.

[86Cane]

heh, heh, heh...

[OCALACANE]

Hey it's all good mm01...
Iwill work on the page thing.
But not tonight. This is enough for me to do right now.

[miamimike01]

Nice work, Este. and solar. The big boys know we're here. It's a nice start. Bruce Feldman, nice. Making noise, 86.

everyone be careful of the 1st game in the 2nd year of dynasty. I've played the game 3x, still can't win. UCF can do no wrong, ever. (On Heisman)

[OCALACANE]

86...
We are here because of U
Thanx.....
We always have your back!
Just an Ant pile for a Mountain Climber Bro!

[Hurricane Mitch]

miamimike01,

Is your Taylor acoustic or is it one of the new electric models?

[DallasTX Cane]

The blog is already rockin 86!

I had to take a time out to catch some of Shark Week...those Great Whites are some kinda awesome!

Speaking of Bruce Feldman, recommend everyone read Cane Mutiny. Great book!

[Jay]

nice job all around --- when he mentioned playing in the dirt at joe robbie, my heart sank a little.

Thank Rohan

[miamimike01]

"Who's that man behind that curtain? Don't pay attention to him, he's no one"...

I've lost every game by 3 points... always kickoff. My two cents, anyway.

Any word on Ojomo?

[Esteban]

Feldman got his new one coming out soon that's about recruiting - Meat Market. I'll probably wait for the paperback unless I just read it at Barnes & Nobles during my lunch break (yeah that's cheap).

[OCALACANE]

86.....
11:13?

[DallasTX Cane]

Not a bad idea Este...

[miamimike01]

HM, acoustic... I got it for my b-day, 110 model. My first Taylor was a 310, laid down 1000 cash in the store... it was beautiful. My friend who bought me the other one for my b-day (07-07-07), knew that I had to pawn the other guitar to pay bills. What a nice gift from a friend who knew!!! what the brand Taylor means to a guitar player!

[ObviousCane]

Keep up the good work guys....and thanks Rohan for giving us a little inside to the U!!!!!!!

[eastlansingcane]

KB i know what you mean about our O-line....but i think they as well have the tools to do it big this year....we have good seniors in Morse and Bain...Youngblood has another year under his belt....fox and trump are sophomores now....and we have a beast coming in in Harland Gunn....this year its on kyle or kirby w/e shannon decides is the best man....as far as kyle's progression i thought a lot of it was on the o-line too at first but the more you see kyle play the more he puts it on himself....b/c you figure he knows his o-line cant hold up too long, yet every time he has to throw the ball he holds it way to long....youd think he could at least learn to get out of his hands if nothing else so he wont get hit all the time....

[OCALACANE]

There was a thing on ESPN tonight about Booby Bowdens New coaching staff.
The Amato D..
And the Offense re dedicating itself to the run.
lots of changes at the girls school in Tall.

[eastlansingcane]

yeah i read something about the the andrews-amato D being unbeatable....i guess they never saw them play the canes....we beat them quite a few times....more times than not actually

[miamimike01]

I'm sorry, is everyone a player on SNL? I'm in stitches

[Esteban]

oh and i'll be adding the 4th quarter tonight to the myspace page. the audio is synced on it and all.

[OCALACANE]

The red shoes do nothing to the Canes.

Bring it FSU

[pimpcane]

i need one more cane friend on myspace
the last 4 rows are all canes except for one spot
if anyone wants the spot post your url, my age doesnt allow anyone over 18 to contact me

[pb]

From the Palm Beach Post's blog...

you ask me, the key to UM turning around its offense this season lies not with Kyle Wright or Kirby Freeman, but with senior receiver Darnell Jenkins.

You may have forgotten about Jenkins by now. He was leading the Hurricanes in receiving early last season before blowing out the PCL in his right knee against Louisville. Jenkins underwent surgery and missed the rest of 2006.

Jenkins returned for spring practice in March, but was banished after a few days by coach Randy Shannon, who stated that Jenkins needed to concentrate on resolving an undisclosed “family issue” instead of football.

Neither side will say what the issue was, but the message behind Jenkins’ forced absense in the spring was clear: straighten up or else.

“It’s kind of a decision that coach Shannon made to let him know that there’s not one guy on this team that’s more important than this team,” said UM receivers coach Marquis Mosely last Saturday at a well-attended CanesFest in Fort Lauderdale. “For us to separate ourselves from Darnell for a couple of weeks was good reason to let him realize that, ‘Listen, Darnell. We’d love to have you, but we don’t need you if you don’t want to go down the right direction.’ He understood that.”

Mosely said the time off allowed Jenkins “to step away from the game, really evaluate himself and evaluate what he wants to do with himself. It allowed him to say, ‘I’m a grown man, now. I need to make correct decisions.’

“He’s come back with a totally different mentally.”

Jenkins has definitely come back with a different look, cutting his trademark dreadlocks for a short afro that has ‘corporate boardroom’ written all over it.

Jenkins said the haircut is part of a “new fresh start. That’s how I feel. I had time off so I came back fresh. A new beginning.”

Personally, I’ve been waiting for Jenkins to blow up since he dominated spring practice as a sophomore-to-be in 2004. He’s a rock at 5-feet-10 and 188 pounds with plenty of speed and overall athletic ability.

But two-plus seasons later, I’m still waiting for the breakout. He got off to a good start last year, catching a team-high 13 passes for 183 yards (14.1 average) before getting hurt early in Game 3 against Louisville.

If Jenkins can return and provide that kind of production, it will be a huge boost to the rest of UM’s unproven receiving corps, not to mention whoever is playing quarterback.

Jenkins promises that 2007 is “going to be a breakout season for not only me, but the rest of the receivers.”

The coming season will be Jenkins’ final opportunity to make his mark on UM football. He redshirted after getting hurt last year.

Told that it was now or never for him, Jenkins quickly shot back: “It’s now.”

….Just a reminder: UM’s first two practices on Saturday and Sunday are open to the public. But you’ll have to get up early. Shannon’s troops get started at 7:50 a.m.

[bg1906]

I too hope Darnell can come back to that form he had before the injury. Imagine him, Sam Shields, and Lance Leggett all functioning at 100%.

[Esteban]

man!! you know its Kahlil Jones year. surprise player for the season. new #1 WR to take over.

[bg1906]

Riggggggght! I'm out. C yall tomorrow. Este, you see my league game recap?