Thanxs Bruddah Ballss. I agree with you and Pasadena 100%, a RB must be able to block well. If a RB does not block well, he won’t play much. Dat’s what got Ralek in trouble at USC. Plus, he was terrible at running between the tackles; he always danced around, heading towards the sidelines. Whenever a RB turns sideways, a RB lose their power edge, easy to tackle. When the shoulders are squared, pointing to the EZ, going straight, no lean = max power. Ralek did not run like a good RB should.
Ralek had 2 Xlent RB’s to learn from, Sr. Travis Dye and Jr, Austin Jones who were A+ power RB’s. Wipe out, Ralek did not learn sheet from them and continued to run like he was in Pop Warner.
Ralek was a big name RB from the Stockton area, a Pop Warner legend. He tore it up as a Fr and Soph in HS. As a 5* RB, he transferred to Mater Dei as a Jr.. I thought wow, MD got one of the nation top RB’s.
Then, into the season and all season he hardly played, only maybe in the 4th qts. I knew that C. Rollo did not like something about his running style. C.Rollo was a very good RB in HS and at USC, he always had tuff RB’s at MD. Sure enough, C. Rollo in an interview was asked why Ralek does not play. He said, Ralek must learn how to block and run hard between the tackles. He still runs like he’s in Pop Warner. I laugh at his answer. But, the following season, Ralek’s Sr year, he learned how to block and run between the tackles He became 1st string. He worked hard during the off season. Ralek had a A+, Sr season, helping MD win a NC.
Then, he comes to USC as a Fr, and does not apply what C. Rollo taught him at MD. Wipe Out. Heck, he sure must have improved a lot under C. Dillingham. Although, when he got to ASU, he hardly played, just like his 1st yr at MD HS. But, like I said USC has not missed him. Congrats to Ralek for doing well at ASU… Cheers.
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