Willie Fritz knew getting his young team to completely buy into his new system would take some time during his first season as Tulane's head coach.
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But that buy-in process has moved along a little quicker than even Fritz expected and the Green Wave (1-2), despite featuring a new offense and several inexperienced players in prominent roles, have been competitive in all three games this season and even blew out Southern 66-21 in a record-setting performance earlier in the year.