I follow Tulane pretty closely and that is one of the toughest jobs in the country in my opinion. His mediocre record there is impressive, especially in light of how they’ve looked this year. Fritz has been successful everywhere’s he’s been so that tells me he has a good vision for what it takes in places with different constraints. While his offense has faltered at times at Tulane, he’s shown to actually commit to schemes and evolve to personnel as needed. The recruiting makes sense, it’s almost all Gulf Coast, Dallas, South Florida, and Tennessee with a heavy dose of local transfers like Clayton. He’s moved on from assistants as needed while also having a decent amount poached. He tends to replace them with coaches from his own tree and network with some up and comers like Gerald Chatman, which tells me he’s respected by the guys he’s worked with. Fritz is also very passionate, he seems to get a lot out of his players, and handles the media very well.
In a lot of ways, Fritz is exactly what CU hasn’t been and needed to be in the past few years. He’s not very high on my list mainly because of his age, lack of P5 experience, and my interest in other candidates. Bronco, for instance, I think brings much of the same upside and would be a better fit. At the very least, CU should consider what makes someone like Fritz successful in a difficult job. It’s not by thinking you’re going to somehow outsmart every other team. It’s mainly by doing the things you can control well.
