be a major victory. This is the time. Their next game is on the road at Louisville, whose coach is a dead man walking. Six conference wins by the end of the season would be past most everyone's expectations. The most encouraging sign are the efforts given in these games and the improvements defensively. ND is in the top half of the conference defensively. The offense is often still disorganized, but has improved, in terms of running ball screens properly and taking advantages of mismatches.