The rushing defense has improved, you can see it. Outside of that long TD run against ND the run defense was very good. Our problem is speed in the back 7 and the DE. We are slow, and that is just killing us in the passing game. The defense is getting better, Wake will be a good test to see where we are at. 3 out of 5 games were against elite dual threat QB's. Let's see how the next 4 games go before we jump to conclusions. We have a small sample size, against some elite offenses. Be patient, the kids will get better but i agree with many that the ceiling isn't very high until we get more speed.