I think he is on the verge, but it is highly dependent upon whether the O starts to cut like a hot knife through butter again.
I honestly think we were close last year, but Shough was not ready to make complex decisions under pressure, and that led to more mind numbing A Gap dives.
What I find interesting is Alabama will run a version of the pistol in the same situations, with far better results. I'm not sure what to make of it.