Past four performances for Bulldogs have not been pretty

It's good that Mississippi State head coach Joe Moorhead doesn't want to look in the rearview mirror because it's not pretty.

This is the toughest stretch of games for the Bulldogs since the 2005 season, which was the last time they lost four-straight games.

In the last four outings, MSU has lost to Auburn 56-23, to Tennessee 20-10, to LSU 36-13 and to Texas

A&M 49-30.

There hasn't been very many good moments in those games for the Bulldogs

except for maybe about a quarter and a half against LSU. The rest have really been lacking of any good football.

That's going to have to change on Saturday when MSU makes the trip to Arkansas to play a Razorback team that has yet to win a Southeastern Conference game.

Moorhead said during his weekly press conference on Monday that there won't be any desperation going into the Arkansas game, but all of the focus and preparation will be “to play well this week and get a win this week.”

That's pretty much the same message every week, but the performances haven't been up to par for him or the growing more frustrated fan base.

A rash of injuries lately have certainly contributed to that, but the fact of the matter is the Bulldogs just simply haven't played well on either side of the football consistently. They have had trouble moving on offense, while the defense has had a difficult time tackling opposing ball carriers.

Are those areas fixable in one week? My guess is probably not, but MSU has to find a way to play well enough against Arkansas to get a win or there won't be a bowl trip in its future this season.

Sitting at 3-5 overall with four games left in the month of November, the Bulldogs have to win three of those to become bowl eligible. The remaining opportunities are against Arkansas, Alabama, Abilene Christian and Ole Miss.

If MSU loses to Arkansas, it has to win out to become bowl eligible and