What a waste, recording the TV broadcast of Alabama-Mississippi State to get a handle on the Bulldogs’ offense.

The Crimson Tide’s defense makes one and all appear inept. Last week, MSU started the game with first downs on a pass interference call against Alabama and an 18-yard run by Anthony Dixon. The next 29 minutes, the Bulldogs made two more first downs, one by penalty and one on a 24-yard pass, and the game was deleted from My Playlist.

Mostly, MSU tries to get the ball to 235-pound Anthony Dixon via handoffs, option pitches and swing passes. Through 10 games, he’s had the ball on almost one-third of the Bulldogs’ plays with 204 carries and 15 receptions.

Leading up to Alabama, there was an article detailing the Bulldogs’ offensive improvement under first-year coach Dan Mullen, how MSU was scoring almost 27 points per game and rushing for 219 yards per outing. Against the Crimson Tide, MSU’s only score was a fourth-quarter field goal and the rushing total was 114.

Arkansas’ defense is not in the same league with Florida or Alabama, and that makes it difficult to guesstimate how the Bulldogs’ offense will do against the Razorbacks today in Little Rock. The Razorbacks know that it all begins with Dixon, who carried 23 times for 179 yards when the Bulldogs beat Arkansas last year.

To slow Dixon, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino said, the Razorbacks must get more people to the football. To that end, the return of middle linebacker Wendel Davis from an injury should help.