At some point, Nebraska will figure out how to stop losing games in the most frustrating way possible. But now is not that time.

The Cornhuskers handed Colorado a win on a silver platter, and the 22nd-ranked Buffaloes happily accepted the multiple gifts on their way to a 36-14 victory that will keep the Deion Sanders hype train running unchecked.

Here are 3 takeaways from the loss, which drops Matt Rhule to 0-2 at Nebraska.

This is a bad offense

A week after turning the ball over 4 times at Minnesota — actually, 9 whole days after — the Huskers were back to their old ways.

Quarterback Jeff Sims is a walking turnover, following up his 3-interception performance at Minnesota with an even worse showing at Colorado.

Sims fumbled away a snap, threw an interception that only Colorado could have caught, and then put the ball in the wrong spot on a fumble that was credited to running back Gabe Ervin, who had to reach for the ball rather than having it placed in his gut.

Through 2 games, Nebraska has 2 touchdowns: a fluke broken play against Minnesota, and a 57-yard Sims touchdown run.

If an opponent can score 24 points against Nebraska this season, it should be enough to beat the Huskers. Perhaps by multiple touchdowns.

This is a good defense

Most opponents don’t have Colorado’s firepower, which means many of them likely won’t hit 24 against Tony White’s defense. Nebraska has a legitimately salty unit that could be among the most fun to watch in the Big Ten. And if there’s one thing the B1G does well, it’s defense.

The final score isn’t indicative of how well the Huskers got after it defensively before being kneecapped by their own incompetent offense. Nebraska had 11 tackles for loss and 8 sacks, limiting the explosive Buffs to 2.2 yards per carry.

The lone bugaboo? Nebraska couldn’t force any turnovers until the score was already 36-7. And given how frequently the offense is giving the ball away, that’s not sustainable.

This is still a losing culture

What was the most “only Nebraska” moment of this game?

Was it when the Cornhuskers were driving for a lead in the second quarter, but lost a fumble when the snap bounced off a man running in motion?

Was it when Sims fumbled a snap and forced announcer Gus Johnson to scream “Holy… Chicago!” on air because it was so ridiculous that it nearly made a veteran announcer curse on live TV?

Was it when Sims ran out of bounds on third down at the end of the second quarter, allowing Colorado to save its final timeout for a field goal attempt that put it ahead 13-0 at the half?

All of the above. This program can’t get out of its own way.