Scott Frost was right a week ago when he said Nebraska was playing in a game it could win this weekend. He was also right at halftime of Saturday’s game against Purdue when he said his team is good enough to win a lot of games if it would stop doing undisciplined things.

Unfortunately, the Huskers made a ton of mistakes in their B1G home-opener against Purdue. And the Boilermakers’ offense was too potent for Nebraska to post its first win of the season.

Purdue escaped Lincoln with a 42-28 victory thanks to a huge offensive performance. It was the first conference victory of the season for Jeff Brohm and Co., and the Boilers improved to 2-3 on the year.

Nebraska (0-4) is still winless. And this one, just like the first two games against Colorado and Troy, was a winnable contest.

The Huskers got off to another slow start, trailing 20-7 at halftime, another layer to a nasty trend. In the last three games, Nebraska has been outscored 76-14 in first halves. The struggles in the first 30 minutes were compounded by frequent mistakes, penalties mostly. At the end of the game, Frost’s team was penalized 11 times for 136 yards.

There aren’t a lot of games you can win with that statistic.

Give Purdue plenty of credit, especially the offense. David Blough had another huge day, eclipsing the 300-yard mark for the third-straight week. Running back D.J. Moore was unstoppable, tallying 81 yards on the ground and 21 yards as a receiver. Rondale Moore did his thing.

It was a hard-earned win for the Boilermakers.

Adrian Martinez was spectacular again. He looked as good, if not better, as he did in the Colorado game. He gave the Nebraska offense life in the second half, even though Nebraska appeared to be finished at several points.

But Nebraska could’ve put up a better fight. And it could’ve ended it’s seven-game losing skid. Instead, it extends to eight games, and will likely stretch to nine after next weekend’s clash with No. 15 Wisconsin.

Another slow start and more mental mistakes stood in the way of a potential Nebraska win.

Remember last week when Frost said things couldn’t get worse? That’s one thing he didn’t get right.