July 23, 2018; Chicago, IL, USA; Nebraska head coach, Scott Frost, addresses the media at the Big Ten Football Media Day at the Magnificent Mile of the Chicago Marriott Downtown. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports(Photo: Patrick Gorski / USA TODAY Sports)

MADISON – Nebraska Sports Director Bill Moos has not completely disappeared.

During an appearance at an April luncheon at the Omaha Press Club, Moos decided to stir up the crowd by explaining that recruiting head coach Scott Frost would help revive the program and attract the attention of coaches from the Ohio State and Michigan.

"Urban Meyer and Jim Harbaugh think:" We'd better put a little more in the future this Nebraska game, "said Moos according to Omaha World-Herald. "And that's what we want. They are a little scared right now. And they will not admit it. We will stop there.

Moos pulled back those comments that night, writing a text to The Associated Press:

"A little tongue in the cheek. I want to emphasize that the competition is aware of the energy boost in Nebraska and that we intend to resume the hunt. "

Frost, who led Nebraska to a share of the senior national title in 1997, might one day bring the Cornhuskers back to the title hunt.

But after four games under Frost, the Cornhuskers (0-4, 0-2 Big Ten) are still in the race for their first win of the season. Dating from last season with Mike Riley, Nebraska has lost eight straight games.

This is a first in the history of the program.

The next step for Nebraska is a trip to face No. 12 Wisconsin (3-1, 1-0) at 6:30 pm Saturday.

Frost, who guided Central Florida to a 13-0 record last season, was visibly frustrated and puzzled after the 42-28 defeat at Nebraska against Purdue on Saturday.

"In my opinion, we honestly look like one of the most unruly teams in the country," he said, citing the 11 penalties for 136 yards imposed on his team. "And it kills me because it's not like we're not trying to give them messages. It's not like we're not trying to hold them accountable …

"We can not have a call waiting on interceptions, then we have to talk to their sideline and start dancing on the pitch. I did not know what was going on when we lost 13 points and we have reinforcements and dancing reserves on our sideline before the kickoff.

"They seem to be losing, and they look unruly."

Consider these figures of the loss of Purdue.

Nebraska averaged 6.6 yards per run and finished with 259 yards in the race.

Rookie quarterback Adrian Martinez made several expensive mistakes, but he still managed 323 yards and two touchdowns and ran 18 times for 91 yards.

Counter-Striker Devine Ozigbo finished with 170 rushing yards and two touchdowns, averaging 10 yards per run.

JD Spielman caught 10 passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns.

However, the Cornhuskers lost because their defense could not generate any passing thrust and conceded five passing games 22 yards or more, for a total of 181 yards; allowed Purdue to run for an average of 5.1 yards per attempt; and continued to tag live readers with a flood of penalties.

"You do not win a lot of games when you give up 42," said Frost. "But a good part of the 42 was due to stupid mistakes. Cover someone's man on a tunnel screen and do not cover the tight end and let it run freely.

"It's not an effort. Again, these are stupid decisions, being undisciplined. And they are not stupid children. They just have to do it all the time. "

Moments after suffering a 56-10 loss to Michigan a week earlier, Frost turned to Purdue and said his team could press the reset button as it had a winable match.

Frost and his players are always looking for this game.

"We do not agree to lose," Martinez said. "Coach Frost does not accept losing, not me. Players do not do it. It's hard.

"I think that's something I'm not used to. He is not used to it and we will not tolerate it.

"He gave us his heart and we have to react, we have to play, I have the impression to let him down a bit, we have to come back to shoot next week."