BYU football: Boise State's Chris Petersen says he would have gone for 2-point conversion

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Published: Saturday, Sept. 22 2012 4:54 p.m. MDT

Our Take: While fans on Twitter and elsewhere lambasted BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall for his decision to attempt a 2-point conversion late in Thursday's 7-6 loss to Boise State, opposing coach Chris Petersen did not share their assessment, as he told Idaho Statesman reporter Chad Cripe:

Here are some additional notes and quotes on Boise States 7-6 defeat of BYU on Thursday night at Bronco Stadium:

(Coach Chris Petersen) On BYUs two-point decision: "I would have done the same thing. I would have been surprised had they not."

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Downtownchrisbrown

And he would've lost too

5:11 p.m. Sept. 22, 2012
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Cinci Man

FT MITCHELL, KY

All coaches who know the game will tell you that when you are on the road, go for the win and at home, go for the tie. I get that and agree with those odds 100%. My concern was the choice of play. Although I think that BYU needs to come up with a More..

5:28 p.m. Sept. 22, 2012
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DBitt

Homer, AK

Everybody's hindsight is always 20/20. As I watched the game, I was hoping they would go for two if they scored. At that point in the game they had Boise State's defense on their heels, they were on the road, and home teams win most More..

7:26 a.m. Sept. 23, 2012
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