Even in private, most would ignore Koroma getting pushed and would still assert that BYU started it.
As far as losing to Memphis.. Yeah, that's why we're all upset right now.
On an unrelated note, I've noticed lots of people, when they hear about a brawl, tend to think the losing side started it. A couple of family members in the south were saying they thought BYU started it. I had to explain why that wasn't the case. Weirdly enough I feel like southerners are seeing BYU in a bad light, unlike most of the country.