The BYU pregame event was the best I have attended.
Better than the turnout at each of Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, and Wisconsin. I didn't attend the 2017 game at ECU, but hear the attendance was strong - much better than the Toledo and UMass games.
Looks like a deliberate strategy and I think BYU will get a good turnout for games in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. We will have a game in one of those states in 5 of the next 6 seasons...with TWO road games in those states in 3 of the next 6 seasons.