"Texas should never play on Thursday nights. That's for little programs that need the extra exposure." - Texas fans. (seriously.)
"Doesn't Texas play A&M on Thursday night every year that Thanksgiving is on a Thursday? I guess they need that 'extra exposure' every year..." -The Unsilent Majority
To be honest big programs really dont play on thursday. You cannot compare a Thursday tthanksgiving game against there instate rivals to a conference game during the middle of the season. Texas, FL, Alambama, USC, Ohio State, Michigan, ETC do not play thursday night games. They play on Saturday. The Texas/Texas A&M game is a national game played on ABC not on ESPN 1, 2 or the OCHO.