Agreed, Auburn v K-State is a better matchup than BYU v Houston. However, the Thursday night game was on the NFL network and was a snoozer (Atlanta crushed Tampa Bay).
When BYU played, it was on CBS! And it was a much better NFL matchup (Baltimore v Pittsburgh) and you had the whole Ray Rice situation at its peak. BYU didn't stand a chance to break a 1.0 rating.
Unfortunately, the Thursday night game against UCF is going up against another Thursday night CBS NFL game (Indy v Houston). Hopefully the 7:30 pm ET kickoff (8:30 pm ET NFL kickoff) helps.