And you know that it is not his fault that he got hurt, but the folks at EA Sports with their dreaded Madden cover jinx. http://sports.espn.go.com/espngamer/story?id=1594186
Of course they learn more by squaring off against a real opponent. Would you like to see LSU play 4 preseason games before the games start to count?
LSU's 'preseason' games: ULM, Western Illinois In previous years the examples would have been better but with LSU playing a decent non-conference opponent last year and this year it kind of doesn't work so well. But the other non-conference teams are essentially 'preseason'.
You might call them preseason but they count on the team record. Lose one or not win by a big enough margin and watch how fast you drop in the polls.