LSU head coach Ed Orgeron spent Friday night at the Hewitt-Trussville vs. Thompson high school game in Alabama, a matchup that featured two Alabama quarterback commits, and Crimson Tide star passer Tua Tagovailoa on the sidelines.

Cameras were able to catch Orgeron chatting with Tagovailoa and AL.com writer Joseph Goodman suggested it was a strategic move by Orgeron to be at the game.

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Tagovailoa and Alabama play Orgeron’s LSU next Saturday in the SEC’s biggest game of the season. The head games have already started.

Give the off-week victory to Coach ‘O.’

Of all the high school games in the country on Friday night, Orgeron chose the one featuring two Alabama quarterback commitments on the field, and Alabama’s superstar quarterback on the sideline. He was there to be on national television in enemy territory. He was there to steal the recruits, and steal the scene, too.

And he was there to send a message: LSU is coming.

The Alabama quarterback commits that he was talking about were Taulia Tagovailoa, Tua's younger brother and Paul Tyson who is the great-grandson of former Alabama coach Paul Bryant.

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Black n Gold•91 months

The parking lot at that stadium had to resemble a Dodge dealership.

HoustonGumbeauxGuy•91 months

I literally laughed out loud. Awesome comment.

luciouslou•91 months

Ed O is probably a lot smarter than folks give him credit for

good_2_geaux•91 months

street smarts

FournetteForEver7•91 months

He's a smart hustler.... A smart hustler can be dangerous

X123F45•91 months

A lot of guys from down the bayou are a lot smarter than people give them credit for. If he's raking in a few million a year doing what he loves, he's a hell of a lot smarter than my multiple degree having arse.

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Lsu101205•91 months

Should have slipped him a 20 and reported it to the NCAA.

Pas Bon•91 months

Lol

rattlebucket•91 months

They’d say “$20? We’ve let them get away with free cars and selling drugs so how are we going to get them on $20?”

Fightin Okra•91 months

$20 not even worth Tua’s time to accept considering what he’s probably getting paid.

VanillaGorilla30•91 months

I bet when he walked away he said, "Go Tigah's".

MWP•91 months

I bet when when Tua walked away he didn’t understand one word O said.

nolatiger711•91 months

So many people think he’s a moron, but the man is playing 3D chess. He’s still an underrated coach despite outperforming so many big name coaches.

LSU fan 246•91 months

You come up wot h that after watching this? He's just talking to the guy

nolatiger711•91 months

I come up with that from just the fact he happens to pick the one high school game out of hundreds that is two Alabama schools on national television where the best player of your next opponent is on his one bye week. He made an impact on anyone watching the one nationally televised high school game.

LSU fan 246•91 months

An impact on who?

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DemLSUBoyz38•91 months

At the end it looks like Tua reaches for his phone and probably called Saban and told him we’re F’d, O just said We’re Coming!! GEAUX TIGERS

alumni95•91 months

Puts the cool G’s that O slipped into his pocket is more like it, haha.

atl_tiger2•91 months

Looks like he' ended it by saying, "see you Saturday night in Baton Rouge."

rickgrimes•91 months

I like that look on CEO as he walked away. "We are bringing it. You better be ready!"

HoustonGumbeauxGuy•91 months

Tua pulled out his phone right as O left. Pretty sure Nicky was on the other end of that text.

FournetteForEver7•91 months

Did O even break a smile? Like his poker face

Nolaughingmatter•91 months

Coach O is a legend as his own people rake his name through the mud.

Flashback•91 months

And that's why Ed is regarded as the best recruiter in college football...

CLane33•91 months

Tua looks really excited to shake hands with O! O looks like he talks with 5 star QB’s all the time and looks very confident. Definitely a win for O.

LSU Coyote•91 months

What? 1 is a 50yr old man and 1 is a 19yr old. Somethings are still exciting to one and that is fine. He is a kid.

CLane33•91 months

Just saying, tua should act like he’s been there before.

How do you think burrow would react to meeting Saban lol

biglego•91 months

What a dumb point you’re trying to make

nofear67•91 months

I life it a lot!

TigerSpray•91 months

"Warning kid. #40 is pissed. Be safe after halftime, slide when you see him coming, he's got real bad intentions.''

DRTiger67•91 months

I like this!

biglego•91 months

This is cool

supatigah•91 months

that is pretty cool

JodyPlauche•91 months

Pretty good crowd

ElleEsEwe•91 months

O is sometimes hard to lip read. But as he was leaving he definitely said .........”Baton Rouge” in there.

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