Mike Smith

Public address announcer for @LSUGym @SEC @NCAA and event emcee

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

Baton Rouge has been called. The Lane Train is officially leaving the station. Full steam ahead for @LSUfootball

[Inside LSU Baseball @Insidelsubsbl]

An emotional Ben McDonald tells Paul Finebaum about getting the call last night that Skip Bertman wasn’t doing well, driving to Baton Rouge and getting the chance to visit with him.

Ben said Skip looked at him and told him, “It’s the bottom of the 9th.” 🥺💔

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

This is as perfect a piece of journalism as you’ll ever find. @RabalaisAdv with all the feels. https://t.co/edbSJZPzhN

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Ben McDonald with a great story on failing on the biggest stage and bouncing back.

“I never failed at anything in my life…”

Then came the College World Series, a walk-off, an opposing coach talking trash and a punch in the gut he needed.

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

Great to be @allstarautoLA field today where @realbenmcdonald #19 is enshrined in left center. Such talent over the years from the LP.

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

Good thing I read this all the way through. At first glance I thought the Arkansas football team had Covid and was canceling. #iykyk

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

Almost Geaux time from @LAubergeBR for @theadvocatebr #advocatestars awards. Honored to serve as emcee for the 8th time and for this 40th Anniversary Event!

[LSU @LSU]

This spring, one of Mike the Tiger's caretakers Baylee Weems graduates from LSU reflecting on the unforgettable bond she built with Mike, the memories she’ll carry forever and the experience that changed her life. 💜💛

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

I haven’t found the words to adequately express my feelings about this fiasco. But, as usual, Scott does a pretty fine job summing up the issue.

She. Was. Robbed. Period.

[Scott Rabalais @RabalaisAdv]

Scott Rabalais: Kailin Chio’s snub highlights gymnastics’ frequently flawed subjectivity #LSU https://t.co/SIE34EUNa9 via @theadvocatebr

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

Catering to casual fans? You mean the million plus that tuned in to help set a new record for this same network? That’s more than casual. Time to go back to the Magic 8 Ball for a new excuse. How about, “we’re sorry this happened and we will work to fix it before next season.”

[Front Office Sports @FOS]

ESPN is defending its NCAA gymnastics coverage after public criticism from Minnesota.

The Golden Gophers blasted the network on social media for not showing enough of the team’s routines compared to others. ESPN told FOS that the coverage was aimed at catering to casual fans.

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

Happy to see these numbers. Now add 20 minutes to the meet and air every routine. Not 70% of them. You wouldn’t show 6 innings of the College World Series. Or skip a set of volleyball. Let’s fix this.

[ESPN PR @ESPNPR]

The '26 @NCAA_Gymnastics Championship on ABC scored 1.1M viewers 🏆

🤸Most-viewed gymnastics meet ever on ESPN nets
🤸Peak: 1.7M, also highest ever
🤸Up 10% YoY

#NCAAWGym #NCAAGym

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

Been there.

[Minnesota Women’s Gym @GopherWGym]

Thanks for your support. We competed in 16 meets this year. In only one of them (Saturday), our fans weren’t able to see every routine.

Since they weren’t on the broadcast, our social team wasn’t able to clip them and put them on social either.

Our friends and families are hosting watching parties at their homes or restaurants. They want to watch the main broadcast and not sit with their side tablet on a separate stream they had to pay for.

This is so easily fixable. We were in third place after the Four on the Floor third rotation. Just like we were in third place in the regional semis, regional finals and national semifinals before coming back to get second.

Good thing those broadcasts didn’t give up on us, would’ve missed one heck of a show.

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

Ran into one of your buddies, @realbenmcdonald. I think he said Geaux Tigers. Or something like that.

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

You are the heartbeat, @coen_222. Amazing breakout season! Is it January yet?

[Kylie Coen @coen_222]

I LOVE THIS TEAM WITH MY WHOLE ENTIRE HEART.

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

Let no one ever, ever call your toughness into question, @_KonnorMcClain. You are an amazing @LSUGym Tiger.

[Konnor McClain @_KonnorMcClain]

no place better than lsu🫶🏽 @LSUgym
#clearpath

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

She’s one of my all-time favs. Pardon the pun, but @AshleyCowan16 raised the bar on that it means to be a @LSUGym Tiger. I can’t wait to see what life brings you!

[Ashley Cowan @AshleyCowan16]

TGBG always!! I couldn’t do it without my girls 💜

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

@Rmatsadeduction That’s not the same comparison.

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

Yep. Lincoln’s and Torrez’s FX were a key difference in the end. One was much closer to a 10.0 and the other a 9.85. One was early in the meet and the other was last.

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

Clean, confident beam wins. @LSUgym with everything in the windshield. But don’t forget about the Lincoln floor in rotation one versus OU floor anchor in rotation four.

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

Clean, confident beam wins. @LSUgym with everything in the windshield. But don’t forget about the Lincoln floor in rotation one versus OU floor anchor in rotation four.

[Mike Smith @LSUGymVoice]

This meet will largely be decided in rotation 3 by the bars judges. @LSUgym following OU, which had VERY generous scores in 3 of 5 counting routines.