For years—literally years—we’ve pondered the preponderance Auburn references on prime time TV. And for once, we may have an answer.
Because for months—literally months—screenwriter / showrunner Jeffrey Lieber, who late last year did some Skyping with an AU RTVF class, has been trying to work in a “War Eagle” into an episode of NCIS: New Orleans.
Because after she leads a Navy SEAL she’s trying to bond with in a huge “Warrrr Eagle,” new Special Agent Sonja Percy introduces herself by saying “My time at Auburn really defined my character, made me who I am today.