Tanner Burns reflects on time at Auburn

The Decatur Native grew up an Alabama fan before going to Auburn.

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He credits auburn and coach butch thompson for getting him to the pro level, you would never know it now... but growing up, auburn was the enemy... pkg: tanner burns didn't say war eagle, till he was 18 years old.

"i've been an alabama fan my whole life, my senior year i decommited form alabama, committed to auburn, and signed."

The former auburn pitcher has no regrets about committing the ultimate sports sin in alabamba, that is flipping from the tide to the tigers... "i feel like that was the best decision of my life to go play for coach thompson, he's taken care of me."

Auburn's baseball coach, butch thompson, is a big reason burns came to the plains.

Since being drafted 36th overall, burns is reflecting on what auburn means to him now.

"people say oh that's the auburn family, but you really don't get it till you feel the support."

It really clicked for him when he saw thousands of auburn fans in omaha supporting him in the college world series..

"those little things, you can't take those for granted."

Burns says his three years at auburn were the best years of his life.

He'll go on to play professional baseball now, across the country, but plans to come back and cheer on auburn any chance he gets, and yes... even against alabama.

"i feel like it's home and it is lovely to be there."

Ll: obviously burn's favorite memory at auburn was going to omaha for the college world series, but his second favorites are the times auburn beat alabama in the iron bowl.

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