Bobby Pierce (Troy)

Etheridge: One Last Hurrah For Troy’s Pierce

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Sometimes you just feel it’s time to go.

Years turn into decades that turn into careers. If one sticks around long enough, eventually the point of decision arrives. The fortunate few get to make the decision on their own terms.

Long-time Troy head coach Bobby Pierce makes decisions every day. He writes out the lineup card, builds the schedule, makes the call to the bullpen. This time the decision was life-altering. He decided to step aside as the head coach at Troy after 33 seasons.

“For me, 33 years,[…]