Erik Brady: When St. Bonaventure performs George Mason, Jim Engelhardt cheers for each (a bit of louder for Bonnies)

That each one took place at the identical courtroom in Washington the place this season’s A-10 event starts on Wednesday. George Mason will play Fordham on Thursday. St. Bonaventure will play Friday in opposition to a crew to be decided. After which, if some not likely issues must fall a definite manner, on Saturday they only may play every different.

“The ones are difficult video games for me to look at,” Engelhardt says, “like when Jimmy Baron used to be training Canisius.”

Baron used to be a captain of the Bonnies after they gained the NIT throughout Engelhardt’s time as crew supervisor, then coached the Bonnies for probably the most years when Engelhardt used to be sports activities data director. Later, when Baron coached rival Canisius, Engelhardt rooted for the Golden Griffins excluding after they performed the Bonnies. He does the similar with George Mason.

Baron is retired and residing in Florida. “Jimmy is certainly one of my best possible buddies,” he says. “Only a glorious man.”

He used to be as soon as Engelhardt’s boss – and now Engelhardt works for a bishop. Baron laughs at this perception. “Jimmy’s transferring up in school,” he says.

Engelhardt moved into his dream activity with the diocese six years in the past. “It’s the capstone of my occupation in public family members,” he says.

The diocese has 70 parishes throughout 21 counties. Maximum of them are run through diocesan clergymen. St. Francis of Assisi, in Triangle, Va., is administered through the Franciscans, and the pastor there’s Rev. John O’Connor – who, because it occurs, as soon as taught theology at St. Bonaventure.