Hey guys, welcome to the Sports Spectrum weekly devotional here on the Sports Spectrum podcast.

Let's get to our friend Bryce Johnson from unpacking it with today's devotional.

It's March Madness, and the NCAA brackets

will be released on Sunday,

and the tournament begins this week.

If you're like me, you can't wait

to watch all the action and experience game after game

throughout the tournament.

What strikes me as unfortunate, however, is how quickly we blow past the conference

tournaments that take place.

Even though winning four games in four days and knocking off familiar opponents from your

league is a huge deal, there's no time to soak in the victories.

All such tournament wins hold great significance for schools across the country, but everyone

quickly moves on to the big dance, and they soon forget the important accomplishments of the

conference championships. It seems to me there needs to be a little more time for celebration.

Instead of shifting the attention so quickly, shouldn't there be some emphasis placed on these

outstanding wins?

Shouldn't coaches allow their teams to pause and recognize what just happened before

thinking about what's next?

Of course, I understand teams are playing for a trip to the NCAA tournament and ultimately

the national championship and need to get ready and stay focused.

But they rush through and move on too quickly from the big conference wins.

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