Big 12 reportedly exploring alliance with ACC and 2 other leagues In an effort to reap the benefits of conference expansion without actually adding more teams, the Big 12 is exploring an alliance with the ACC and two other unspecified leagues, according to Kirk Bohls. The move is only considered to be in its exploratory stages at this point, but any deal would include football and basketball, with the potential to later expand to other sports. http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/1/25/3916770/big-12-acc-conference-alliance