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FWST: Big 12 considers alliance with ACC, two other conferences
The Big 12 is exploring a possible alliance with the Atlantic Coast Conference and two other leagues for scheduling and marketing purposes and possibly even television partnerships, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
"It's a process of discovery that would provide some of the benefits of larger membership without actually adding members," Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said.
He declined to name the other two conferences, but the Pac-12 Conference is presumed to be one of them because that 12-team league faces significant geographical obstacles to expansion. ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/01/25/4576368/college-notes-big-12-considers.html#storylink=cpy
The Big 12 is exploring a possible alliance with the Atlantic Coast Conference and two other leagues for scheduling and marketing purposes and possibly even television partnerships, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
"It's a process of discovery that would provide some of the benefits of larger membership without actually adding members," Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said.
He declined to name the other two conferences, but the Pac-12 Conference is presumed to be one of them because that 12-team league faces significant geographical obstacles to expansion. ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/01/25/4576368/college-notes-big-12-considers.html#storylink=cpy
