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ACC, Big Ten, PAC-12 Announce "Alliance"

The new partnership comes on the heels of the SEC poaching Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12
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ACC, Big Ten, PAC-12 Announce "Alliance"
ACC, Big Ten, PAC-12 Announce "Alliance"

On Tuesday, the ACC, Big Ten, and Pac 12 announced an alliance that would impact many of their major sports. Commissioners Jim Phillips (ACC), George Kliavkoff (PAC-12) and Kevin Warren (Big Ten) announced the bold new move on ESPN. The move was unanimously agreed upon by all 41 presidents and chancellors in the three conferences.

The details of the announcement were released to the media. 

The big piece out of this is of course the interconference scheduling that will happen in the future. While the release is short on details, it does mention that that the scheduling will happen for football and men's/women's basketball.

The announcement also included the following language around scheduling "scheduling alliance will begin as soon as practical while honoring current contractual obligations." Unless there are significant buyouts this won't be happening for a while. Many schools have games scheduled over a decade in to the future. 

The other big takeaway that has been hammered home multiple times, is that the alliance is being created to prevent the SEC from running away with the college football playoffs. Currently the three conferences do not have representation on the playoff board, and the hope is that through this collaboration they will get their voices heard in the future. 

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A.J. Black
A.J. BLACK

Editor and publisher of BC Bulletin.  '06 graduate of Boston College, who has followed the program as long as he can remember. Has been covering the Eagles for the past nine years, giving expert analysis, recruiting news and breakdowns.  Also the host of Locked on Boston College, a daily BC podcast that is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. When he is not writing or producing content on the Eagles, he can be found running, skiing, enjoying craft beers, or spending time with his family. You can follow AJ Black on Twitter @AJBlack_BC and our official site Twitter account is @BulletinBC

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