Orange Bowl deal keeps ACC with big boys Posted Jul 4, 2012 John Swofford did it again. Two months ago, the landscape of the Atlantic Coast Conference was shaken to its core. The SEC and Big 12 announced a bowl alliance pitting their champions against each other, and with the Big Ten and Pac-12 already tied to the Rose Bowl, various reports put the ACC’s football relevance on life support. (Fox Sports Carolinas)