The public push continues for the Pirates, this time with the first non-university endorsement..
East Carolina University really wants in on the Big XII, and it looks like the city is starting to embrace this campaign.
According to WNCT 9 News in North Carolina, the Greenville City Council wrote and released an open letter at a Tuesday meeting imploring the Big XII to accept ECU as a full member.
Here is what WNCT reported on the letter:
In a letter released Tuesday, the group said:
"Not only would the Big 12 conference gain a new, ultra competitive opponent on the field but it would also gain access to one of America's most die-hard college sports fan bases headquartered in one of Sports Illustrated's 2004 Sportstown USA communities.