It used to be that a fan of Pitt would only get to glance at the team media guide, unless you knew somebody in the athletic department or won a free copy on a local sports radio show. Then, it evolved to where you could buy your own copy — which still seemed unfair since the media and the entire athletic department got the propaganda free.

Now, the entire Pitt media guide is available for free download in PDF. It’s great to actually have all the historical information and present roster and coaching information easily available. The 386 page media guide is broken up into separate sections, with the 386th page containing the vital information “NCAA Guidelines for Panther Boosters.” Maybe it’s related to reading too much about Maurice Clarett and OSU out here in Cleveland, I just like that at the end of the media guide.

I don’t know if other schools do this, but it makes a lot of sense.