On Thursday, Pitt athletics director Scott Barnes released a five-year strategic plan for the Panthers' sports programs. If you haven't yet seen it, you can do so here. Those involved with the plan's development included the athletics department staff, coaches, student-athletes, and other university staff and faculty.
First things first here. This plan isn't something that Pitt was mandated to release. I'm not saying fans should thank their lucky stars for seeing it, but it's important to remember that the athletics department is releasing this in the hopes of being transparent. I get that much of this is idea-oriented and many things aren't a specific list of what they're going to do and how they're going to do it.