I have an odd habit of waiting until the end of the football season to make my new year's resolution. Usually it's about what I intend to shout at the television while I watch the Steelers in the upcoming season. For instance, my user name - hit that guy - is what I resolved to shout at the screen this year. The result? The best defense in the league, the decade, etc.

Next season, I pledge to refer to our quarterback only as "future hall-of-famer Ben Roethlisberger."

Ben's only sporting a goatee, and while that's ok, I'm planning to rock some serious playoff finery. As you can see, my beard is already magnificent. I will not shave until it's over, for better or worse. Who's with me? BTSC beard club, unite!

Taken today, at Pirates Grub n' Grog, Oxnard, CA. This was at halftime, and I could already feel a big second half coming on.

Beard notes (to make the 75-word requirment): Started Thanksgiving Day, untrimmed since then.