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The former coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Jimmy Johnson is in Guatemala on the set of the “Survivor” series. The only personal item he took with him was his comb and some jel.

Sports mortgages are being talked around the country by both college teams and pro teams as a way to pay for upgrades to current stadiums,  and to help build replacements for aging venues. “Equity seat rights” as they are being called according to the Mercurynews.com, will cost Kansas City Jayhawks fans upwards of $105,000 will get the same seats for 30 years, at 2010 prices.

For UC Berkeley, the cost soars to $225,000 for 50 years. But you better pay cash, because just like a home mortgage, with interest that could double in the thirty years it would take to pay it off.  The Sacramento Kings are said to be looking into the same program, but the cash strapped fans of Sacramento can barely afford the old Arco Arena, much less a new improved, overpriced arena.

The University of Delaware football season ticket holders are incensed over the recent donations being asked for parking in addition to the cost of the parking itself. Throughout the NCAA Division 1 football it seems to be common for preferred seating and parking to be marketed to the higher-end donors.

The Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees and New York Mets have some of the most expensive ticket prices in sports to help pay for the new stadiums that they have built in recent years. And the best seats are so expensive the average fan is stuck at the top, while the wealthy and corporate customers sit in the best seats.

Many of these seat programs come with added perks, access to a private club, cushioned seats, private restrooms and catered food. But for the average fan, who may have had a chance to sit in a great seat at a decent price, those days appear to be over. If you want a nice new stadium, there may be now other way though.

Whether it is for a sporting event, concert or even many theatre events, the price of tickets and perks for the wealthy is growing so fast, it’s no wonder fans are choosing the big screen rather than the crappy seat in the upper level.

The NFL Wild Card playoff games are set for January 9th and 10th after this weekends final NFL regular season games and NFL playoff tickets are on sale now and going fast. The winners of the wild card games will go on the NFL Divisional Playoff rounds on Jan. 16-17. Three of the four NFL playoff games feature teams that just played this last weekend, several ending in routs, though not all teams played with the same agenda.

The AFC Wild Card playoff game will feature the N.Y. Jets vs the Cincinnati Bengals for a rematch of yesterday’s game that was a blowout with the Jets 37-0 win. Hopefully with the game at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati the Bengals will make more of a game out of it.

The second AFC Wild Card game will be at the home of the New England Patriots vs the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, January 10th. The Patriots will be without receiver Wes Welker after he blew his knee out in the loss Sunday to the Houston Texans.

The NFC Wild Card playoff games will feature the Philadelphia Eagles vs the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboy Stadium on Saturday, January 9th. The Cowboys just came off a great game against the Eagles with a 24-0 rout so it will be interesting to see if the Eagles can bounce back against the Cowboys, who won the division title with that blowout.

The Green Bay Packers vs the Arizona Cardinals game at the University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday January 10th should be a great one after the Packers 33-7 win against the Cardinals yesterday. Both teams took a different approach to the game, the Packers wanted to win and stay sharp, while the Cardinals rested their starters for next weekends game.

All roads lead to the Super Bowl and you can buy Super Bowl tickets now, or wait to see if your team makes it all the way.