Even cost of parking Texas-sized

For many years now, the cost of Super Bowl tickets has been well out of the price range of the average fan.

Now, just parking at the game will break most budgets.

One spot is going for a whopping $990, according to a story by Todd Archer of ESPNDallas.com.

Archer tracked available parking places in the area around Cowboys Stadium for Super Sunday, with $550 being the highest price aside from the nearly $1,000 spot.

Penny pinchers can secure a spot more than a mile away for $71.40. That lot, however, does not allow tailgating.

For comparison purposes, Leftovers found a round-trip airline ticket the day before the Super Bowl and two nights in a Dallas hotel for less than $650 on a quick Internet search.

It's unclear if the hotel would allow guests to park their car in the room.

■ GOOD EXCUSE -- Ashley Force Hood, one of the NHRA's most popular drivers, will miss the entire 2011 season.

Force Hood announced Tuesday she will be unable to compete because she is expecting her first child with husband Daniel Hood.

Maybe that's the excuse Jay Cutler should have used for failing to finish the NFC Championship Game.

■ NO INDECISION -- The daughter of NFL great Brett Favre took to Twitter on Wednesday to announce a major event in her life.

"So I got married this morning. Today has been pretty dang good," Brittany Favre posted.

See how easy it is, Brett. Make a decision. Do it. Then let the entire world know in 140 characters or less.

■ MISCOMMUNICATION -- A story in the Miami Herald on Monday quoted the father of former Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage calling the school's football coach Greg Schiano a "dictator."

Tom Savage Sr. denied using the word in a story published on The Star-Ledger website later the same day.

There is supposedly friction between the family and the school because Schiano has blocked Savage from visiting several prominent schools as he seeks a program to transfer to after being granted a conditional release from his scholarship.

"Sure, I was upset that a couple of schools that Tom wanted to contact were blocked. So when I was asked the question, I said, 'I don't like anyone to dictate where my son can play football or go to college.' I never called Greg Schiano a dictator or any other name," Savage Sr. said.

OK, we believe he never called Schiano a "dictator." But the "any other name" part? Doubtful.

■ SPEED IT UP -- The chairman of Fox Sports is concerned about the length of NASCAR events on his network.

"I think the racing is far too long," David Hill said Monday in Charlotte, N.C. "There is more diversion, more opportunities for stuff than any other time in man's history."

An Associated Press story claims many races on the circuit stretch into a fourth hour, and Hill would like races to fit into a four-hour broadcast window, including 40 minutes of prerace coverage and 20 minutes after the race.

Hill sounds less than confident that any changes will be made to shorten the races.

"NASCAR doesn't negotiate," he said.

It is clear the real issue is the declining ratings and not the length of the races.

Don't expect to hear Hill complaining about how long the Super Bowl takes on Fox.

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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL