Location Shifting Live TV

I have decided to get myself a cabin on the lake.  I thought about a cabin in the woods, but I saw Joss Whedon's documentary and now I'm scared some evil corporation would have creatures waiting to devour me.

Anyway, I'm getting a place on the lake.  It's meant to be a place to get away from it all and learn how to relax.  As such, I want to be somewhat minimalist in terms of technology.  My first thought was simple:  no tv, no internet.  However, this isn't feasible for 2 reasons.  First, there may be times when I need to work.  Crises can arise, or I may decide to work from home on a Friday to get a jump on the weekend.  Second, in the fall, college football season will be upon us and there is absolutely no way I can live in a house where I cannot watch my games.  

The way I figure it, I will need at least internet.  I've gone ahead and made the order to have internet service established at the place.  I've not pulled the trigger on tv for 2 reasons.  First, Charter, the only game in town at this location for internet, has not yet signed up to carry the SEC Network in the fall.  Second, I wonder if I can legitimately "cut the cord" and not have any cable tv service.

My plan is to get a PS3 for the cabin.  This would allow for streaming of netflix and amazon and the ability to play blu-ray discs.  I could elect to get hulu, but that's not a big deal.  However, I couldn't find a Watch ESPN app on my main PS3 last night.  I've thought about putting a slingbox at home, and then using the PS3 browser to hook into that and catch the games, but there is still the problem of Watch ESPN.  See, once or twice a year, there is a pay per view game.  It's typically against the Little Sisters of the Poor, and thus, isn't a compelling game, but it is still required viewing.  These are usually shown for free on ESPN3/Watch ESPN.  However, with the slingbox, I wouldnt have access to those apps.  I'm not sure how watch ESPN works, and maybe someone can shed some light.  Am I allowed to watch it anywhere, regardless of ISP since I have a login under my current ISP that does provide the service, or do I have to be on their pipe to watch it?  If I can just log in and watch regardless of ISP, then I can just hook my laptop up for those games.  I just don't think that's the way it works.

Another option would be to put a VPN gateway at the cabin and one at the house, so everything I do online at the cabin would be routed to my house and thus, carry my AT&T IP address, qualifying me for that service.  This comes out a bit cheaper than the PS3/Slingbox idea, but then I'm kind of SOL on the CBS games, unless I can pick up the signal OTA.  With that, I would probably need a FireTV or Apple TV to get the ESPN app and netflix/amazon as I think the laptop connected to the tv may not work as well I hope.

It just seems wasteful to buy cable tv service at nearly $100/month after adding the packages to get the right sports channels.

Also, on the subject of a cabin on the lake, I'm considering a jet ski.  I used to hate jet skis, but then I played Kinect Sports Rivals, and thought, gee, this could be fun.  Since I'm quite the neophyte, I was looking at a SeaDoo Spark, which is quite an entry level pwc.  I don't need anything too fancy, and not trying to break the bank.  Wondering if anyone with more experience in personal watercraft may have an opinion.

<shrug>first world problems, I guess</shrug>