Sustinence....or the Longhorns. It's a tougher choice than one might think.

If you have a degree from UT, then you probably have a full-time job. If you have a full-time job, you've undoubtedly had to work a Saturday or two during the football season. If you've had to work a Saturday or two during the football season, chances are you've probably contemplated quitting.

Who needs a steady paycheck, right?

Then reality sets in, and you realize you won't be able to watch the game next Saturday if you don't pay the cable bill. So you're stuck at work, or on the road while everyone else kills brain cells in front of the TV. What do you do? Share your coping mechanisms. Maybe it'll save someone's life (or job) some day.

For me:

I work covering another Big 12 team for a newspaper, so Saturdays are pretty much off limits for the foreseeable future. So, I made probably the best investment in the history of investments: The Slingbox.

For close to $200, you buy this box. Hook it up through your cable box, install some crap on your laptop, set it up and boom: you've got access to your TV on your laptop/cell phone. Just connect, pull it up and use the little remote on the side of the screen to flip channels.

Of course, if you don't have access to a laptop, there's always good ol' Craig Way. If you have no radio...uh good luck.