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100 things you can do to make it through the 100 days before the start of the college football season
Mountain West football kicks off in 100 days. There’s still plenty of time to kill before that, though.
Invest in a Kickstarter, like Cash Envelopes
Read a college football book, like The border war by Ryan Thorburn and Robert Gagliardi
Get into that College football revisited video game
Visit a nearby National Park Service site
Watch the first season of the Yellowjackets
Take a road trip to Nevada and place some college football bets
Relax by a pool and work on your tan
Visit a local grocery store and build your own charcuterie board
Learn how to make a literal charcuterie board
Join a college football forum, like MWCBoard
Watch a lot of baseball
Try a tasty new local drink
Go for a walk
Rewatch one of your favorite games from last season
go fishing
Must watch Top Gun: Maverick
Discover a local festival
write something
Get out to the beach or, if you’re inland, to a lake
Try a local restaurant you’ve never been to before
Adopt a pet from a local animal shelter
Donate to your favorite team’s sports programs
Visit your local library branch
Take a nap
Create a “drawing [insert whatever you want here] until the college football season begins a challenge’ for yourself
Learn to play blackjack
Join a local recreation league
Sign up to get tons of gifts for your birthday
Update your CV
Find a podcast to enjoy
Perform at an open mic party
Disconnect from the internet for a while
Buy a Rifftrax for one of your favorite movies
Floss daily
Establish a stretching routine
To learn a new language
Brush up on your cooking skills for tailgating season
Create a Dungeons and Dragons character
Become a CFBorddle Master
Create the perfect music playlist for game days (or just have fun with this one)
Take a stadium tour
Find a Coke Freestyle machine and make as many drink combinations to try as you can imagine
Buy a graphic novel to read
Ask yourself if a hot dog is a sandwich
Play a game of True American with friends
Watch a video game speedrun
Read excerpts from a sports-themed online literary magazine, such as Boudin’s football special mini-issue, The Under Review, Clinch Lit
Visit a local museum
Check out local garage sales
Try making tasty vegetarian recipes
Start a skincare routine
Revisit the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe in chronological order
Learn to throw an ax
Create a Sourdough Starter
Get a jump into planning your Halloween costume
Observe some birds
Invest in something (but not crypto)
Perfect your selfie game
Make a table
Offer tickets to one of your favorite team’s football matches
Create useful GIFs for the masses
Get a cameo from a Mountain West athlete, like Brian Cobbs or Xavier DuSell
Try Xbox Game Pass
Nerd at a comic book convention
See the night sky in all its glory
Visit a local farmer’s market
Play a round of mini golf
Play a real round of golf
Volunteer with a local organization
Clean up your living space
Clean up your inbox
Try as many different Oreo cookie flavors as you can find
Get reps in a batting cage
Climb a rock face
Support the local music scene
Prepare homemade fruit juices
Join a book club
Hang out at a county or state fair
Ride Amtrak somewhere you’ve never been before
Work on your 40 yard run time
Step up your bath game
Buy a new college football jersey
Eat the best burger in your state (and maybe the next state, if you have time)
Stay hydrated
Visit your local zoo
Watch a nature documentary or three
Go bowling
Buy the biggest puzzle you can find and put it together
Barbecue
Swedish a movie you like
Go camping
Support a local food truck
Buy a planner and get organized (or at least build your future schedule around Saturdays this fall)
Buy a plant and grow herbs or vegetables at home
Take a Udemy course and learn something new
learn a dance
Donate food and supplies to your local food pantry
Eat somewhere that has been featured on Dinners, drive-ins and dives
Go skating, whether on ice or on wheels
Stare at a wall and wait for August 27 to come