When geese take over your football field, in a way that only geese can, you have to pull out all the stops. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the deep thinkers at San Jose State.
And hey, you could do worse than placing very real-looking coyotes on the football field, as school officials have done, to keep away the geese droppings.
"To keep geese off San Jose State's practice fields, the school bought 4 fake plastic coyotes & place on the fields each night," Action Network HQ reporter Brett McMurphy posted on X, via Amber Harding of Outkick. "The reason: the geese 'sh*t everywhere.' SJSU got tired of having to clean it up daily & move coyotes around each night to fool the geese. So far, so good."
As Harding noted, these coyotes are no joke. They look like the real thing. Most of us would take off running just by looking at them. Let's hope the geese don't figure it out and poop on them. But the San Jose State football program is banking on the idea that geese have bird brains, even more than (most) humans.
To keep geese off San Jose State’s practice fields, school bought 4 fake plastic coyotes & place on the fields each night. The reason: the geese “sh*t everywhere.” SJSU got tired of having to clean it up daily & move coyotes around each night to fool the geese. So far, so good pic.twitter.com/Vu1bqKT17B
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) July 12, 2024
Anyway, with the goose issue (hopefully) under control, SJSU can focus on getting ready for the upcoming college football season," Harding wrote. "The Spartans went 7-6 last year — finishing just shy of reaching the 2023 Mountain West Championship Game. But head coach Brent Brennan left in the off-season to take the job at the University of Arizona.
"Now, San Jose State turns to former Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo to lead the charge."
In other words, the Spartans are hoping this season isn't for the birds. And they're breaking out the coyotes to help them get to where they hope to go.
