When geese invade your football field, you need to come up with creative solutions. The inventive minds at San Jose State University did just that.
To deter geese and their droppings from the practice fields, the university officials went the extra mile by strategically placing realistic-looking plastic coyotes on the field every night.
Reporter Brett McMurphy shared on X, via Amber Harding of Outkick, “To keep geese off San Jose State’s practice fields, the school bought 4 fake plastic coyotes & placed them 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 trick the geese. So far, it seems to be working.”
Harding emphasized that these faux coyotes are incredibly realistic, enough to frighten most people. The university is counting on the geese’s limited intelligence not to see through the trick and soil the decoys. San Jose State football program is banking on the geese having bird brains, even more so than most humans.
To keep geese off San Jose State’s practice fields, the school bought 4 fake plastic coyotes & placed them 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
Now that the goose problem is (hopefully) sorted, San Jose State can focus on preparing for the upcoming college football season,” Harding pointed out. “After finishing last year with a record of 7-6, just missing out on the 2023 Mountain West Championship Game, the Spartans face a new season with a coaching change as Brent Brennan departed for the University of Arizona.
As a replacement, the Spartans have turned to former Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo to lead the team forward.
In essence, the Spartans are optimistic about the upcoming season and are using unconventional methods like coyotes to propel them to success.
