San Jose State Football Finds A Creative Solution To Its Goose Poop Problem
It's not even football season yet, and San Jose State has already found itself squaring off against a bitter, nasty rival — a flock of geese.
Apparently, every evening, these large nuisance birds take it upon themselves to swoop down and fertilize the Spartans' practice fields. And since the staff has gotten tired of picking up bird poop, they're soliciting help from a few fake coyotes.
"To keep geese off San Jose State's practice fields, school bought 4 fake plastic coyotes & place on the fields each night," Action Network HQ reporter Brett McMurphy posted on X. "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."
The coyotes are realistic, too! I'm not gonna lie: This thing even fooled me when I first saw the photo.
And look at this mean one…
You know, between geese sh*tting all over football fields and Parisians sh*tting in the Seine River, sports in 2024 have a real poop problem.
Anyway, with the goose issue (hopefully) under control, SJSU can focus on getting ready for the upcoming college football season. 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 to former Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo to lead the charge.
"I love being here," Niumatalolo said at Mountain West Conference Media Day. "It’s been an awesome experience in the four or five months that I’ve been here. After my great experience at the Naval Academy, I knew I wanted to get closer to the West. I’m originally from Hawaii, so besides the University of Hawaii — coming to California was the closest I could get. I feel very fortunate to be here."
SJSU was ranked No. 10 in the Mountain West preseason poll. The Spartans will open their season on Aug. 29 at home against Sacramento State. And the geese had better not try any funny business!