Aidan Schneider once hit three field goals in the Pac-12 title game. Eight of Oregon’s 20 points in the national championship against Ohio State came off Schneider’s right foot. He's a former All-American, trick shot artist and recently became a podcast co-host.
His resume does have one glaring omission: Schneider has never written a mailbag column.
That changes next week.
Submit questions in the comments section below to be answered by Schneider in next week's debut of his new monthly Special(ist) Mailbag column.
Was the Afghanistan pull out a signal to America’s adversaries that we are backing out of our security commitments on the world stage? What kind of message does this send to our allies in the Indo Pacific? How can we reassure them? And if you were China, does this speed up your timeline for eventual absorption of Taiwan?
Hello from Alaska Aidan! If you could have played any other position in football, which would you have liked to play? And what was your favorite food stop around Eugene?
Aidan, can you shine a little light on what the experience was like being a college kicker — were you on scholarship? Were there other kickers on scholarship? Was there competition each week, etc. Thanks!
Why do you think Oregon has had so much success with walk-on kickers and so little success with scholarship kickers? Similarly, what changes would you make to recruiting for specialist positions?
What do you think about Jesperi Kotkaniemi's offer sheet sent out by the Hurricanes and their social media posts following it? Is it the pettiest thing a professional sports organization has done?
You get 1 of these mascots in real-life form to defend you from all the others in a fight to the death. No weapons are allowed. Who do you take and do you win?
Also are you available to kick for Bishop Sycamore? We have two games next weekend.
What was the worst question a reporter (preferably Tyson) ever asked you during media availability?
Now this is the good stuff.
As a kicker, did you have any rituals/superstitions?
Who was your least favorite teammate and why?
Was the Afghanistan pull out a signal to America’s adversaries that we are backing out of our security commitments on the world stage? What kind of message does this send to our allies in the Indo Pacific? How can we reassure them? And if you were China, does this speed up your timeline for eventual absorption of Taiwan?
Also, is a hot dog a sandwich?
What was your favorite field goal you hit in your career?
Hello from Alaska Aidan! If you could have played any other position in football, which would you have liked to play? And what was your favorite food stop around Eugene?
Aidan, can you shine a little light on what the experience was like being a college kicker — were you on scholarship? Were there other kickers on scholarship? Was there competition each week, etc. Thanks!
Why do you think Oregon has had so much success with walk-on kickers and so little success with scholarship kickers? Similarly, what changes would you make to recruiting for specialist positions?
What do you think about Jesperi Kotkaniemi's offer sheet sent out by the Hurricanes and their social media posts following it? Is it the pettiest thing a professional sports organization has done?
Oregon (Duck)
Oregon State (Beaver)
Portland State (Viking)
Portland (Pilot)
Wetsern Oregon (Wolf)
Eastern Oregon (Mountaineer)
Southern Oregon (Red-Tailed Hawk)
Oregon Tech (Owl)
You get 1 of these mascots in real-life form to defend you from all the others in a fight to the death. No weapons are allowed. Who do you take and do you win?
What kind of pilot is the pilot?
And do they have their vessel with them in the fight?
River Boat Pilot, fight is on dry land
Should the NFL eliminate all plays from scrimmage that are not field goals？ Thus slashing contact injuries by 43% per my latest calculation?
What was your most nerve wracking kick?