You say it best when you say nothing at all. And nearly 5,000 University of Virginia students said it best when they held up signs on Saturday that said, well, nothing at all.
 

In response to the school’s recent ban on signs at sporting events, Cavaliers took it upon themselves to show their disgust. So at various prearranged points in the University of Virginia-Richmond football game, students held up 11” x 17” sheets of blank, white paper. Without words, these papers could just barely pass as “not signs.”
 

A group of UVA seniors was responsible for the planning and execution of the perfect protest. Check out what senior Zach Rowen wrote about the rebellion for ESPN.com:

Upon arrival at predetermined pick-up locations, students were given instructions on when to hold up their sheets of paper—not signs per se, thus exploiting a loophole in the university's policy—as well as a little inspiration from Thomas Jefferson, founder of the University:

" … A little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing … " read the instruction sheet, quoting Jefferson in a letter to James Madison.

Because when it comes to college athletics, shouldn’t it always be WWTJD (What Would Thomas Jefferson Do)?

Photo by: Robert Parnish for The Cavalier Daily