Freedom has returned to the University of Virginia!
 

The school has taken back its ban on signs at football games, under pressure from students, no doubt.
 

Earlier in the season, fans staged a protest, bringing blank sheets of paper to the game in place of signs.Just yesterday, the University of Virginia Student Council organized a protest for Saturday’s game, urging all students to wear blue to the UVA-Maryland game. Usually, fans wear all orange, so this “blue out” was sure to stick it to those stubborn administrators.
 

The protest turns out to be unnecessary though. UVA officials caved, calling the ban policy a distraction. If I recall, though, “distraction” was part of the reason the signs were banned in the first place. How quickly they forget.
 

NBC29 reports:

Athletic director Craig Littlepage says in a statement released Thursday that the struggling football team needs support and encouraged all the students to turn out for Saturday night's game against Maryland.

So THAT has been the reason the football team has lost so many games. The offense and defense will be so relieved that they can finally stop sucking.
 

Do I hear a bowl game in the future now?