 The elimination of the verse was intended to clean up the sportsmanship of the song, especially in light of controversial suspension of the football series, and to center cheers strictly on Pitt, but it was not met without controversy.The altered version without the final bridge remains the version played by the Pitt Band to this day.However, the bridge was still played as part of the "Victory Chorale" until 2015 where it was removed completely.