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Why is it “the playoffs” in NFL but “the playoff” in college?

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Coral partner
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
tan rebellious useless brakes ceo
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
odious aggressive hissy fit roast beef
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Supple crackhouse cuckoldry
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
maniacal mad cow disease candlestick maker
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Supple crackhouse cuckoldry
  12/08/25
playsoff
transparent pit
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Fragrant henna skinny woman piazza
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Supple crackhouse cuckoldry
  12/08/25
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Nudist hell
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
diverse rehab love of her life
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Supple crackhouse cuckoldry
  12/08/25
good answer.
underhanded kitty
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Supple crackhouse cuckoldry
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
underhanded kitty
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Supple crackhouse cuckoldry
  12/08/25
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Coral partner
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Yellow Beta Stag Film
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Supple crackhouse cuckoldry
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Yellow Beta Stag Film
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
Supple crackhouse cuckoldry
  12/08/25
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180 site
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Vibrant harsh dopamine faggot firefighter
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Supple crackhouse cuckoldry
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
startling gay wizard corn cake
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Supple crackhouse cuckoldry
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
Supple crackhouse cuckoldry
  12/08/25
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Fragrant henna skinny woman piazza
  12/08/25
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maniacal mad cow disease candlestick maker
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
N904PD
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
N904PD
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Coral partner



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: tan rebellious useless brakes ceo

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493231)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: odious aggressive hissy fit roast beef

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Supple crackhouse cuckoldry

i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pro sports all have specific names for their title game that is distinguished from the rest of the playoffs -- world series, super bowl, stanley cup finals, nba finals.

but i dont see this as compelling as to why it's called a playoffs vs a playoff. seems like it's just marketing / psychological because purists care about the regular season in cfb and playoffs sounds more destructive to the regular season.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: maniacal mad cow disease candlestick maker

I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league has not been unified that long.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: Supple crackhouse cuckoldry

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: transparent pit

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: Fragrant henna skinny woman piazza

I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word in the title wasn't capitalized

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Supple crackhouse cuckoldry

rofl it's my kind of autistic thread.

is OP an ironside pumo? has ironside been around in years?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Nudist hell



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: diverse rehab love of her life

Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round?

Is it the NFC playoff and the AFC playoff that combine to make the NFL playoffs?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: Supple crackhouse cuckoldry

>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round

4 teams is still two rounds. one could say there's a playoff and a championship game, and not playoffS. but who knows

>Is it the NFC playoff and the AFC playoff that combine to make the NFL playoffs?

yes, this goes back to the NFL and AFL days. but if you apply this to the NBA or NHL, it doesnt work. each conference in the NFL has playoffs and its all playoffs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: underhanded kitty

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Supple crackhouse cuckoldry

it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i mean, not shitting on him for trying to contribute scholarship and he spotted good issues, but neither issue he mentioned is compelling in the end.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: underhanded kitty

the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. the national championship game was not considered a “round.” the initial conception was a (singular) playoff to make it to that game.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Supple crackhouse cuckoldry

yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling.

the counterargument is still why the NCG isn't a round. the NCG was a still a playoff even under the BCS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: Coral partner



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493302)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Yellow Beta Stag Film

why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in sport

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: Supple crackhouse cuckoldry

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: Yellow Beta Stag Film

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: Supple crackhouse cuckoldry

lol

maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such that go on in sport.

is this just an american thing? how do faggy britcucks/canadacucks/aussiecucks pronounce it in the sport context?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: 180 site



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493838)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Vibrant harsh dopamine faggot firefighter

It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff" before the championship game. It is now multiple rounds of playoffs but the IP has been built up around "playoff" so it's going to stick.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: Supple crackhouse cuckoldry

you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" in this fashion.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: startling gay wizard corn cake

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: Supple crackhouse cuckoldry

already said above, asshole

https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&mc=22&forum_id=2#49493212

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: Supple crackhouse cuckoldry

each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "the Playoffs"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: Fragrant henna skinny woman piazza



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49494083)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: maniacal mad cow disease candlestick maker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49496762)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: N904PD

Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament” wtf

https://x.com/bostonradio/status/1999504198224785592

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: N904PD

Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since season was 9 game and 16 teams made the playoffs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NFL_playoffs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2Reputation#49506437)