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

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lavender area half-breed
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
nighttime milk clown
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
abusive macaca
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Adventurous ape
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
frozen ratface
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Adventurous ape
  12/08/25
playsoff
180 juggernaut shrine
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Thriller University Sneaky Criminal
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Adventurous ape
  12/08/25
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Erotic bronze personal credit line den
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
supple school
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Adventurous ape
  12/08/25
good answer.
fantasy-prone garrison
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Adventurous ape
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
fantasy-prone garrison
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Adventurous ape
  12/08/25
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lavender area half-breed
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Splenetic State
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Adventurous ape
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Splenetic State
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
Adventurous ape
  12/08/25
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idiotic corn cake
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
wine elite station tank
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Adventurous ape
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
dashing ungodly water buffalo
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Adventurous ape
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
Adventurous ape
  12/08/25
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Thriller University Sneaky Criminal
  12/08/25
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frozen ratface
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Amber free-loading hell party of the first part
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Amber free-loading hell party of the first part
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: lavender area half-breed



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: nighttime milk clown

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: abusive macaca

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Adventurous ape

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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: frozen ratface

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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: Adventurous ape

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: 180 juggernaut shrine

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: Thriller University Sneaky Criminal

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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Adventurous ape

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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Erotic bronze personal credit line den



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: supple school

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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: Adventurous ape

>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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: fantasy-prone garrison

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Adventurous ape

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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: fantasy-prone garrison

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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Adventurous ape

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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: lavender area half-breed



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Splenetic State

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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: Adventurous ape

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: Splenetic State

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: Adventurous ape

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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: idiotic corn cake



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: wine elite station tank

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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: Adventurous ape

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: dashing ungodly water buffalo

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: Adventurous ape

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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: Adventurous ape

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: Thriller University Sneaky Criminal



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: frozen ratface



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Amber free-loading hell party of the first part

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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: Amber free-loading hell party of the first part

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=2\u0026mark_id=4593694",#49506437)