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

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azure crusty striped hyena coffee pot
  12/08/25
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walnut queen of the night codepig
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
histrionic khaki church
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Cream stag film voyeur
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
narrow-minded pistol
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
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  12/08/25
playsoff
heady milky theater shitlib
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
lemon wonderful theater stage persian
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
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Soggy Nowag
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Henna Step-uncle's House Mediation
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Cream stag film voyeur
  12/08/25
good answer.
Exhilarant Clown
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Cream stag film voyeur
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
Exhilarant Clown
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
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azure crusty striped hyena coffee pot
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
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  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Cream stag film voyeur
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
soul-stirring topaz ticket booth
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
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glittery cumskin
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
abnormal feces
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Cream stag film voyeur
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
charismatic startling plaza idiot
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Cream stag film voyeur
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
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lemon wonderful theater stage persian
  12/08/25
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narrow-minded pistol
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Drunken sooty death wish sanctuary
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Drunken sooty death wish sanctuary
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: azure crusty striped hyena coffee pot



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: walnut queen of the night codepig

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: histrionic khaki church

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: Cream stag film voyeur

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: narrow-minded pistol

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: Cream stag film voyeur

* footballs playoff

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: heady milky theater shitlib

playsoff

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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: lemon wonderful theater stage persian

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: Cream stag film voyeur

rofl it's my kind of autistic thread.

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

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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Soggy Nowag



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Henna Step-uncle's House Mediation

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: Cream stag film voyeur

>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: Exhilarant Clown

good answer.

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Cream stag film voyeur

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: Exhilarant Clown

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: Cream stag film voyeur

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: azure crusty striped hyena coffee pot



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: soul-stirring topaz ticket booth

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

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: Cream stag film voyeur

* war

we play offense and war

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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: soul-stirring topaz ticket booth

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: Cream stag film voyeur

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: glittery cumskin



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: abnormal feces

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: Cream stag film voyeur

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: charismatic startling plaza idiot

College footballs playoff, actually.

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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: Cream stag film voyeur

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: Cream stag film voyeur

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: lemon wonderful theater stage persian



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: narrow-minded pistol



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Drunken sooty death wish sanctuary

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: Drunken sooty death wish sanctuary

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)