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

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Yapping Appetizing International Law Enforcement Agency Dilemma
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
excitant house-broken legend
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Big-titted Dun Therapy
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
honey-headed lodge
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
passionate duck-like locus ceo
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
honey-headed lodge
  12/08/25
playsoff
Floppy kitty
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Mauve yarmulke
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
honey-headed lodge
  12/08/25
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demanding state
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
scarlet casino really tough guy
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
honey-headed lodge
  12/08/25
good answer.
Histrionic house idiot
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
honey-headed lodge
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
Histrionic house idiot
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
honey-headed lodge
  12/08/25
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Yapping Appetizing International Law Enforcement Agency Dilemma
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
bronze alpha space
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
honey-headed lodge
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
bronze alpha space
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
honey-headed lodge
  12/08/25
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concupiscible shaky trailer park skinny woman
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
bonkers talking range
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
honey-headed lodge
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Jet foreskin potus
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
honey-headed lodge
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
honey-headed lodge
  12/08/25
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Mauve yarmulke
  12/08/25
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passionate duck-like locus ceo
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
aquamarine mischievous scourge upon the earth stage
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
aquamarine mischievous scourge upon the earth stage
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Yapping Appetizing International Law Enforcement Agency Dilemma



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: excitant house-broken legend

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Big-titted Dun Therapy

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: honey-headed lodge

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: passionate duck-like locus ceo

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: honey-headed lodge

* 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: Floppy kitty

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: Mauve yarmulke

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: honey-headed lodge

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: demanding state



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: scarlet casino really tough guy

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: honey-headed lodge

>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: Histrionic house idiot

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: honey-headed lodge

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: Histrionic house idiot

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: honey-headed lodge

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: Yapping Appetizing International Law Enforcement Agency Dilemma



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: bronze alpha space

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: honey-headed lodge

* 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: bronze alpha space

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: honey-headed lodge

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: concupiscible shaky trailer park skinny woman



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: bonkers talking range

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: honey-headed lodge

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: Jet foreskin potus

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: honey-headed lodge

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: honey-headed lodge

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: Mauve yarmulke



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: passionate duck-like locus ceo



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: aquamarine mischievous scourge upon the earth stage

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: aquamarine mischievous scourge upon the earth stage

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)