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

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Twinkling step-uncle's house macaca
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
drab therapy dilemma
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Cyan Mind-boggling Coffee Pot
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Red Racy Shrine Fat Ankles
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal
  12/08/25
playsoff
Very tactful abusive alpha elastic band
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Topaz exciting church building
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal
  12/08/25
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copper contagious address patrolman
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Slimy carmine theater
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal
  12/08/25
good answer.
khaki excitant private investor police squad
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
khaki excitant private investor police squad
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal
  12/08/25
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Twinkling step-uncle's house macaca
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Cream Motley Party Of The First Part
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Cream Motley Party Of The First Part
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal
  12/08/25
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milky marketing idea
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Arousing Awkward Lay Mexican
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Doobsian sandwich
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal
  12/08/25
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Topaz exciting church building
  12/08/25
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Red Racy Shrine Fat Ankles
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Balding Ebony Nibblets Theatre
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Balding Ebony Nibblets Theatre
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Twinkling step-uncle's house macaca



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: drab therapy dilemma

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Cyan Mind-boggling Coffee Pot

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486",#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal

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=4973486",#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Red Racy Shrine Fat Ankles

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=4973486",#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486",#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: Very tactful abusive alpha elastic band

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486",#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: Topaz exciting church building

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=4973486",#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal

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=4973486",#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: copper contagious address patrolman



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Slimy carmine theater

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=4973486",#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal

>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=4973486",#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: khaki excitant private investor police squad

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486",#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal

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=4973486",#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: khaki excitant private investor police squad

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=4973486",#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal

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=4973486",#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: Twinkling step-uncle's house macaca



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Cream Motley Party Of The First Part

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=4973486",#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486",#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: Cream Motley Party Of The First Part

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486",#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal

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=4973486",#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: milky marketing idea



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Arousing Awkward Lay Mexican

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=4973486",#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal

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=4973486",#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: Doobsian sandwich

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486",#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal

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=4973486",#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: cocky naked candlestick maker sneaky criminal

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486",#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: Topaz exciting church building



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Red Racy Shrine Fat Ankles



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Balding Ebony Nibblets Theatre

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=4973486",#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: Balding Ebony Nibblets Theatre

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=4973486",#49506437)