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

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Nubile Carmine Trailer Park Hominid
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Frozen Macaca Jew
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Histrionic smoky ticket booth national security agency
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
contagious cobalt french chef blood rage
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
crawly idea he suggested death wish
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
contagious cobalt french chef blood rage
  12/08/25
playsoff
180 bat-shit-crazy theatre faggotry
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
rose pistol station
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
contagious cobalt french chef blood rage
  12/08/25
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Idiotic Lay
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
adventurous mahogany locus
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
contagious cobalt french chef blood rage
  12/08/25
good answer.
ultramarine circlehead round eye
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
contagious cobalt french chef blood rage
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
ultramarine circlehead round eye
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
contagious cobalt french chef blood rage
  12/08/25
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Nubile Carmine Trailer Park Hominid
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Flickering ceo senate
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
contagious cobalt french chef blood rage
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Flickering ceo senate
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
contagious cobalt french chef blood rage
  12/08/25
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Big medicated telephone
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Jet-lagged crusty dog poop digit ratio
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
contagious cobalt french chef blood rage
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Fragrant Sadistic Coffee Pot Locale
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
contagious cobalt french chef blood rage
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
contagious cobalt french chef blood rage
  12/08/25
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rose pistol station
  12/08/25
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crawly idea he suggested death wish
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Brindle Passionate Church
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Brindle Passionate Church
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Nubile Carmine Trailer Park Hominid



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Frozen Macaca Jew

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5085026",#49493231)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Histrionic smoky ticket booth national security agency

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5085026",#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: contagious cobalt french chef blood rage

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=5085026",#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: crawly idea he suggested death wish

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=5085026",#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: contagious cobalt french chef blood rage

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5085026",#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: 180 bat-shit-crazy theatre faggotry

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5085026",#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: rose pistol station

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=5085026",#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: contagious cobalt french chef blood rage

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=5085026",#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Idiotic Lay



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: adventurous mahogany locus

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=5085026",#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: contagious cobalt french chef blood rage

>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=5085026",#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: ultramarine circlehead round eye

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5085026",#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: contagious cobalt french chef blood rage

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=5085026",#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: ultramarine circlehead round eye

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=5085026",#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: contagious cobalt french chef blood rage

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=5085026",#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: Nubile Carmine Trailer Park Hominid



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Flickering ceo senate

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=5085026",#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: contagious cobalt french chef blood rage

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5085026",#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: Flickering ceo senate

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5085026",#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: contagious cobalt french chef blood rage

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=5085026",#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: Big medicated telephone



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Jet-lagged crusty dog poop digit ratio

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=5085026",#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: contagious cobalt french chef blood rage

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=5085026",#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: Fragrant Sadistic Coffee Pot Locale

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5085026",#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: contagious cobalt french chef blood rage

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=5085026",#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: contagious cobalt french chef blood rage

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5085026",#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: rose pistol station



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: crawly idea he suggested death wish



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Brindle Passionate Church

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=5085026",#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: Brindle Passionate Church

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=5085026",#49506437)