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

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smoky church building death wish
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Startled kitty cat
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Cyan Whorehouse Fortuitous Meteor
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
hairraiser flushed cruise ship
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Bonkers pervert gaming laptop
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
hairraiser flushed cruise ship
  12/08/25
playsoff
bearded ruby main people sanctuary
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Umber church
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
hairraiser flushed cruise ship
  12/08/25
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lavender jewess nursing home
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
contagious effete old irish cottage ladyboy
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
hairraiser flushed cruise ship
  12/08/25
good answer.
avocado double fault
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
hairraiser flushed cruise ship
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
avocado double fault
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
hairraiser flushed cruise ship
  12/08/25
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smoky church building death wish
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Lake Swollen Stage
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
hairraiser flushed cruise ship
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Lake Swollen Stage
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
hairraiser flushed cruise ship
  12/08/25
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frozen vibrant lodge persian
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Ungodly Internet-worthy Idea He Suggested Plaza
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
hairraiser flushed cruise ship
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
heady national
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
hairraiser flushed cruise ship
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
hairraiser flushed cruise ship
  12/08/25
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Umber church
  12/08/25
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Bonkers pervert gaming laptop
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
sapphire patrolman
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
sapphire patrolman
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: smoky church building death wish



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Startled kitty cat

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Cyan Whorehouse Fortuitous Meteor

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: hairraiser flushed cruise ship

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: Bonkers pervert gaming laptop

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: hairraiser flushed cruise ship

* 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: bearded ruby main people sanctuary

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: Umber church

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: hairraiser flushed cruise ship

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: lavender jewess nursing home



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: contagious effete old irish cottage ladyboy

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: hairraiser flushed cruise ship

>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: avocado double fault

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: hairraiser flushed cruise ship

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: avocado double fault

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: hairraiser flushed cruise ship

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: smoky church building death wish



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5085026#49493302)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Lake Swollen Stage

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: hairraiser flushed cruise ship

* 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: Lake Swollen Stage

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: hairraiser flushed cruise ship

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: frozen vibrant lodge persian



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5085026#49493838)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Ungodly Internet-worthy Idea He Suggested Plaza

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: hairraiser flushed cruise ship

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: heady national

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: hairraiser flushed cruise ship

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: hairraiser flushed cruise ship

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: Umber church



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5085026#49494083)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Bonkers pervert gaming laptop



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5085026#49496762)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: sapphire patrolman

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: sapphire patrolman

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)