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

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Contagious national twinkling uncleanness
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Burgundy Fat Ankles
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Maroon public bath
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
hilarious provocative degenerate
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Thriller ruby cuck
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
hilarious provocative degenerate
  12/08/25
playsoff
Citrine vibrant home
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Copper 180 black woman
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
hilarious provocative degenerate
  12/08/25
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Territorial Scarlet Step-uncle's House
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Slimy khaki newt mental disorder
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
hilarious provocative degenerate
  12/08/25
good answer.
emerald double fault haunted graveyard
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
hilarious provocative degenerate
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
emerald double fault haunted graveyard
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
hilarious provocative degenerate
  12/08/25
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Contagious national twinkling uncleanness
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Shivering mahogany range
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
hilarious provocative degenerate
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Shivering mahogany range
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
hilarious provocative degenerate
  12/08/25
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Pearl turdskin
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
curious abnormal fanboi
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
hilarious provocative degenerate
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Adventurous Church Toilet Seat
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
hilarious provocative degenerate
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
hilarious provocative degenerate
  12/08/25
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Copper 180 black woman
  12/08/25
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Thriller ruby cuck
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Carnelian tanning salon karate
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Carnelian tanning salon karate
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Contagious national twinkling uncleanness



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Burgundy Fat Ankles

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5102164#49493231)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Maroon public bath

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5102164#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: hilarious provocative degenerate

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=5102164#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Thriller ruby cuck

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=5102164#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: hilarious provocative degenerate

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5102164#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: Citrine vibrant home

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5102164#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: Copper 180 black woman

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=5102164#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: hilarious provocative degenerate

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=5102164#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Territorial Scarlet Step-uncle's House



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Slimy khaki newt mental disorder

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=5102164#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: hilarious provocative degenerate

>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=5102164#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: emerald double fault haunted graveyard

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5102164#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: hilarious provocative degenerate

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=5102164#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: emerald double fault haunted graveyard

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=5102164#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: hilarious provocative degenerate

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=5102164#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: Contagious national twinkling uncleanness



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5102164#49493302)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Shivering mahogany range

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=5102164#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: hilarious provocative degenerate

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5102164#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: Shivering mahogany range

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5102164#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: hilarious provocative degenerate

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=5102164#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: Pearl turdskin



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5102164#49493838)



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

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=5102164#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: hilarious provocative degenerate

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=5102164#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: Adventurous Church Toilet Seat

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5102164#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: hilarious provocative degenerate

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=5102164#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: hilarious provocative degenerate

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5102164#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: Copper 180 black woman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5102164#49494083)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Thriller ruby cuck



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5102164#49496762)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Carnelian tanning salon karate

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=5102164#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: Carnelian tanning salon karate

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=5102164#49506437)