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

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Kink-friendly forum love of her life
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Charismatic Pink House
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
rose location ape
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Ocher supple haunted graveyard casino
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station
  12/08/25
playsoff
Jade vibrant hall sandwich
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Chest-beating Magical Ladyboy
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station
  12/08/25
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Lascivious Splenetic Pisswyrm
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Jet talented cruise ship faggot firefighter
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station
  12/08/25
good answer.
irradiated low-t area
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
irradiated low-t area
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station
  12/08/25
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Kink-friendly forum love of her life
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Cocky Well-lubricated Voyeur Persian
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Cocky Well-lubricated Voyeur Persian
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station
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Gay philosopher-king brethren
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
demanding parlor
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Medicated marvelous institution
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
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Chest-beating Magical Ladyboy
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Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Sickened Parlour Messiness
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Sickened Parlour Messiness
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Kink-friendly forum love of her life



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Charismatic Pink House

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: rose location ape

because there is no super bowl in college

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station

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: Ocher supple haunted graveyard casino

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: Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station

* footballs playoff

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: Jade vibrant hall sandwich

playsoff

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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: Chest-beating Magical Ladyboy

I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word in the title wasn't capitalized

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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station

rofl it's my kind of autistic thread.

is OP an ironside pumo? has ironside been around in years?

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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Lascivious Splenetic Pisswyrm



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Jet talented cruise ship faggot firefighter

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: Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station

>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: irradiated low-t area

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: Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station

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: irradiated low-t area

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: Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station

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: Kink-friendly forum love of her life



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Cocky Well-lubricated Voyeur Persian

why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in sport

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station

* war

we play offense and war

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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: Cocky Well-lubricated Voyeur Persian

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: Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station

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: Gay philosopher-king brethren



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: demanding parlor

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: Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station

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: Medicated marvelous institution

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: Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station

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: Aqua up-to-no-good pistol station

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: Chest-beating Magical Ladyboy



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Sickened Parlour Messiness

Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament” wtf

https://x.com/bostonradio/status/1999504198224785592

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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: Sickened Parlour Messiness

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

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