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

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cerebral bearded kitchen mediation
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
excitant mother stage
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
shaky national cuckoldry
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Dun metal scourge upon the earth
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Gaped liquid oxygen
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Dun metal scourge upon the earth
  12/08/25
playsoff
Aromatic sadistic spot
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
dashing opaque friendly grandma orchestra pit
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Dun metal scourge upon the earth
  12/08/25
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Sepia pistol stead
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Buff laughsome ticket booth pervert
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Dun metal scourge upon the earth
  12/08/25
good answer.
adventurous gaming laptop
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Dun metal scourge upon the earth
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
adventurous gaming laptop
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Dun metal scourge upon the earth
  12/08/25
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cerebral bearded kitchen mediation
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Doobsian big multi-billionaire
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Dun metal scourge upon the earth
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Doobsian big multi-billionaire
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
Dun metal scourge upon the earth
  12/08/25
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Multi-colored spruce theatre
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
godawful coffee pot
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Dun metal scourge upon the earth
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Talented Canary Area
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Dun metal scourge upon the earth
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
Dun metal scourge upon the earth
  12/08/25
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dashing opaque friendly grandma orchestra pit
  12/08/25
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Gaped liquid oxygen
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Aphrodisiac set
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Aphrodisiac set
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: cerebral bearded kitchen mediation



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: excitant mother stage

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: shaky national cuckoldry

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309378#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Dun metal scourge upon the earth

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=5309378#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Gaped liquid oxygen

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=5309378#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: Dun metal scourge upon the earth

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309378#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: Aromatic sadistic spot

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309378#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: dashing opaque friendly grandma orchestra pit

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=5309378#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Dun metal scourge upon the earth

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=5309378#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Sepia pistol stead



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Buff laughsome ticket booth pervert

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=5309378#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: Dun metal scourge upon the earth

>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=5309378#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: adventurous gaming laptop

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309378#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Dun metal scourge upon the earth

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=5309378#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: adventurous gaming laptop

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=5309378#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Dun metal scourge upon the earth

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=5309378#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: cerebral bearded kitchen mediation



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Doobsian big multi-billionaire

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=5309378#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: Dun metal scourge upon the earth

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309378#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: Doobsian big multi-billionaire

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309378#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: Dun metal scourge upon the earth

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=5309378#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: Multi-colored spruce theatre



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: godawful coffee pot

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=5309378#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: Dun metal scourge upon the earth

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=5309378#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: Talented Canary Area

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309378#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: Dun metal scourge upon the earth

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=5309378#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: Dun metal scourge upon the earth

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309378#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: dashing opaque friendly grandma orchestra pit



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Gaped liquid oxygen



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac set

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=5309378#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac set

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=5309378#49506437)