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

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Abusive Pocket Flask
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Tripping underhanded base
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
demanding house
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Cerise frisky turdskin heaven
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
hairraiser pea-brained school
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Cerise frisky turdskin heaven
  12/08/25
playsoff
effete razzle-dazzle voyeur
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
supple site hominid
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Cerise frisky turdskin heaven
  12/08/25
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Arrogant laughsome ape goal in life
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
comical international law enforcement agency puppy
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Cerise frisky turdskin heaven
  12/08/25
good answer.
Nighttime shivering meetinghouse
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Cerise frisky turdskin heaven
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
Nighttime shivering meetinghouse
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Cerise frisky turdskin heaven
  12/08/25
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Abusive Pocket Flask
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
aggressive diverse clown
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Cerise frisky turdskin heaven
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
aggressive diverse clown
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
Cerise frisky turdskin heaven
  12/08/25
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crystalline mad cow disease stage
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
plum big-titted gaping crackhouse
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Cerise frisky turdskin heaven
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
domesticated violet nowag
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Cerise frisky turdskin heaven
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
Cerise frisky turdskin heaven
  12/08/25
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supple site hominid
  12/08/25
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hairraiser pea-brained school
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
grizzly titillating market
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
grizzly titillating market
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Abusive Pocket Flask



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Tripping underhanded base

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: demanding house

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Cerise frisky turdskin heaven

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=5310481#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: hairraiser pea-brained school

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=5310481#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: Cerise frisky turdskin heaven

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: effete razzle-dazzle voyeur

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: supple site hominid

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=5310481#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Cerise frisky turdskin heaven

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=5310481#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Arrogant laughsome ape goal in life



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: comical international law enforcement agency puppy

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=5310481#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: Cerise frisky turdskin heaven

>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=5310481#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: Nighttime shivering meetinghouse

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Cerise frisky turdskin heaven

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=5310481#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: Nighttime shivering meetinghouse

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=5310481#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Cerise frisky turdskin heaven

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=5310481#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: Abusive Pocket Flask



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: aggressive diverse clown

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=5310481#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: Cerise frisky turdskin heaven

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: aggressive diverse clown

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: Cerise frisky turdskin heaven

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=5310481#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: crystalline mad cow disease stage



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: plum big-titted gaping crackhouse

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=5310481#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: Cerise frisky turdskin heaven

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=5310481#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: domesticated violet nowag

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: Cerise frisky turdskin heaven

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=5310481#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: Cerise frisky turdskin heaven

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: supple site hominid



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49494083)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: hairraiser pea-brained school



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: grizzly titillating market

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=5310481#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: grizzly titillating market

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=5310481#49506437)