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

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Floppy international law enforcement agency
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Honey-headed corner hairy legs
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Geriatric glittery coldplay fan idiot
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
disrespectful location main people
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
passionate onyx new version
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
disrespectful location main people
  12/08/25
playsoff
Ruddy really tough guy
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Dead saffron pit candlestick maker
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
disrespectful location main people
  12/08/25
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cream native famous landscape painting
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
trip fighting becky
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
disrespectful location main people
  12/08/25
good answer.
underhanded organic girlfriend
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
disrespectful location main people
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
underhanded organic girlfriend
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
disrespectful location main people
  12/08/25
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Floppy international law enforcement agency
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Milky talented library
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
disrespectful location main people
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Milky talented library
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
disrespectful location main people
  12/08/25
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bright curious trump supporter
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Frozen parlour
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
disrespectful location main people
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Purple Giraffe
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
disrespectful location main people
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
disrespectful location main people
  12/08/25
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Dead saffron pit candlestick maker
  12/08/25
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passionate onyx new version
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
boyish telephone
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
boyish telephone
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Floppy international law enforcement agency



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Honey-headed corner hairy legs

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Geriatric glittery coldplay fan idiot

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: disrespectful location main people

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=5310486#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: passionate onyx new version

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=5310486#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: disrespectful location main people

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: Ruddy really tough guy

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: Dead saffron pit candlestick maker

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=5310486#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: disrespectful location main people

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=5310486#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: cream native famous landscape painting



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: trip fighting becky

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=5310486#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: disrespectful location main people

>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=5310486#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: underhanded organic girlfriend

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: disrespectful location main people

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=5310486#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: underhanded organic girlfriend

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=5310486#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: disrespectful location main people

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=5310486#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: Floppy international law enforcement agency



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Milky talented library

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=5310486#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: disrespectful location main people

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: Milky talented library

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: disrespectful location main people

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=5310486#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: bright curious trump supporter



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Frozen parlour

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=5310486#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: disrespectful location main people

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=5310486#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: Purple Giraffe

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: disrespectful location main people

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=5310486#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: disrespectful location main people

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: Dead saffron pit candlestick maker



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: passionate onyx new version



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: boyish telephone

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=5310486#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: boyish telephone

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=5310486#49506437)