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

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Mildly autistic sick nibblets
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Clear lodge water buffalo
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
aphrodisiac lime brunch boistinker
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
appetizing abode
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
slimy bateful boiling water immigrant
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
appetizing abode
  12/08/25
playsoff
Grizzly giraffe
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
disgusting mediation
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
appetizing abode
  12/08/25
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Zippy Up-to-no-good Stage Boltzmann
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Supple autistic gaming laptop
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
appetizing abode
  12/08/25
good answer.
lake foreskin laser beams
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
appetizing abode
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
lake foreskin laser beams
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
appetizing abode
  12/08/25
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Mildly autistic sick nibblets
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
provocative pit
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
appetizing abode
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
provocative pit
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
appetizing abode
  12/08/25
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fragrant weed whacker
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
fear-inspiring station
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
appetizing abode
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Bipolar talented cuckold
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
appetizing abode
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
appetizing abode
  12/08/25
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disgusting mediation
  12/08/25
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slimy bateful boiling water immigrant
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
splenetic cyan office
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
splenetic cyan office
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Mildly autistic sick nibblets



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Clear lodge water buffalo

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: aphrodisiac lime brunch boistinker

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: appetizing abode

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: slimy bateful boiling water immigrant

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: appetizing abode

* 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: Grizzly giraffe

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: disgusting mediation

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: appetizing abode

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: Zippy Up-to-no-good Stage Boltzmann



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Supple autistic gaming laptop

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: appetizing abode

>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: lake foreskin laser beams

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: appetizing abode

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: lake foreskin laser beams

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: appetizing abode

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: Mildly autistic sick nibblets



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: provocative pit

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: appetizing abode

* 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: provocative pit

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: appetizing abode

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: fragrant weed whacker



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: fear-inspiring station

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: appetizing abode

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: Bipolar talented cuckold

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: appetizing abode

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: appetizing abode

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: disgusting mediation



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: slimy bateful boiling water immigrant



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: splenetic cyan office

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: splenetic cyan office

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)