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

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180 sandwich queen of the night
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
topaz meetinghouse multi-billionaire
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Ruby box office
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
adventurous native national security agency
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Slippery Effete Travel Guidebook Mad Cow Disease
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
adventurous native national security agency
  12/08/25
playsoff
titillating office
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Duck-like Curious Address Indirect Expression
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
adventurous native national security agency
  12/08/25
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provocative federal resort
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
transparent godawful community account kitchen
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
adventurous native national security agency
  12/08/25
good answer.
Irradiated Lime Pit
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
adventurous native national security agency
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
Irradiated Lime Pit
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
adventurous native national security agency
  12/08/25
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180 sandwich queen of the night
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
shimmering stage
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
adventurous native national security agency
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
shimmering stage
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
adventurous native national security agency
  12/08/25
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Underhanded fear-inspiring mental disorder
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Slap-happy Bateful Library Gay Wizard
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
adventurous native national security agency
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
abusive translucent home
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
adventurous native national security agency
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
adventurous native national security agency
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Duck-like Curious Address Indirect Expression
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Slippery Effete Travel Guidebook Mad Cow Disease
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
silver stead
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
silver stead
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: 180 sandwich queen of the night



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: topaz meetinghouse multi-billionaire

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Ruby box office

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: adventurous native national security agency

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=5310751#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Slippery Effete Travel Guidebook Mad Cow Disease

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=5310751#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: adventurous native national security agency

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: titillating office

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: Duck-like Curious Address Indirect Expression

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=5310751#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: adventurous native national security agency

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=5310751#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: provocative federal resort



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: transparent godawful community account kitchen

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=5310751#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: adventurous native national security agency

>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=5310751#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: Irradiated Lime Pit

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: adventurous native national security agency

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=5310751#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: Irradiated Lime Pit

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=5310751#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: adventurous native national security agency

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=5310751#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: 180 sandwich queen of the night



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: shimmering stage

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=5310751#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: adventurous native national security agency

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: shimmering stage

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: adventurous native national security agency

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=5310751#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: Underhanded fear-inspiring mental disorder



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Slap-happy Bateful Library Gay Wizard

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=5310751#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: adventurous native national security agency

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=5310751#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: abusive translucent home

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: adventurous native national security agency

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=5310751#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: adventurous native national security agency

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: Duck-like Curious Address Indirect Expression



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Slippery Effete Travel Guidebook Mad Cow Disease



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: silver stead

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=5310751#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: silver stead

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=5310751#49506437)