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

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Ruby Therapy
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
doobsian galvanic set
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Medicated Cruise Ship
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
dashing heaven
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
playsoff
Heady range milk
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
scarlet sanctuary
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
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Red state
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Spectacular goal in life
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
good answer.
poppy rigor rehab
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
poppy rigor rehab
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
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Ruby Therapy
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Amber high-end spot
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Amber high-end spot
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse
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purple hell
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
razzmatazz cerise coldplay fan
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
copper messiness
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
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scarlet sanctuary
  12/08/25
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dashing heaven
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Massive idea he suggested famous landscape painting
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Massive idea he suggested famous landscape painting
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Ruby Therapy



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: doobsian galvanic set

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Medicated Cruise Ship

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310764#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse

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=5310764#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: dashing heaven

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=5310764#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310764#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: Heady range milk

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310764#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: scarlet sanctuary

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=5310764#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse

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=5310764#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Red state



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Spectacular goal in life

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=5310764#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse

>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=5310764#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: poppy rigor rehab

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310764#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse

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=5310764#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: poppy rigor rehab

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=5310764#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse

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=5310764#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: Ruby Therapy



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Amber high-end spot

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=5310764#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310764#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: Amber high-end spot

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310764#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse

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=5310764#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: purple hell



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: razzmatazz cerise coldplay fan

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=5310764#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse

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=5310764#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: copper messiness

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310764#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse

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=5310764#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: Swashbuckling Affirmative Action Meetinghouse

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310764#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: scarlet sanctuary



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310764#49494083)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: dashing heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310764#49496762)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Massive idea he suggested famous landscape painting

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=5310764#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: Massive idea he suggested famous landscape painting

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=5310764#49506437)