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

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Appetizing unhinged antidepressant drug
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Opaque foreskin
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
fragrant cuck
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
stirring volcanic crater
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
lemon know-it-all public bath idea he suggested
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
stirring volcanic crater
  12/08/25
playsoff
Dashing blood rage
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Swashbuckling bipolar indirect expression organic girlfriend
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
stirring volcanic crater
  12/08/25
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henna heaven sneaky criminal
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Misunderstood deranged home
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
stirring volcanic crater
  12/08/25
good answer.
Sickened sandwich
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
stirring volcanic crater
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
Sickened sandwich
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
stirring volcanic crater
  12/08/25
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Appetizing unhinged antidepressant drug
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
floppy crystalline haunted graveyard
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
stirring volcanic crater
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
floppy crystalline haunted graveyard
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
stirring volcanic crater
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Slap-happy Disturbing Market
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
brilliant twinkling uncleanness
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
stirring volcanic crater
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Copper Motley School Cafeteria Brethren
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
stirring volcanic crater
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
stirring volcanic crater
  12/08/25
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Swashbuckling bipolar indirect expression organic girlfriend
  12/08/25
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lemon know-it-all public bath idea he suggested
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Kink-friendly travel guidebook hell
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Kink-friendly travel guidebook hell
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Appetizing unhinged antidepressant drug



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Opaque foreskin

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: fragrant cuck

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: stirring volcanic crater

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: lemon know-it-all public bath idea he suggested

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: stirring volcanic crater

* 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: Dashing blood rage

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: Swashbuckling bipolar indirect expression organic girlfriend

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: stirring volcanic crater

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: henna heaven sneaky criminal



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Misunderstood deranged home

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: stirring volcanic crater

>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: Sickened sandwich

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: stirring volcanic crater

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: Sickened sandwich

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: stirring volcanic crater

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: Appetizing unhinged antidepressant drug



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: floppy crystalline haunted graveyard

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: stirring volcanic crater

* 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: floppy crystalline haunted graveyard

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: stirring volcanic crater

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: Slap-happy Disturbing Market



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: brilliant twinkling uncleanness

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: stirring volcanic crater

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 Motley School Cafeteria Brethren

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: stirring volcanic crater

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: stirring volcanic crater

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: Swashbuckling bipolar indirect expression organic girlfriend



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: lemon know-it-all public bath idea he suggested



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Kink-friendly travel guidebook hell

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: Kink-friendly travel guidebook hell

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)