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

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hyperactive beta kitchen selfie
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Hot field
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
drab stirring stag film corn cake
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
copper address knife
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Magenta cuck death wish
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
copper address knife
  12/08/25
playsoff
maize sweet tailpipe reading party
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
dashing step-uncle's house partner
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
copper address knife
  12/08/25
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Heady Onyx Feces
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Adventurous principal's office philosopher-king
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
copper address knife
  12/08/25
good answer.
Chrome indian lodge
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
copper address knife
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
Chrome indian lodge
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
copper address knife
  12/08/25
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hyperactive beta kitchen selfie
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
mahogany tripping keepsake machete base
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
copper address knife
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
mahogany tripping keepsake machete base
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
copper address knife
  12/08/25
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anal shrine
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Alcoholic vibrant mother
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
copper address knife
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Aqua autistic abode background story
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
copper address knife
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
copper address knife
  12/08/25
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dashing step-uncle's house partner
  12/08/25
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Magenta cuck death wish
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
soul-stirring pale weed whacker indirect expression
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
soul-stirring pale weed whacker indirect expression
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: hyperactive beta kitchen selfie



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Hot field

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: drab stirring stag film corn cake

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310861#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: copper address knife

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=5310861#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Magenta cuck death wish

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=5310861#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: copper address knife

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310861#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: maize sweet tailpipe reading party

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310861#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: dashing step-uncle's house partner

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=5310861#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: copper address knife

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=5310861#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Heady Onyx Feces



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Adventurous principal's office philosopher-king

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=5310861#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: copper address knife

>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=5310861#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: Chrome indian lodge

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310861#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: copper address knife

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=5310861#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: Chrome indian lodge

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=5310861#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: copper address knife

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=5310861#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: hyperactive beta kitchen selfie



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: mahogany tripping keepsake machete base

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=5310861#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: copper address knife

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310861#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: mahogany tripping keepsake machete base

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310861#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: copper address knife

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=5310861#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: anal shrine



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Alcoholic vibrant mother

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=5310861#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: copper address knife

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=5310861#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: Aqua autistic abode background story

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310861#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: copper address knife

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=5310861#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: copper address knife

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310861#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: dashing step-uncle's house partner



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Magenta cuck death wish



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: soul-stirring pale weed whacker indirect expression

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=5310861#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: soul-stirring pale weed whacker indirect expression

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=5310861#49506437)