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

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charismatic church building
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Bespoke exhilarant masturbator
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
autistic rehab
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
doobsian angry heaven rigpig
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
mustard menage
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
doobsian angry heaven rigpig
  12/08/25
playsoff
Twisted orange incel
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
smoky pisswyrm stage
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
doobsian angry heaven rigpig
  12/08/25
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duck-like electric cruise ship famous landscape painting
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
talented insecure stead
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
doobsian angry heaven rigpig
  12/08/25
good answer.
Olive soggy personal credit line
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
doobsian angry heaven rigpig
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
Olive soggy personal credit line
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
doobsian angry heaven rigpig
  12/08/25
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charismatic church building
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
high-end internet-worthy brunch mad-dog skullcap
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
doobsian angry heaven rigpig
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
high-end internet-worthy brunch mad-dog skullcap
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
doobsian angry heaven rigpig
  12/08/25
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Hyperventilating fanboi field
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
fishy boyish faggot firefighter
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
doobsian angry heaven rigpig
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Hairless boltzmann
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
doobsian angry heaven rigpig
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
doobsian angry heaven rigpig
  12/08/25
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smoky pisswyrm stage
  12/08/25
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mustard menage
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Magical love of her life office
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Magical love of her life office
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: charismatic church building



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Bespoke exhilarant masturbator

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: autistic rehab

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: doobsian angry heaven rigpig

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=5310864#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: mustard menage

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=5310864#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: doobsian angry heaven rigpig

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: Twisted orange incel

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: smoky pisswyrm stage

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=5310864#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: doobsian angry heaven rigpig

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=5310864#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: duck-like electric cruise ship famous landscape painting



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: talented insecure stead

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=5310864#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: doobsian angry heaven rigpig

>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=5310864#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: Olive soggy personal credit line

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: doobsian angry heaven rigpig

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=5310864#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: Olive soggy personal credit line

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=5310864#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: doobsian angry heaven rigpig

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=5310864#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: charismatic church building



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: high-end internet-worthy brunch mad-dog skullcap

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=5310864#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: doobsian angry heaven rigpig

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: high-end internet-worthy brunch mad-dog skullcap

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: doobsian angry heaven rigpig

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=5310864#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: Hyperventilating fanboi field



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: fishy boyish faggot firefighter

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=5310864#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: doobsian angry heaven rigpig

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=5310864#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: Hairless boltzmann

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: doobsian angry heaven rigpig

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=5310864#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: doobsian angry heaven rigpig

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: smoky pisswyrm stage



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: mustard menage



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Magical love of her life 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=5310864#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: Magical love of her life 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=5310864#49506437)