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

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Curious blathering point milk
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
cordovan casino potus
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Ocher massive chapel
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
comical crackhouse
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
supple quadroon
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
comical crackhouse
  12/08/25
playsoff
Bearded philosopher-king hunting ground
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Very Tactful Volcanic Crater Trump Supporter
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
comical crackhouse
  12/08/25
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insane bull headed step-uncle's house feces
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
orange hominid preventive strike
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
comical crackhouse
  12/08/25
good answer.
Passionate Idiotic Heaven
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
comical crackhouse
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
Passionate Idiotic Heaven
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
comical crackhouse
  12/08/25
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Curious blathering point milk
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Odious startled rehab selfie
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
comical crackhouse
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Odious startled rehab selfie
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
comical crackhouse
  12/08/25
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mischievous university idea he suggested
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Nudist temple
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
comical crackhouse
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Vigorous Medicated Property
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
comical crackhouse
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
comical crackhouse
  12/08/25
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Very Tactful Volcanic Crater Trump Supporter
  12/08/25
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supple quadroon
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Soggy Unhinged Toilet Seat
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Soggy Unhinged Toilet Seat
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Curious blathering point milk



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: cordovan casino potus

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Ocher massive chapel

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: comical crackhouse

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: supple quadroon

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: comical crackhouse

* 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: Bearded philosopher-king hunting ground

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: Very Tactful Volcanic Crater Trump Supporter

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: comical crackhouse

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: insane bull headed step-uncle's house feces



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: orange hominid preventive strike

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: comical crackhouse

>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: Passionate Idiotic Heaven

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: comical crackhouse

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: Passionate Idiotic Heaven

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: comical crackhouse

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: Curious blathering point milk



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Odious startled rehab selfie

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: comical crackhouse

* 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: Odious startled rehab selfie

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: comical crackhouse

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: mischievous university idea he suggested



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49493838)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Nudist temple

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: comical crackhouse

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: Vigorous Medicated Property

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: comical crackhouse

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: comical crackhouse

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: Very Tactful Volcanic Crater Trump Supporter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49494083)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: supple quadroon



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Soggy Unhinged Toilet Seat

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: Soggy Unhinged Toilet Seat

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)