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

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hilarious exhilarant stag film
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Judgmental Library Codepig
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
outnumbered cyan theatre mood
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
razzmatazz magical background story
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Electric useless theater
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
razzmatazz magical background story
  12/08/25
playsoff
naked boistinker
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
unholy pistol brunch
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
razzmatazz magical background story
  12/08/25
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garnet frozen hairy legs fat ankles
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Bistre house-broken rigor half-breed
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
razzmatazz magical background story
  12/08/25
good answer.
vibrant dead tanning salon windowlicker
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
razzmatazz magical background story
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
vibrant dead tanning salon windowlicker
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
razzmatazz magical background story
  12/08/25
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hilarious exhilarant stag film
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Bull headed nowag sweet tailpipe
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
razzmatazz magical background story
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Bull headed nowag sweet tailpipe
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
razzmatazz magical background story
  12/08/25
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Pale Cracking House Travel Guidebook
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
stirring frum legend
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
razzmatazz magical background story
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
iridescent mildly autistic resort
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
razzmatazz magical background story
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
razzmatazz magical background story
  12/08/25
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unholy pistol brunch
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Electric useless theater
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
stimulating umber trump supporter
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
stimulating umber trump supporter
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: hilarious exhilarant stag film



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Judgmental Library Codepig

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: outnumbered cyan theatre mood

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: razzmatazz magical background story

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: Electric useless theater

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: razzmatazz magical background story

* 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: naked boistinker

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: unholy pistol brunch

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: razzmatazz magical background story

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: garnet frozen hairy legs fat ankles



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Bistre house-broken rigor half-breed

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: razzmatazz magical background story

>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: vibrant dead tanning salon windowlicker

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: razzmatazz magical background story

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: vibrant dead tanning salon windowlicker

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: razzmatazz magical background story

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: hilarious exhilarant stag film



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Bull headed nowag sweet tailpipe

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: razzmatazz magical background story

* 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: Bull headed nowag sweet tailpipe

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: razzmatazz magical background story

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: Pale Cracking House Travel Guidebook



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: stirring frum legend

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: razzmatazz magical background story

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: iridescent mildly autistic resort

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: razzmatazz magical background story

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: razzmatazz magical background story

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: unholy pistol brunch



(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: Electric useless theater



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: stimulating umber trump supporter

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: stimulating umber trump supporter

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)