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

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racy maniacal foreskin field
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Blue tantric stage rigpig
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
aphrodisiac overrated stag film striped hyena
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Offensive stirring abode
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Mustard jewess
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Offensive stirring abode
  12/08/25
playsoff
Alcoholic Trip Principal's Office Partner
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Titillating Sneaky Criminal
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Offensive stirring abode
  12/08/25
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Wine marvelous base people who are hurt
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
bateful chrome dilemma
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Offensive stirring abode
  12/08/25
good answer.
lilac parlor old irish cottage
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Offensive stirring abode
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
lilac parlor old irish cottage
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Offensive stirring abode
  12/08/25
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racy maniacal foreskin field
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
yellow histrionic toaster
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Offensive stirring abode
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
yellow histrionic toaster
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
Offensive stirring abode
  12/08/25
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Fragrant anal gunner
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
pink laughsome fanboi
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Offensive stirring abode
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
burgundy school cafeteria main people
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Offensive stirring abode
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
Offensive stirring abode
  12/08/25
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Titillating Sneaky Criminal
  12/08/25
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Mustard jewess
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
crystalline galvanic area
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
crystalline galvanic area
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: racy maniacal foreskin field



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Blue tantric stage rigpig

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880",#49493231)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: aphrodisiac overrated stag film striped hyena

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880",#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Offensive stirring abode

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=5310880",#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Mustard jewess

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=5310880",#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: Offensive stirring abode

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880",#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: Alcoholic Trip Principal's Office Partner

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880",#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: Titillating Sneaky Criminal

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=5310880",#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Offensive stirring abode

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=5310880",#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Wine marvelous base people who are hurt



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: bateful chrome dilemma

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=5310880",#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: Offensive stirring abode

>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=5310880",#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: lilac parlor old irish cottage

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880",#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Offensive stirring abode

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=5310880",#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: lilac parlor old irish cottage

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=5310880",#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Offensive stirring abode

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=5310880",#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: racy maniacal foreskin field



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: yellow histrionic toaster

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=5310880",#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: Offensive stirring abode

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880",#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: yellow histrionic toaster

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880",#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: Offensive stirring abode

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=5310880",#49493461)



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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: pink laughsome fanboi

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=5310880",#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: Offensive stirring abode

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=5310880",#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: burgundy school cafeteria main people

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880",#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: Offensive stirring abode

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=5310880",#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: Offensive stirring abode

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880",#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: Titillating Sneaky Criminal



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Mustard jewess



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: crystalline galvanic area

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=5310880",#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: crystalline galvanic area

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=5310880",#49506437)