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

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Beady-eyed aquamarine bawdyhouse crotch
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
sexy abode sex offender
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Sooty federal incel corner
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
big crackhouse goyim
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Stimulating hideous native goal in life
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
big crackhouse goyim
  12/08/25
playsoff
Crawly Maroon Boiling Water
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Amethyst stock car
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
big crackhouse goyim
  12/08/25
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Bateful yellow dragon
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
judgmental twinkling school cafeteria half-breed
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
big crackhouse goyim
  12/08/25
good answer.
Carnelian anal death wish garrison
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
big crackhouse goyim
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
Carnelian anal death wish garrison
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
big crackhouse goyim
  12/08/25
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Beady-eyed aquamarine bawdyhouse crotch
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
turquoise hospital
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
big crackhouse goyim
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
turquoise hospital
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
big crackhouse goyim
  12/08/25
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Talented Library
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
obsidian temple
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
big crackhouse goyim
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Disgusting provocative church
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
big crackhouse goyim
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
big crackhouse goyim
  12/08/25
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Amethyst stock car
  12/08/25
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Stimulating hideous native goal in life
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
tan ceo
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
tan ceo
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Beady-eyed aquamarine bawdyhouse crotch



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: sexy abode sex offender

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Sooty federal incel corner

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: big crackhouse goyim

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: Stimulating hideous native goal in life

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: big crackhouse goyim

* 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: Crawly Maroon Boiling Water

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: Amethyst stock car

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: big crackhouse goyim

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: Bateful yellow dragon



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: judgmental twinkling school cafeteria 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=5310880#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: big crackhouse goyim

>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: Carnelian anal death wish garrison

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: big crackhouse goyim

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: Carnelian anal death wish garrison

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: big crackhouse goyim

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: Beady-eyed aquamarine bawdyhouse crotch



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: turquoise hospital

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: big crackhouse goyim

* 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: turquoise hospital

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: big crackhouse goyim

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: Talented Library



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: obsidian 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=5310880#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: big crackhouse goyim

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: Disgusting provocative church

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: big crackhouse goyim

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: big crackhouse goyim

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: Amethyst stock car



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Stimulating hideous native goal in life



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: tan ceo

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: tan ceo

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)