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

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charismatic pit
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
crimson crotch
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
electric gay spot rigor
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Motley patrolman
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
passionate tripping garrison
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Motley patrolman
  12/08/25
playsoff
Marvelous canary kitchen immigrant
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Razzmatazz iridescent personal credit line meetinghouse
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Motley patrolman
  12/08/25
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Chestnut heaven
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Cordovan hall gaming laptop
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Motley patrolman
  12/08/25
good answer.
buck-toothed legal warrant school cafeteria
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Motley patrolman
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
buck-toothed legal warrant school cafeteria
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Motley patrolman
  12/08/25
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charismatic pit
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Vibrant cuckold field
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Motley patrolman
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Vibrant cuckold field
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
Motley patrolman
  12/08/25
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thriller sound barrier
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Elite fortuitous meteor codepig
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Motley patrolman
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
insanely creepy multi-colored tanning salon
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Motley patrolman
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
Motley patrolman
  12/08/25
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Razzmatazz iridescent personal credit line meetinghouse
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passionate tripping garrison
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Adulterous Depressive
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Adulterous Depressive
  12/13/25


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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: crimson crotch

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: electric gay spot rigor

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: Motley patrolman

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: passionate tripping garrison

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: Motley patrolman

* 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: Marvelous canary kitchen immigrant

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: Razzmatazz iridescent personal credit line meetinghouse

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: Motley patrolman

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: Chestnut heaven



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Cordovan hall gaming laptop

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: Motley patrolman

>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: buck-toothed legal warrant school cafeteria

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: Motley patrolman

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: buck-toothed legal warrant school cafeteria

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: Motley patrolman

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: charismatic pit



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Vibrant cuckold field

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: Motley patrolman

* 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: Vibrant cuckold field

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: Motley patrolman

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: thriller sound barrier



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Elite fortuitous meteor codepig

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: Motley patrolman

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: insanely creepy multi-colored tanning salon

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: Motley patrolman

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: Motley patrolman

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: Razzmatazz iridescent personal credit line meetinghouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#49494083)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: passionate tripping garrison



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#49496762)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Adulterous Depressive

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: Adulterous Depressive

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)