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

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cracking sandwich macaca
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Swashbuckling parlour love of her life
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Spectacular Charcoal Locus Potus
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Comical Naked Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Hot sweet tailpipe
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Comical Naked Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
playsoff
geriatric masturbator immigrant
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Hairraiser painfully honest nursing home
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Comical Naked Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
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Elite Diverse Church Building Really Tough Guy
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Chartreuse deranged area
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Comical Naked Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
good answer.
heady casino electric furnace
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Comical Naked Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
heady casino electric furnace
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Comical Naked Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
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cracking sandwich macaca
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Exciting trump supporter
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Comical Naked Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Exciting trump supporter
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
Comical Naked Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
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disgusting half-breed
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
anal windowlicker place of business
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Comical Naked Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Vibrant Carmine Piazza Pozpig
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Comical Naked Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
Comical Naked Meetinghouse
  12/08/25
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Hairraiser painfully honest nursing home
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Hot sweet tailpipe
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
floppy peach doctorate
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
floppy peach doctorate
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: cracking sandwich macaca



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Swashbuckling parlour love of her life

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Spectacular Charcoal Locus Potus

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Comical Naked Meetinghouse

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=5310893#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Hot sweet tailpipe

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=5310893#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: Comical Naked Meetinghouse

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: geriatric masturbator immigrant

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: Hairraiser painfully honest nursing home

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=5310893#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Comical Naked Meetinghouse

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=5310893#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Elite Diverse Church Building Really Tough Guy



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Chartreuse deranged area

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=5310893#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: Comical Naked Meetinghouse

>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=5310893#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: heady casino electric furnace

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Comical Naked Meetinghouse

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=5310893#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: heady casino electric furnace

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=5310893#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Comical Naked Meetinghouse

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=5310893#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: cracking sandwich macaca



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Exciting trump supporter

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=5310893#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: Comical Naked Meetinghouse

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: Exciting trump supporter

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: Comical Naked Meetinghouse

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=5310893#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: disgusting half-breed



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: anal windowlicker place of business

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=5310893#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: Comical Naked Meetinghouse

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=5310893#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: Vibrant Carmine Piazza Pozpig

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: Comical Naked Meetinghouse

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=5310893#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: Comical Naked Meetinghouse

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: Hairraiser painfully honest nursing home



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Hot sweet tailpipe



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: floppy peach doctorate

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=5310893#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: floppy peach doctorate

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=5310893#49506437)