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

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charcoal aggressive bawdyhouse
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
demanding macaca
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
misunderstood effete sandwich
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
bright bateful resort
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Haunting mischievous parlor
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
bright bateful resort
  12/08/25
playsoff
vivacious misanthropic jew dilemma
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
racy corner place of business
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
bright bateful resort
  12/08/25
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diverse corn cake
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Pearly Embarrassed To The Bone Kitty Coldplay Fan
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
bright bateful resort
  12/08/25
good answer.
Bronze turdskin
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
bright bateful resort
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
Bronze turdskin
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
bright bateful resort
  12/08/25
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charcoal aggressive bawdyhouse
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
walnut locale
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
bright bateful resort
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
walnut locale
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
bright bateful resort
  12/08/25
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blathering mental disorder
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Rose Greedy Base
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
bright bateful resort
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
hairraiser chocolate trailer park
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
bright bateful resort
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
bright bateful resort
  12/08/25
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racy corner place of business
  12/08/25
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Haunting mischievous parlor
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Deep Exciting Address Trump Supporter
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Deep Exciting Address Trump Supporter
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: charcoal aggressive bawdyhouse



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: demanding macaca

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: misunderstood effete sandwich

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: bright bateful resort

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=5310904#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Haunting mischievous parlor

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=5310904#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: bright bateful resort

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: vivacious misanthropic jew dilemma

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: racy corner place of business

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=5310904#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: bright bateful resort

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=5310904#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: diverse corn cake



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Pearly Embarrassed To The Bone Kitty Coldplay Fan

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=5310904#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: bright bateful resort

>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=5310904#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: Bronze turdskin

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: bright bateful resort

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=5310904#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: Bronze turdskin

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=5310904#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: bright bateful resort

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=5310904#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: charcoal aggressive bawdyhouse



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: walnut locale

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=5310904#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: bright bateful resort

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: walnut locale

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: bright bateful resort

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=5310904#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: blathering mental disorder



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#49493838)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Rose Greedy Base

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=5310904#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: bright bateful resort

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=5310904#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: hairraiser chocolate trailer park

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: bright bateful resort

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=5310904#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: bright bateful resort

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: racy corner place of business



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#49494083)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Haunting mischievous parlor



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Deep Exciting Address 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=5310904#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: Deep Exciting Address 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=5310904#49506437)