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

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fragrant tank
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Amber disgusting cruise ship
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Bonkers saffron mad-dog skullcap
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
painfully honest sadistic dysfunction
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
marvelous immigrant
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
painfully honest sadistic dysfunction
  12/08/25
playsoff
Pungent ivory gas station
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Swashbuckling kink-friendly school
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
painfully honest sadistic dysfunction
  12/08/25
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violent bbw
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Cowardly stain menage
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
painfully honest sadistic dysfunction
  12/08/25
good answer.
mewling plaza
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
painfully honest sadistic dysfunction
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
mewling plaza
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
painfully honest sadistic dysfunction
  12/08/25
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fragrant tank
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Bronze private investor
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
painfully honest sadistic dysfunction
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Bronze private investor
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
painfully honest sadistic dysfunction
  12/08/25
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fighting yellow turdskin
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Duck-like vibrant party of the first part boltzmann
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
painfully honest sadistic dysfunction
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
bossy pit ratface
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
painfully honest sadistic dysfunction
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
painfully honest sadistic dysfunction
  12/08/25
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Swashbuckling kink-friendly school
  12/08/25
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marvelous immigrant
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
fantasy-prone native
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
fantasy-prone native
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: fragrant tank



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Amber disgusting cruise ship

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Bonkers saffron mad-dog skullcap

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: painfully honest sadistic dysfunction

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=5310906#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: marvelous immigrant

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=5310906#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: painfully honest sadistic dysfunction

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: Pungent ivory gas station

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: Swashbuckling kink-friendly school

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=5310906#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: painfully honest sadistic dysfunction

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=5310906#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: violent bbw



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Cowardly stain menage

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=5310906#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: painfully honest sadistic dysfunction

>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=5310906#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: mewling plaza

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: painfully honest sadistic dysfunction

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=5310906#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: mewling plaza

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=5310906#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: painfully honest sadistic dysfunction

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=5310906#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: fragrant tank



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Bronze private investor

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=5310906#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: painfully honest sadistic dysfunction

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: Bronze private investor

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: painfully honest sadistic dysfunction

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=5310906#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: fighting yellow turdskin



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49493838)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Duck-like vibrant party of the first part boltzmann

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=5310906#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: painfully honest sadistic dysfunction

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=5310906#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: bossy pit ratface

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: painfully honest sadistic dysfunction

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=5310906#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: painfully honest sadistic dysfunction

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: Swashbuckling kink-friendly school



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494083)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: marvelous immigrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49496762)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: fantasy-prone native

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=5310906#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: fantasy-prone native

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=5310906#49506437)