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

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Nubile locale
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
maize weed whacker sneaky criminal
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
nofapping roast beef stead
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
vigorous aquamarine mental disorder
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Beady-eyed chapel
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
vigorous aquamarine mental disorder
  12/08/25
playsoff
indecent generalized bond parlour
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
heady step-uncle's house
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
vigorous aquamarine mental disorder
  12/08/25
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slippery rehab
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
magenta philosopher-king den
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
vigorous aquamarine mental disorder
  12/08/25
good answer.
sadistic honey-headed love of her life
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
vigorous aquamarine mental disorder
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
sadistic honey-headed love of her life
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
vigorous aquamarine mental disorder
  12/08/25
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Nubile locale
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
hairraiser space
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
vigorous aquamarine mental disorder
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
hairraiser space
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
vigorous aquamarine mental disorder
  12/08/25
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Saffron voyeur
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
ocher people who are hurt school
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
vigorous aquamarine mental disorder
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
blathering spectacular temple queen of the night
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
vigorous aquamarine mental disorder
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
vigorous aquamarine mental disorder
  12/08/25
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heady step-uncle's house
  12/08/25
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Beady-eyed chapel
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
buff exhilarant sanctuary jap
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
buff exhilarant sanctuary jap
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Nubile locale



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: maize weed whacker sneaky criminal

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909",#49493231)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: nofapping roast beef stead

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909",#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: vigorous aquamarine mental disorder

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=5310909",#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Beady-eyed chapel

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=5310909",#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: vigorous aquamarine mental disorder

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909",#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: indecent generalized bond parlour

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909",#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: heady step-uncle's house

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=5310909",#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: vigorous aquamarine mental disorder

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=5310909",#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: slippery rehab



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: magenta philosopher-king den

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=5310909",#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: vigorous aquamarine mental disorder

>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=5310909",#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: sadistic honey-headed love of her life

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909",#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: vigorous aquamarine mental disorder

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=5310909",#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: sadistic honey-headed love of her life

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=5310909",#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: vigorous aquamarine mental disorder

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=5310909",#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: Nubile locale



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: hairraiser space

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=5310909",#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: vigorous aquamarine mental disorder

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909",#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: hairraiser space

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909",#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: vigorous aquamarine mental disorder

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=5310909",#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: Saffron voyeur



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: ocher people who are hurt school

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=5310909",#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: vigorous aquamarine mental disorder

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=5310909",#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: blathering spectacular temple queen of the night

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909",#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: vigorous aquamarine mental disorder

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=5310909",#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: vigorous aquamarine mental disorder

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909",#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: heady step-uncle's house



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909",#49494083)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Beady-eyed chapel



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: buff exhilarant sanctuary jap

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=5310909",#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: buff exhilarant sanctuary jap

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=5310909",#49506437)