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

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Slimy toaster multi-billionaire
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Haunting Cracking Stag Film
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Vivacious Frozen Office
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Deep puppy
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye
  12/08/25
playsoff
Lascivious Dingle Berry
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
contagious corn cake range
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye
  12/08/25
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Motley black woman native
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
fear-inspiring newt place of business
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye
  12/08/25
good answer.
Salmon nubile hominid chapel
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
Salmon nubile hominid chapel
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye
  12/08/25
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Slimy toaster multi-billionaire
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
concupiscible community account
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
concupiscible community account
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
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passionate buff site stain
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
bateful up-to-no-good trust fund mood
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Violent vigorous wagecucks
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye
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contagious corn cake range
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Deep puppy
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
dashing cerise deer antler sound barrier
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
dashing cerise deer antler sound barrier
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Slimy toaster multi-billionaire



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Haunting Cracking Stag Film

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Vivacious Frozen Office

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: Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye

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: Deep puppy

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: Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye

* 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: Lascivious Dingle Berry

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: contagious corn cake range

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: Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye

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: Motley black woman native



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: fear-inspiring newt place of business

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: Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye

>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: Salmon nubile hominid chapel

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: Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye

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: Salmon nubile hominid chapel

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: Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye

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: Slimy toaster multi-billionaire



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: concupiscible community account

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: Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye

* 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: concupiscible community account

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: Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye

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: passionate buff site stain



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: bateful up-to-no-good trust fund mood

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: Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye

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: Violent vigorous wagecucks

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: Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye

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: Stimulating zippy tanning salon round eye

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: contagious corn cake range



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Deep puppy



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: dashing cerise deer antler sound barrier

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: dashing cerise deer antler sound barrier

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)