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

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puce elite institution
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
adventurous brunch
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Hyperventilating old irish cottage
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Canary Hall Water Buffalo
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
flirting chestnut mad cow disease
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Canary Hall Water Buffalo
  12/08/25
playsoff
orchid lascivious kitchen
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
razzmatazz field
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Canary Hall Water Buffalo
  12/08/25
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galvanic home
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Sinister Headpube
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Canary Hall Water Buffalo
  12/08/25
good answer.
marvelous center internal respiration
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Canary Hall Water Buffalo
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
marvelous center internal respiration
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Canary Hall Water Buffalo
  12/08/25
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puce elite institution
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
stimulating massive candlestick maker
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Canary Hall Water Buffalo
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
stimulating massive candlestick maker
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
Canary Hall Water Buffalo
  12/08/25
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Pontificating striped hyena
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Buff self-absorbed persian
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Canary Hall Water Buffalo
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
bull headed beady-eyed property
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Canary Hall Water Buffalo
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
Canary Hall Water Buffalo
  12/08/25
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razzmatazz field
  12/08/25
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flirting chestnut mad cow disease
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Tantric fantasy-prone laser beams garrison
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Tantric fantasy-prone laser beams garrison
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: puce elite institution



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49493176)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: adventurous brunch

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49493231)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Hyperventilating old irish cottage

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Canary Hall Water Buffalo

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\u0026show=posted#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: flirting chestnut mad cow disease

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\u0026show=posted#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: Canary Hall Water Buffalo

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: orchid lascivious kitchen

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: razzmatazz field

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\u0026show=posted#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Canary Hall Water Buffalo

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\u0026show=posted#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: galvanic home



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49497164)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Sinister Headpube

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\u0026show=posted#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: Canary Hall Water Buffalo

>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\u0026show=posted#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: marvelous center internal respiration

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Canary Hall Water Buffalo

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\u0026show=posted#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: marvelous center internal respiration

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\u0026show=posted#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Canary Hall Water Buffalo

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\u0026show=posted#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: puce elite institution



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49493302)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: stimulating massive candlestick maker

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\u0026show=posted#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: Canary Hall Water Buffalo

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: stimulating massive candlestick maker

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: Canary Hall Water Buffalo

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\u0026show=posted#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: Pontificating striped hyena



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49493838)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Buff self-absorbed persian

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\u0026show=posted#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: Canary Hall Water Buffalo

you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" in this fashion.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: bull headed beady-eyed property

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: Canary Hall Water Buffalo

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\u0026show=posted#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: Canary Hall Water Buffalo

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: razzmatazz field



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49494083)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: flirting chestnut mad cow disease



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49496762)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Tantric fantasy-prone laser beams garrison

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\u0026show=posted#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: Tantric fantasy-prone laser beams garrison

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\u0026show=posted#49506437)