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

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Floppy Pit
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
Lavender hell circlehead
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Adulterous Jewess
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Bateful crusty market puppy
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Filthy doctorate
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Bateful crusty market puppy
  12/08/25
playsoff
vivacious buck-toothed brethren
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
nofapping pontificating generalized bond set
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Bateful crusty market puppy
  12/08/25
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Red razzmatazz striped hyena sneaky criminal
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
tripping hairraiser dopamine
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Bateful crusty market puppy
  12/08/25
good answer.
walnut gaped ratface gas station
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Bateful crusty market puppy
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
walnut gaped ratface gas station
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Bateful crusty market puppy
  12/08/25
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Floppy Pit
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
out-of-control irradiated cuckoldry spot
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Bateful crusty market puppy
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
out-of-control irradiated cuckoldry spot
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
Bateful crusty market puppy
  12/08/25
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disgusting beta gaming laptop lay
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
house-broken whorehouse pisswyrm
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Bateful crusty market puppy
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Canary bat shit crazy shitlib liquid oxygen
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Bateful crusty market puppy
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
Bateful crusty market puppy
  12/08/25
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nofapping pontificating generalized bond set
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Filthy doctorate
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
dark greedy hall
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
dark greedy hall
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Floppy Pit



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Lavender hell circlehead

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Adulterous Jewess

because there is no super bowl in college

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Bateful crusty market puppy

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=today#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Filthy doctorate

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=today#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: Bateful crusty market puppy

* footballs playoff

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: vivacious buck-toothed brethren

playsoff

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: nofapping pontificating generalized bond set

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=today#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Bateful crusty market puppy

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=today#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Red razzmatazz striped hyena sneaky criminal



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: tripping hairraiser dopamine

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=today#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: Bateful crusty market puppy

>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=today#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: walnut gaped ratface gas station

good answer.

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Bateful crusty market puppy

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=today#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: walnut gaped ratface gas station

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=today#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Bateful crusty market puppy

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=today#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: Floppy Pit



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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: out-of-control irradiated cuckoldry spot

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=today#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: Bateful crusty market puppy

* war

we play offense and war

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: out-of-control irradiated cuckoldry spot

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: Bateful crusty market puppy

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=today#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: disgusting beta gaming laptop lay



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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: house-broken whorehouse pisswyrm

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=today#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: Bateful crusty market puppy

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

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: Canary bat shit crazy shitlib liquid oxygen

College footballs playoff, actually.

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: Bateful crusty market puppy

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=today#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: Bateful crusty market puppy

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

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: nofapping pontificating generalized bond set



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



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Filthy doctorate



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



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: dark greedy hall

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=today#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: dark greedy hall

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=today#49506437)