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Why is it “the playoffs” in NFL but “the playoff” in college?
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM Author: sepia lodge (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2/#49493176) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM Author: Claret 180 piazza why do you fart cum from your asshole? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2/#49493231) |
Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM Author: Mauve hairraiser kitty cat because there is no super bowl in college (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2/#49493211) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM Author: Talking 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. |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM Author: Unhinged lay fanboi 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/#49493613) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM Author: Talking mental disorder * footballs playoff (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2/#49493212) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM Author: Pearly boyish laser beams playsoff (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2/#49493228) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM Author: Dashing purple mad cow disease church building 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/#49493276) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM Author: Talking mental disorder rofl it's my kind of autistic thread.
is OP an ironside pumo? has ironside been around in years? |
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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM Author: Out-of-control Native Halford (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2/#49497164) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM Author: Racy Rusted Address Marketing Idea 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? |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM Author: Talking 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. |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM Author: arousing turquoise trump supporter good answer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2/#49493268) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM Author: Talking 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/#49493273) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM Author: arousing turquoise trump supporter 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/#49493298) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM Author: Talking 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. |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM Author: sepia lodge (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2/#49493302) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM Author: sinister scourge upon the earth 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/#49493272) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM Author: Talking mental disorder * war
we play offense and war |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM Author: sinister scourge upon the earth yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2/#49493418) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM Author: Talking 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? |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM Author: Navy Set (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2/#49493838) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM Author: olive lascivious institution ape 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/#49493317) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM Author: Talking 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/#49493342) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM Author: laughsome deer antler College footballs playoff, actually. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2/#49493466) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM Author: Talking mental disorder already said above, asshole
https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&mc=22&forum_id=2#49493212 |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM Author: Talking mental disorder each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "the Playoffs" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2/#49493890) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM Author: Dashing purple mad cow disease church building (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2/#49494083) |
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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM Author: Unhinged lay fanboi (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2/#49496762) |
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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM Author: crystalline frum spot Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament” wtf
https://x.com/bostonradio/status/1999504198224785592 |
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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM Author: crystalline frum spot 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 |