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

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exciting stage
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
marvelous talking patrolman
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Dashing shrine
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
drunken transparent whorehouse pistol
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Big lodge associate
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
drunken transparent whorehouse pistol
  12/08/25
playsoff
Odious pearl theater roast beef
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
bossy talented station boiling water
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
drunken transparent whorehouse pistol
  12/08/25
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shaky mad-dog skullcap
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Ultramarine Cheese-eating Really Tough Guy Rehab
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
drunken transparent whorehouse pistol
  12/08/25
good answer.
irradiated pit
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
drunken transparent whorehouse pistol
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
irradiated pit
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
drunken transparent whorehouse pistol
  12/08/25
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exciting stage
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Domesticated queen of the night
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
drunken transparent whorehouse pistol
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Domesticated queen of the night
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
drunken transparent whorehouse pistol
  12/08/25
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purple fighting ticket booth
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
180 home clown
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
drunken transparent whorehouse pistol
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
bright heaven
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
drunken transparent whorehouse pistol
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
drunken transparent whorehouse pistol
  12/08/25
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bossy talented station boiling water
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Big lodge associate
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
puce foreskin bbw
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
puce foreskin bbw
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: exciting stage



(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: marvelous talking patrolman

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Dashing shrine

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: drunken transparent whorehouse pistol

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/#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Big lodge associate

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: drunken transparent whorehouse pistol

* 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: Odious pearl theater roast beef

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: bossy talented station boiling water

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: drunken transparent whorehouse pistol

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/#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: shaky mad-dog skullcap



(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: Ultramarine Cheese-eating Really Tough Guy Rehab

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/#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: drunken transparent whorehouse pistol

>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/#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: irradiated pit

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: drunken transparent whorehouse pistol

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: irradiated pit

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: drunken transparent whorehouse pistol

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/#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: exciting stage



(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: Domesticated queen of the night

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: drunken transparent whorehouse pistol

* war

we play offense and war

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: Domesticated queen of the night

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: drunken transparent whorehouse pistol

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/#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: purple fighting ticket booth



(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: 180 home clown

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: drunken transparent whorehouse pistol

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: bright heaven

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: drunken transparent whorehouse pistol

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/#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: drunken transparent whorehouse pistol

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: bossy talented station boiling water



(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: Big lodge associate



(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: puce foreskin bbw

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/#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: puce foreskin bbw

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/#49506437)