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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: Startled Hall (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: Flesh dopamine 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: Dead snowy fortuitous meteor 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: razzmatazz shaky newt new version 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: Beady-eyed thirsty shrine 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: razzmatazz shaky newt new version * 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: Saffron magical telephone 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: exciting pea-brained location hissy fit 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: razzmatazz shaky newt new version 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: titillating buck-toothed elastic band candlestick maker (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: overrated cyan temple 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: razzmatazz shaky newt new version >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: hateful yarmulke 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: razzmatazz shaky newt new version 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: hateful yarmulke 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: razzmatazz shaky newt new version 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: Startled Hall (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: boyish selfie 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: razzmatazz shaky newt new version * war
we play offense and war |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM Author: boyish selfie 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: razzmatazz shaky newt new version 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: Territorial Electric School Knife (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: Cordovan Lay Organic Girlfriend 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: razzmatazz shaky newt new version 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: hot big fat ankles 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: razzmatazz shaky newt new version 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: razzmatazz shaky newt new version 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: exciting pea-brained location hissy fit (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: Beady-eyed thirsty shrine (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: Red violent digit ratio piazza 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: Red violent digit ratio piazza 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 |