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

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Razzle-dazzle Masturbator Address
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
metal digit ratio
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Fragrant nubile scourge upon the earth
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
mind-boggling plaza
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker
  12/08/25
playsoff
carmine locale
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
razzmatazz vengeful resort
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker
  12/08/25
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passionate amethyst principal's office ape
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
silver crotch
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker
  12/08/25
good answer.
pale dopamine institution
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
pale dopamine institution
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker
  12/08/25
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Razzle-dazzle Masturbator Address
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
bat shit crazy haunting mood
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
bat shit crazy haunting mood
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker
  12/08/25
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Talented Hideous Doctorate
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Overrated hyperactive fat ankles hospital
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Green Laughsome Theater
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker
  12/08/25
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razzmatazz vengeful resort
  12/08/25
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mind-boggling plaza
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
Hairraiser windowlicker
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
Hairraiser windowlicker
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Masturbator Address



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: metal digit ratio

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Fragrant nubile scourge upon the earth

because there is no super bowl in college

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker

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=2в#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: mind-boggling plaza

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=2в#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker

* footballs playoff

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: carmine locale

playsoff

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



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

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=2в#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker

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=2в#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: passionate amethyst principal's office ape



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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: silver crotch

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=2в#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker

>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=2в#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: pale dopamine institution

good answer.

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker

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=2в#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: pale dopamine institution

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=2в#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker

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=2в#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Masturbator Address



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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: bat shit crazy haunting mood

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=2в#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker

* war

we play offense and war

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: bat shit crazy haunting mood

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker

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=2в#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: Talented Hideous Doctorate



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Overrated hyperactive fat ankles hospital

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=2в#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker

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

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: Green Laughsome Theater

College footballs playoff, actually.

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker

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=2в#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: Razzle navy cruise ship weed whacker

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

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



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



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



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: mind-boggling plaza



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



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: Hairraiser windowlicker

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=2в#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: Hairraiser windowlicker

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=2в#49506437)