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Why is it “the playoffs” in NFL but “the playoff” in college?
| hairraiser embarrassed to the bone boistinker cuckoldry | 12/08/25 |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM Author: hairraiser embarrassed to the bone boistinker cuckoldry (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49493176) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM Author: Crusty Coldplay Fan Deer Antler why do you fart cum from your asshole? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49493231) |
Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM Author: Soul-stirring school dingle berry because there is no super bowl in college (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49493211) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM Author: Marvelous Ungodly Abode 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: Insane friendly grandma 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=2most#49493613) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM Author: Marvelous Ungodly Abode * footballs playoff (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49493212) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM Author: adventurous blue goal in life son of senegal playsoff (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49493228) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM Author: Stimulating gaming laptop 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=2most#49493276) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM Author: Marvelous Ungodly Abode 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: Vibrant Crystalline Ticket Booth Elastic Band (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49497164) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM Author: Motley Massive Knife Toilet Seat 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: Marvelous Ungodly Abode >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: Duck-like Rebellious Scourge Upon The Earth good answer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49493268) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM Author: Marvelous Ungodly Abode 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=2most#49493273) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM Author: Duck-like Rebellious Scourge Upon The Earth 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=2most#49493298) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM Author: Marvelous Ungodly Abode 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: hairraiser embarrassed to the bone boistinker cuckoldry (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49493302) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM Author: Mewling Swollen Business Firm Old Irish Cottage 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=2most#49493272) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM Author: Marvelous Ungodly Abode * war
we play offense and war |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM Author: Mewling Swollen Business Firm Old Irish Cottage yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49493418) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM Author: Marvelous Ungodly Abode 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: Vengeful snowy brunch partner (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49493838) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM Author: arousing mischievous lodge 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=2most#49493317) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM Author: Marvelous Ungodly Abode you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" in this fashion. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49493342) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM Author: exhilarant zippy jew College footballs playoff, actually. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49493466) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM Author: Marvelous Ungodly Abode 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: Marvelous Ungodly Abode each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "the Playoffs" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49493890) |
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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM Author: Stimulating gaming laptop (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49494083) |
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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM Author: Insane friendly grandma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2most#49496762) |
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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM Author: citrine appetizing principal's office gunner 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: citrine appetizing principal's office gunner 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 |