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

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nubile dingle berry keepsake machete
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
carmine mad-dog skullcap
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
trip tanning salon quadroon
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
cerebral dopamine locus
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
apoplectic faggot firefighter
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
cerebral dopamine locus
  12/08/25
playsoff
mauve stage
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
Erotic pungent theater
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
cerebral dopamine locus
  12/08/25
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lavender appetizing jew elastic band
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Swashbuckling sinister step-uncle's house
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
cerebral dopamine locus
  12/08/25
good answer.
Excitant center
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
cerebral dopamine locus
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
Excitant center
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
cerebral dopamine locus
  12/08/25
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nubile dingle berry keepsake machete
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Ocher Arousing Persian Menage
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
cerebral dopamine locus
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Ocher Arousing Persian Menage
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
cerebral dopamine locus
  12/08/25
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galvanic school cafeteria philosopher-king
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Cordovan Mad Cow Disease Set
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
cerebral dopamine locus
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Pearly ticket booth toaster
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
cerebral dopamine locus
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
cerebral dopamine locus
  12/08/25
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Erotic pungent theater
  12/08/25
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apoplectic faggot firefighter
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
contagious cuckold
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
contagious cuckold
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: nubile dingle berry keepsake machete



(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: carmine mad-dog skullcap

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: trip tanning salon quadroon

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: cerebral dopamine locus

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=2most#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: apoplectic faggot firefighter

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: cerebral dopamine locus

* 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: mauve stage

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: Erotic pungent theater

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: cerebral dopamine locus

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=2most#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: lavender appetizing jew 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: Swashbuckling sinister step-uncle's house

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=2most#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: cerebral dopamine locus

>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=2most#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: Excitant center

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: cerebral dopamine locus

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: Excitant center

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: cerebral dopamine locus

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=2most#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: nubile dingle berry keepsake machete



(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: Ocher Arousing Persian Menage

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: cerebral dopamine locus

* war

we play offense and war

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: Ocher Arousing Persian Menage

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: cerebral dopamine locus

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=2most#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: galvanic school cafeteria philosopher-king



(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: Cordovan Mad Cow Disease Set

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: cerebral dopamine locus

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: Pearly ticket booth toaster

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: cerebral dopamine locus

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=2most#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: cerebral dopamine locus

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: Erotic pungent theater



(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: apoplectic faggot firefighter



(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: contagious cuckold

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=2most#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: contagious cuckold

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=2most#49506437)