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

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spectacular salmon ticket booth kitty
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
charismatic hall
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
Maniacal poppy cuckold gaping
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
excitant umber school cafeteria mexican
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Exhilarant meetinghouse
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
excitant umber school cafeteria mexican
  12/08/25
playsoff
Cobalt Comical Trailer Park Mad Cow Disease
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
supple costumed round eye
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
excitant umber school cafeteria mexican
  12/08/25
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John Frum
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
Copper aphrodisiac location windowlicker
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
excitant umber school cafeteria mexican
  12/08/25
good answer.
brass depressive newt
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
excitant umber school cafeteria mexican
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
brass depressive newt
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
excitant umber school cafeteria mexican
  12/08/25
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spectacular salmon ticket booth kitty
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Floppy hateful boiling water degenerate
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
excitant umber school cafeteria mexican
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Floppy hateful boiling water degenerate
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
excitant umber school cafeteria mexican
  12/08/25
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Transparent travel guidebook wagecucks
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
sepia messiness
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
excitant umber school cafeteria mexican
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
Scarlet Crusty Casino Sneaky Criminal
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
excitant umber school cafeteria mexican
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
excitant umber school cafeteria mexican
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supple costumed round eye
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Marshall W. Waller
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
N904PD
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
N904PD
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: spectacular salmon ticket booth kitty



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: charismatic hall

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Maniacal poppy cuckold gaping

because there is no super bowl in college

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: excitant umber school cafeteria mexican

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: Exhilarant meetinghouse

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: excitant umber school cafeteria mexican

* footballs playoff

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: Cobalt Comical Trailer Park Mad Cow Disease

playsoff

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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: supple costumed round eye

I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word in the title wasn't capitalized

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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: excitant umber school cafeteria mexican

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: John Frum



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: Copper aphrodisiac location windowlicker

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: excitant umber school cafeteria mexican

>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: brass depressive newt

good answer.

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: excitant umber school cafeteria mexican

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: brass depressive newt

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: excitant umber school cafeteria mexican

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: spectacular salmon ticket booth kitty



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Floppy hateful boiling water degenerate

why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in sport

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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: excitant umber school cafeteria mexican

* 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: Floppy hateful boiling water degenerate

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: excitant umber school cafeteria mexican

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: Transparent travel guidebook wagecucks



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: sepia messiness

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: excitant umber school cafeteria mexican

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: Scarlet Crusty Casino Sneaky Criminal

College footballs playoff, actually.

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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: excitant umber school cafeteria mexican

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: excitant umber school cafeteria mexican

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: supple costumed round eye



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Marshall W. Waller



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: N904PD

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: N904PD

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)