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

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opaque filthpig
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
gaped goal in life
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
hairraiser rusted people who are hurt
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Bateful abode ratface
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman
  12/08/25
playsoff
Ocher talented kitchen
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
lake out-of-control boltzmann
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman
  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...
turquoise stubborn step-uncle's house
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman
  12/08/25
good answer.
Magical hunting ground
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
Magical hunting ground
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman
  12/08/25
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opaque filthpig
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
Razzle-dazzle ruddy office cumskin
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
Razzle-dazzle ruddy office cumskin
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman
  12/08/25
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galvanic area
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
light laughsome private investor cruise ship
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
purple field
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman
  12/08/25
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Judas Jones
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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: opaque filthpig



(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: gaped goal in life

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: hairraiser rusted people who are hurt

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: Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman

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=2,#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Bateful abode ratface

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 at-the-ready den skinny woman

* 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: Ocher talented kitchen

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: lake out-of-control boltzmann

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: Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman

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: turquoise stubborn 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=2,#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman

>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=2,#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: Magical hunting ground

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: Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman

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: Magical hunting ground

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 at-the-ready den skinny woman

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: opaque filthpig



(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: Razzle-dazzle ruddy office cumskin

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: Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman

* 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: Razzle-dazzle ruddy office cumskin

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 at-the-ready den skinny woman

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: galvanic area



(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: light laughsome private investor cruise ship

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 at-the-ready den skinny woman

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: purple field

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: Excitant at-the-ready den skinny woman

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 at-the-ready den skinny woman

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: Judas Jones



(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: Marshall W. Waller



(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: 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)