{"id":31386,"date":"2025-09-30T08:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/?p=31386"},"modified":"2025-09-30T08:48:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:48:35","slug":"friend-zone-alert-even-college-football-announcers-are-calling-it-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/friend-zone-alert-even-college-football-announcers-are-calling-it-out-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Friend-Zone Alert: Even College Football Announcers Are Calling It Out Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-31386\" data-postid=\"31386\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-31386 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ejfv794 tb_first tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_blvw795 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2kji569   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t<p data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"360\">There are few things more brutal than watching your team miss a game-winning field goal\u2026 except maybe watching a national TV announcer <em data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"343\">call a dude out for being in the friend zone<\/em> mid-broadcast.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"682\">That\u2019s exactly what happened during a recent college football game when the camera panned to a guy cheering next to a girl. 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If you\u2019re playing therapist while she\u2019s playing the field, you\u2019re not her man \u2014 you\u2019re her <em data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1481\">comfort object<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1738\"><strong data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1527\">2. \u201cAwww, You\u2019re Like a Brother to Me!\u201d<\/strong><br data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1530\" \/>If she uses the word <em data-start=\"1551\" data-end=\"1560\">brother<\/em>, <em data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1570\">bestie<\/em>, or says she \u201cdoesn\u2019t want to ruin the friendship,\u201d congratulations \u2014 you\u2019ve been benched. You\u2019re not even in the friend zone anymore. You\u2019re in the <em data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"1734\">sibling zone<\/em>. ?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1968\"><strong data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1802\">3. Physical Contact Is Limited to High-Fives and Side Hugs<\/strong><br data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1805\" \/>If your most intimate moment so far was a half-hearted hug at her birthday party (and even that was initiated by <em data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"1923\">you<\/em>), she\u2019s not shy \u2014 she\u2019s just not into you.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"2187\">The good news? You don\u2019t have to stay there. On <strong data-start=\"2026\" data-end=\"2033\">OBC<\/strong>, you\u2019ll meet women who <em data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2065\">aren\u2019t<\/em> looking for another \u201cbest friend\u201d \u2014 they\u2019re looking for someone to flirt with, laugh with, and build a real spark with. <a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2260\" data-end=\"2309\">Join OBC today<\/a> \u2014 because life\u2019s too short to wait for her to realize you\u2019re more than just a friend.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"post-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jesse Palmer didn\u2019t have to do him like that ?\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VF-mAeMsVYw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are few things more brutal than watching your team miss a game-winning field goal\u2026 except maybe watching a national TV announcer call a dude out for being in the friend zone mid-broadcast. That\u2019s exactly what happened during a recent college football game when the camera panned to a guy cheering next to a girl. 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He was getting real close, while wearing his striped overalls, and she basically looked right through him.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p> <p data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"804\">The announcer didn\u2019t miss a beat: \u201cI'm gonna say that guy is in the friend zone.\u201d<\/p> <p data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"804\"><br data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"778\" \/>Ouch. Brutal. Accurate.\u00a0<\/p> <p data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"1137\">We\u2019ve <em data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"817\">all<\/em> been there \u2014 stuck in that weird limbo between \u201cI\u2019d do anything for you\u201d and \u201cShe just asked me for dating advice about another guy.\u201d But how do you know for sure you\u2019re not <em data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1006\">just a buddy<\/em>? Here are the top three signs you might need to stop holding her purse and start holding out for someone who actually wants <em data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1136\">you<\/em>.<\/p> <h3 data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1194\">\u00a0Top 3 Signs You\u2019re Stuck in the Friend Zone<\/h3> <p data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1482\"><strong data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1264\">1. You\u2019re Her Emotional Support Boyfriend (Without the Benefits)<\/strong><br data-start=\"1264\" data-end=\"1267\" \/>She texts you at 1 a.m. crying about Chad, the guy who ghosted her\u2026 and you <em data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1351\">answer<\/em>. Every. Single. Time. If you\u2019re playing therapist while she\u2019s playing the field, you\u2019re not her man \u2014 you\u2019re her <em data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1481\">comfort object<\/em>.<\/p> <p data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1738\"><strong data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1527\">2. \u201cAwww, You\u2019re Like a Brother to Me!\u201d<\/strong><br data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1530\" \/>If she uses the word <em data-start=\"1551\" data-end=\"1560\">brother<\/em>, <em data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1570\">bestie<\/em>, or says she \u201cdoesn\u2019t want to ruin the friendship,\u201d congratulations \u2014 you\u2019ve been benched. You\u2019re not even in the friend zone anymore. You\u2019re in the <em data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"1734\">sibling zone<\/em>. ?<\/p> <p data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1968\"><strong data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1802\">3. Physical Contact Is Limited to High-Fives and Side Hugs<\/strong><br data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1805\" \/>If your most intimate moment so far was a half-hearted hug at her birthday party (and even that was initiated by <em data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"1923\">you<\/em>), she\u2019s not shy \u2014 she\u2019s just not into you.<\/p> <p data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"2187\">The good news? You don\u2019t have to stay there. On <strong data-start=\"2026\" data-end=\"2033\">OBC<\/strong>, you\u2019ll meet women who <em data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2065\">aren\u2019t<\/em> looking for another \u201cbest friend\u201d \u2014 they\u2019re looking for someone to flirt with, laugh with, and build a real spark with. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2260\" data-end=\"2309\">Join OBC today<\/a> \u2014 because life\u2019s too short to wait for her to realize you\u2019re more than just a friend.<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31386"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31386"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31391,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31386\/revisions\/31391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}