When you combine a request that we have had from a few more than a few with Abby Roux’s desire (and a lot of tail wagging) to be more of a watch college football than a watchdog, what have you?   You have Abby Roux’s first week of many of college picks v. the Vegas spread.   Her five weekly picks, number of bones (the more the better she says, max of 5), and brief rationale follow.

West Virginia minus 3 over Texas Tech-  This is a must win game for West Virginia to be considered a legit contender in the Big 12.  The only thing tougher than winning in Lubbock is getting there.  Four bones.

Arkansas plus 21 over Texas A and M- Abby loves big dogs.  Arkansas is a big dog.  Arkansas is also a bad football team.  Maybe A&M looks past this game a bit.   Plus Abby is no fan of Reveille VII’s constant begging.  Two bones.

Kansas plus 17 over Oklahoma St. – Kansas seems significantly better than many years gone by.   Of course, that isn’t exactly a tall fence for a perennial barking dog.  They have a running back named Pooka Williams, which is nice.  One bone.

Virginia Tech plus 5 over Duke- Virginia Tech lost by two touchdowns last week at home v. Old Dominion.  Old Dominion.   Duke is 4-0 and ranked 22.  Has Abby lost her doggone mind?  Nah.  She likes to zig when others zag.  Three bones.

Ole Miss plus 11 over LSU- Abby loves LSU.  The boomboomsroom.com staff loves LSU.  Abby also likes sirloin more than ground beef.  LSU’s offensive line is hurt.  They’ll need to pound it on the ground to keep Mississippi’s explosive offense on the sideline.  LSU wins, but Ole Miss covers in Baton Rouge.  Abby needs to revert to the watchdog of The Room after these picks are made as our staff is headed east to BR to watch it live.  Three bones.

One hunch that we offer as a bit of a treat but put no bones on it.  Take Oregon minus two on the road v. the California Bears.

That’s it for week five in CFB and week one for Abby’s picks.   She did her homework.  Five games, four dogs, and thirteen bones.  Enjoy the games.