http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog Random rantings of SunByrne Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:04:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Been a while since my last report. My local shop, Montag’s Games, alternates between draft and Standard, and last month was draft, and I don’t ever feel like writing reports on draft; hence the gap. So, this was the first post-Worldwake Standard for me, and I’d been thinking about what to ... http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2010/03/06/fnm-report-352010/ OK, first a long-overdue record update. Mike Al Week 14 12-4 7-9 Week 15 5-10-1 7-8-1 Week 16 5-10-1 9-6-1 Week 17 7-7-2 6-8-2 Bowls 7-7 5-9 Wild Card 3-1 2-2 Divisional 3-1 2-2 Conference Finals 0-2 0-2 By virtue of my best week of the entire season, Week 14, I closed the gap a little tiny bit. When I last updated, I was down by 20 games. The current standings are ... http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2010/02/07/super-bowl-pick-4/ AFC Jets @ Indianapolis(-7.5) I really, really want the Jets to win this game. It would be such sweet, sweet justice if the Colts lost to a team that they tanked a game to, wouldn’t it? (Plus of course I hate the Colts, so it gets the double.) I don’t see it ... http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2010/01/24/nfl-conference-championships-5/ Friday Night Magic at Montag’s Games, the third one of the new year. OK, so I’ve been hosed the last couple FNMs by trying to outmaneuver the metagame only to end up with horrible matchups. I was planning on skirting that this week and playing Valakut Ramp, but I acquired ... http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2010/01/16/fnm-report-1152010/ All home favorites this week... Saturday Cardinals @ New Orleans(-7) Gotta like the Saints at home to win, but I’m not so sure about this many points. The Saints did not finish the season looking good, and the Cardinals offense was pretty much on fire last week. Oh, yeah, but their defense failed ... http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2010/01/16/nfl-divisional-weekend/ I wasn’t going to write this report because I did so badly, but perhaps this can be an object lesson to others. First, a bit on the metagame at my local store (Montag’s Games): the last few times I’ve played FNM, I’ve faced a lot of (surprise!) Jund. Also, I always ... http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2010/01/10/fnm-report-182010/ Saturday Jets @ Cincinnati(-2.5) I don’t like this game at all. I know the Bengals were tanking it last week and Benson didn’t play, but I’m also not confident that they can just flip the switch. This is a coin flip, so I guess I’ll take the points. Eagles @ Dallas(-3.5) Wow, two teams ... http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2010/01/09/nfl-wild-card-weekend-2/ The final season comes to an end, and this is always a tough week for picks, since different teams have different things at stake and different approaches to games that “don’t matter.” Sunday 1:00 Colts @ Buffalo(-8) I think the Bills are so bad that the Colts can play their practice squad and ... http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2010/01/03/nfl-week-17-3/ So, my brother was supposed to be in town for this, and he was going to play Vampires, and I was as late as Thursday still fiddling with a White/Blue aggro deck that was great against Jund (Hindering Light rocks in that matchup) but only so-so against anything else. I ... http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2010/01/02/fnm-report-112010/ Oh, yeah, bowls. Obviously I’ve been more out of it than usual this year... 1/1, Outback (neé Hall of Fame): Northwestern vs. Auburn(-8) If there’s a reason to think Northwestern will be in this game, I can’t come up with it. Give ‘em. 1/1, Gator: West Virginia vs. Florida State(+2.5) Ah, yes, the “Bobby ... http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2010/01/01/bowl-picks/