Pre-Build Analysis: Barry (Rakdos) beat Phil (Esper?); claims Phil's pool isn't that good.  The former is cause for concern.  The later may be good news, but considering the source and Phil's record, could have just been a bad match-up; maybe important info for week 9.  I didn't have opportunity to watch Barry vs. Joe (mirror match) closely, but advantages Barry had were multiple dragons, Atarka Pummeler to give them all menace, and Mob Rule as win condition.  Barry had already been bragging about the same before the match; possible weakness, if I can take care of those; comes down to how much burn/removal he's running.

The Deck: Bumped up the counter spells and card draw, and Fated Retribution and the nuclear option, to deal with Mob Rule.  Moved Deathtouch to the sideboard; logic being, burn that I know he has are Twin Bolt and Arc Lightning would be used immediately on those creatures making them irrelevant game 1; could be useful to draw fire if need game 2.  Anything that yields life gain was top priority for the sideboard, in case he's got more burn than I expect.  Anticipate for additional card advantage, if needed.  Grisly Transformation on a W/U creature could break a board stall, depending on how much removal he's got.  Had to cut the higher cost removal from the sideboard to make space, so the all-in control plan is out; felt safe as Justin's deck was very similar and did not require it.

Post-Match Analysis: As per protocol against Barry, complete and total failure due to mana flooding.  This deck might have worked otherwise.