Thanks WVU. Wanted to join Knight b/c of the 2 games a day and hadn't played previously. I'm sure there are reasons behind it, but the fact that Year 1 is basically a wasted year when joining a new world seems like a great way to discourage noobs. Think about it: some new WIS coach reserves a team, then waits a month (or more) for the world to open up, then has to play with a total SIM team, to which they have no investment in. Yeah.
Kinda stupid if you ask me.