WheresmytoastAs a person who's been playing newbie mixes for awhile, I'm not sure how well these teams would do in Open. Wouldn't they just get stomped? This idea seems cool, but I'm not sure how encouraging losing over and over would be. Of course, some of these teams could do well, but I'm not sure about the majority of these teams contesting mid-high open teams at the least.
It's all about building a foundation and working from that. You will lose throughout the season. Maybe you'll lose a little, maybe you'll lose a lot. But if you and your teammates can work through that, keep scrimming, continually find ways to improve (assuming that's what everyone wants to be doing), there's pretty much no harm a season of Open will do for you guys. It's just setting you up for your next season, and then more after that. It's huge to be able to have a "good loser" mentality / be able to handle losing, and be surrounded by teammates who are the same way.