Hey its all in the process. I have seen many coaches and teams do it in totally opposite ideologies. I personally believed in takedowns and leg wrestling because you obviously could score on your feet, always an advantage, but when you sunk in the turk you could physically dominate the match and wear them to the bone. I worked both against and with Bob Brown and watched him ignore takedowns for years both as a wrestler (state champ and NAIA All American) and as a coach, 15 state champions by teaching hard mat wrestling and he really didn't give a darn what happened on his feet. If you don't think Ark City could ride you, you better think again. The kid Ware from Oklahoma this year was just an old fashion tight waist rider and he just rode everyone to the death. I am not sure you can say one is better than the other, it is the result that counts and I have seen greatness in both of those philosophies. There are many ways to skin the cat you know. Thats what makes it interesting. You can ride a good wrestler though,we could, and so could a lot of other people (Emporia, Manhatten, Wichita South, Beloit, etc.) There ain't no law that says a good wrestler can't be dominated on the top.