Speaking as a coach and as a fan, I would love to see riding time brought back to high school. It would put more importance on mat wrestling — both for the top and bottom wrestler. And I disagree that it would encourage more stalling.

As for the Gable philosophy, it depends. I have many tapes (and have attended many clinics) of he, J Robinson (his former assistant), Jimmy Zalesky (the man who replaced him), Tom and Terry Brands and Lincoln McElravy, among others, all espousing the same philosophy: "If you can take a man down anytime you want and get away from a man anytime you want, you win every match!"