Hootin and a Roarin
Wait until you get moved to McNERC - it will make it easier to bash heads there.
Having the approach function alongside us at TC is great - I think that although we are not as guilty of what you say (we still do sometimes send them across too fast), being co-located helps iron out problems.
A lot of it also depends on how the airspace is structured etc and where the routes come from as to how easy it is to bleed off the speed in time.