If you really want, you can build a bike with "standard" geometry and a high bottom bracket. I personally think a low bottom bracket feels more stable than a high one, but it's very slight -- and as you've seen, a lot of folks argue that it's imaginary.

Then again, we could also start a spirited fight over the supposed value of pedaling through corners...

4130 is the only place to start for a beginning framebuilder, IMO.