I just have a really hard time seeing Ian making 141 comfortably. That's a huge cut from how he looked pre-season. As far as him getting a sweat going on Saturday like coach said in the Chalk Talk he was dinged up with a rib injury. If he absolutely had to go he could have but there really wasn't any reason. Ian was simply going through his meet routine how he always does to get back in the rhythm of things.
Edit to add: And as far as this 49 controversy it's beyond me. I don't get it and probably never will. This has been handled well interestingly and not in a good way. If Ian stays at 49 which I think he will you bump Degen out...that's not good. You have Ian go back down then Redding does what? Waste a redshirt? Challenge down to 33?
Wrestling needs to institute a rule like FB where you can wrestle in a dual or two without burning your redshirt. That said, Zac could always get "injured" if Ian decides to go down and applies for a MR. I think that happens quite a bit in these types of situations.
I also think we are being a bit hard on the wrestlers and staff here. Remember that these are both 'super seniors' who didn't have to come back. I imagine KD feels they have earned the right to give it their all at their preferred weight...just as David has earned the right to stay at 57.
Finally, I think Jarred and Ian probably both think they are the best man for the job at 149. Usually with two guys who have trained together for so long, there would be a fairly clear top dog even if they wrestle close matches. With Jarred's funky style perhaps it is closer to a 50/50 split. Who knows?
Edit: An interesting tidbit as I was perusing the rankings the other day. 149 contains Parker, Deegan, Gomez and Storr. Throw in Veerkleen who I believe was committed at one time and that's a lot of guys who ended up at the same weight. Neither here nor there, just thought it was interesting.