The only thing I know is the last 2 years he hasn't lost to anyone outside of the top 5. He's not a top 5 paid coach. PSU isn't in the top 10 for NIL overall and all of the post NIL recruiting classes are ranked lower than 10 which probably has something to do with the statue worshipers thinking they are showing everyone else something. So the answer to the question is are we being robbed currently with him as the HC or is he doing what/more than what's expected? IMO PSU is in a good spot overall healthwise, but PSU needs to take the next step in recruiting. tOSU, Oregon, Bama/SEC will outbid PSU for quite a few recruits. If PSU had tOSU's WR room this year, I think we would be the favorite for the MNC to be honest, but it's a big glaring hole.
I saw people on this site putting Fickel, Whittingham, Riley....and a ton of other coaches above him in terms of doing more with less. At this point PSU has fans who think we are MNC or bust(which is a good thing), but don't want to pay for that so they complain like it's the case. Bad coaches don't win all the games they are supposed to....no matter how badly people want to spin it. There is no perfect HC nor was their ever a perfect HC. Some programs don't just pretend they want to win....they actually go out and do it in the school and with the support. PSU has been dragged forward by JF with a portion of the fanbase kicking and screaming because like little children their idol got tarnished and they just want to cry about it and be heard. Just last week we had a bot bragging how the old guard is holding up their support from this program and coach...which is their right, but it doesn't mean they cannot be called out for it too.
People need to zoom out and realize where PSU is currently, not where they were in 1986.