This is less a sign of “Tennessee’s facilities suck” and more a sign of “everyone can now afford nice facilities”.
I read an article a while back (I think it was posted here somewhere) talking about how these large conference TV deals are hurting traditional powerhouses that benefited from a large fan base. On the 90s, Tennessee has more money than most because of our stadium and huge fan base. Now, everyone gets a handout from the SEC so we’re all on a more level playing field in that regard.
tl:dr everyone now has money and nice stuff, we have to find a way to appeal to recruits besides fancy facilities