I understand that to a point.
I get the concern, but given how poor I think UT's talent level and overall health of the program is, I'm not sure how many times I think it would have been fair to expect this staff to 'outcoach' people (after watching several of them play, I don't think there were a lot of miracles to be worked on defense for example). They managed to do it twice, and faired about as expected otherwise (if you adjust expectations based on the performances of Auburn and Mizzou). Vandy was tough, but it wasn't enough for me to have serious concerns at this point.
As was said, if you don't have the horses, you don't have the horses.