I’ve never heard of anyone going to Martin although it has 6700 students. You make a good point though - that maybe it makes it harder to get in OOS? But I’m not sure if the campus populations mingle. It’s actually closer to where I live than Knoxville.
UT Southern is sort of new - it was Martin Methodist but the state absorbed it. It will be interesting to see how it does.
I never heard anything about Martin when my kids were in HS. I don’t remember if they were at the college fair or not.
Only time I ever hear about them is when they are a pay day patsy for a football team.
Will be interesting to see how it plays out - but I don’t think it changes much of anything.