re: Spinoff - If you could go back in time and move your university, where to?

I'd put the Swamp on City Island next to the the Halifax River in Daytona Beach.

Tons more hotel space in 'tona than Gainesville, plenty of dock space for a Gator Navy, and nice ocean breeze to keep the temps manageable. Ingress and egress wouldn't be much different than Gainesville.