If we were named The University of Tampa, we'd get hassled about being in Temple Terrace.
If we were named Tampa Bay State or Tampa Bay University, we'd get hassled about being no where near the bay of Tampa or stealing UT's name.
We are the most southern university out of West Florida, North Florida, and Central Florida.
Should we be West Florida? No because that's in the panhandle in Pensacola. What direction is Tampa within the state (without getting ridiculous -- i.e. "West Central", "Central West", "West, but not Pensacola West", "Central but not the actual Center", "South but not the very bottom") if we include the panhandle in directional names to mean West?
WE. ARE. SOUTH. FLORIDA.