Gainesville has gained some culture over the last several decades but it’s still in the middle of rural Florida. Florida is definitely a southern state if you look a little closer.
Yes we are - some parts more than others. But we’re also more diverse than the Deep South - for better or worse
True that FSU is a school more aligned with the South and its culture. More Southern than UF . Truly UF is more aligned academically and culturally with the ACC.