In all seriousness, if the point is to make room for a refueling area then it would make more sense to me to push the island forward and make the space behind it rather than move the island back. The French did something similar with the DeGaulle, and their reasoning was that the island provided protection from the elements. In heavy seas with that sponson forward you can take spray over the deck and onto the crews servicing the planes in that open area. The island would provide a block for that. But what do I know?
My point was simply that it was not done to look "cool", a lot of thought was put into it by people who've been there and done that.
I have no doubt that there was a lot of give and take in the reasoning. But...at this point, the Ford is already under construction and I believe the decision is set in.