Conference realignment takes in a multitude of factors to produce a score based on value of the addition. In the past, major drivers were DMA and cable televisions because adding Rutgers and Maryland pushed the B1G network and viewership into NYC and DC (created in 2006, they were added in 2014). With cord cutting, the advertising revenue is less "who can we force to pay for via cable" and more "who will WANT to watch via OTA or subscriptions, aka advertisers will pay more for placement on our network". Therefore, the advertising revenue follows the teams who draw the most viewers (i.e. Stanford/Cal being left out of B1G). Would Rutgers or Maryland be as attractive if they were re-evaluated today? Who knows, but chances are it would be a different story and they'd be more similar to Stanford/Cal (hell, even Oregon and Washington were not thought of as full-B1G value members by Fox and Co). Winning attracts viewers, ignites the fanbase, increases donations and support via ticket sales. These are ultimately all factors that are considered. We are not entitled to a spot because we have AAU and a nice location. Sure, those are factors that will 100% help us, but we cannot expect an invite because we were #2 for a week in 2007, that we had a few bad coaching hires (feel bad for us), or that we have a 10,000+ seat basketball arena. Ultimately we still have to prove we are a quality addition to any conference who will extend us an invite.
There is a lot of speculation on the value of Florida for all conferences via demographics shifts, alumni location, quality of schools, and recruiting on/off the field for colleges and their athletics departments. We have to win now and capitalize on the windfalls that come of it before we can expect any sort of promotion.