During his tenure at Cincinnati which began in 1995 , the school joined the Big East Conference and developed the Richard E. Lindner Varsity Village , a comprehensive $ 80.3 million athletic facilities enhancement . UC 's sports teams posted a combined winning percentage of nearly .600 in the past eight years , claiming 29 conference titles , making 49 postseason appearances and producing 39 All-Americans under his leadership . Nationally , the most notable event during his UC tenure was the firing of basketball coach Bob Huggins . Goin has served on the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet and the NCAA Football Bowl Certification Subcommittee . He served five years as athletics director at Florida State ( 1990 – 94 ) . His most significant accomplishment was guiding Florida State into membership in the Atlantic Coast Conference . Goin played a major role in shaping the future of the Florida State program during his previous nine years as associate AD . He resigned after an ethics investigation resulting from hiring a contractor to replace his home 's roof who was also doing a multimillion-dollar construction project for the university
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Bob Goin