Original sentence: Curley Hallman (born Hudson Hallman September 3, 1947 in Orange, Texas) is the former head football coach of LSU and Southern Miss.Despite this, Hallman coached the Tigers in the final two games of 1994, victories over rivals Tulane and Arkansas.Hallman served four seasons (1973-76) as an assistant to Bear Bryant at Alabama, and was an assistant for six seasons (1982-87) under Jackie Sherrill at his alma mater before being offered a head coaching position.Hallman was a 1970 graduate of Texas A&M, where he played on the 1967 Southwest Conference championship team under coach Gene Stallings
Edited sentence: By contrast, his successor at LSU, Gerry DiNardo, who was hailed by the media for opening practices to reporters when he took over for Hallman in 1995, was nowhere to be found after he was fired in 1999 by Dean and LSU chancellor Mark Emmert.Curley Hallman (born Hudson Hallman September 3, 1947 in Orange, Texas) is an American football coach who is best known as the former head coach at the University of Southern Mississippi and LSU.Despite this final verbal blast, it should be noted that Hallman had the grace to conduct a press conference on the day that he was fired.Hallman also coached the Tigers in the final two games of 1994, victories over the Tigers' biggest rivals, Tulane and Arkansas, while DiNardo did not coach LSU's final game in 1999 against Arkansas.Hallman conducted three practices a day during his first summer camp prior to the 1991 season, and closed practices to the media throughout his tenure, a stark contrast to the open-door media policy of his predecessors, Archer and Bill Arnsparger.Hallman is a 1970 graduate of Texas A&M, where he played on the 1967 Southwest Conference championship team under coach Gene Stallings.Hallman served four seasons (1973-76) as an assistant to Bear Bryant at Alabama, and was an assistant for six seasons (1982-87) under Jackie Sherrill at his alma mater, Texas A&M, before taking the Southern Miss position.Hallman was also undermined by a suspect coaching staff, except for defensive coordinator Phil Bennett, who later became head coach at Southern Methodist University.Hallman was very unpopular in Baton Rouge, especially with the media and many players, who bristled at his "my way or the highway" attitude