re: The BIG 6 vs The BIG 6 ALL-TIME

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*Curry was fired (1989) upon losing to Auburn the same year Auburn won an SEC Title

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Curry was never fired. He quit. (Also, we split the title with Auburn and Tennessee that year.)

You could say he was pushed out by the fans, encouraged to quit, etc - but he was never fired. Matter of fact, he was offered a contract extension, but the lack of a raise ended up being the reason he didn't sign it. Every other example you give...

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*Whitworth was fired (1957) upon losing to Auburn the same year Auburn won a National Title [2-7-1]
*Dye was fired upon losing to Alabama the same year Alabama won a National Title (1992) [5-5-1]
*Dubose was fired (2000) upon losing to Auburn the same year Auburn won the SEC West [3-8]
*Tuberville was fired (2008) upon losing to Auburn the same year Alabama won the SEC West [5-7]
*Chizik was fired (2012) upon losing to Alabama the same year Alabama won the National Title [3-9]

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All of these can be said because of the fact that they were all:
Losing seasons by the team doing the firing (records in brackets above)

Dye's last season could be considered a "break even" point, but still.

The overall records of the three Alabama coaches you mention were:
Dubose - 24-23 - 2 losing seasons
Whitworth - 4-24-2 - 3 losing seasons, one winless season (while having Bart Starr as a QB)

Nearly every coach who was fired "after losing to X" is because that's the last game of the season.