Correct. However, I would much rather beat the Ducks to win our 1st Conference Title and go to the Rose Bowl that way than losing and going to the Rose Bowl.
No the rose bowl is still not a gurantee even if we are the runner up. The rose bowl committee will not want an 8-5 (presumably unranked) in the game. It doesn’t look good for the average fan. We gotta win the pac 12 championship game to secure it which i think is very possible.