What? I think we'd get a ton of credit for beating Stanford in the Rose Bowl, so I don't see how we are screwed in any way...
Nor do I think it would be a horrible loss for the program. Disappointing surely, but we're a team that you could say now consistently makes or competes for its conference crown. It would be more in the manner of losing -- a totally flat performance could be a big blow, but a competitive, well-fought game that ends in a L wouldn't be the end of the world.