So, if we did it a bit differently, it would be: "Yeah pretty hard for a conf to survive when its four brands leave."
Brands:
Oregon
UCLA
USC
Washington
Non-Brands:
Arizona
Arizona State
Cal
Colorado (Deion's a brand. Colorado is not.)
Stanford
Utah
Less than Non-Brands:
Oregon State
Washington State
Under the current circumstances, I'd happily trade non-brands Colorado and Utah for "less than non-brands" Oregon State and Washington State.