Coach Sonny Dykes isn't opposed to the PAC12 dropping from 9 conference games back to 8. The article is a little misleading as it makes him sound like he's advocating to drop games with with USC or UCLA for another non-conference game....he just said he wouldn't mind. PAC will stay at 9 because it needs it for their TV deal.
Luckily for them they can always add a BYU game which will put more butt in their seats than most other PAC12 opponents.
http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2015/5/1/8528009/california-golden-bears-ucla-bruins-usc-trojans-schedule