Joe Tessitore thinks the SEC is college football's toughest conference

The debate over whether or not the SEC's popularity stems from heavy media bias or really being the best conference in college football has picked up some steam over the past few days. 

In the wake of Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini's comments about ESPN's relationship with the SEC, ESPN broadcaster Joe Tessitore explained why he thinks the SEC is the toughest conference to play in on Paul Finebaum's radio show. 

"It's about having to play a team and then turn around and having to play a team of a similar caliber and then turn around and play the next team like that."

Tessitore goes on to use Texas A&M as an example. The Aggies just finished playing three games against Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Alabama in consecutive weeks. 

"When Texas A&M has to play that big, physical, dominating Mississippi State defensive front and then turn around a week later and play the landsharks and Ole Miss and try to survive that ... and then you go and play Alabama three weeks in a row, I'm sorry, but that is not happening in the Big Ten, in the ACC or the Pac-12," he says.

Tessitore then commented on Florida State's 2014 schedule.

"What has Florida State really had to survive other than some miscues of their own that they had escaped from in some earlier games?" he said. "OK, they had a tough game against Notre Dame, but now do you come back and play another national title elite-level team? No you don't, but in the SEC you do."

It's also important to note that Tessitore is the host of SEC Nation on the SEC Network. 

You can check out Tessitore's full segment below.