Ooh, now we are into which teams were weaker or stronger. The next year OSU team was arguably even better, but due to a 3 point loss to Michigan State in the wind and rain bowl in Columbus they got in the playoffs and OSU didn’t. But carry on with your deluded relativism...
Did you happen to note how that Michigan State team that eliminated OSU fared that year in the 2015 playoffs? I’ll remind you: Alabama 38 MSU 0
But OSU did make the playoffs for the 2016 season. Clemson 31, OSU 0.
That doesn’t exactly make a strong case for including Big 10+4 teams in the playoffs over other conferences. As I said, be thankful you played the second or third weakest Bama team of the Saban era in 2014.