No reason why nylon would not work, it just reduces your line capacity on the reel, braid being thinner, and as it is heavier and thicker than braid it will not cast as far.
There may be a marginal difference in hook-setting being the braid has no stretch, so hooks are hammered home immediately, but personally I doubt this makes any difference at all.
Nylon would be more forgiving on the tackle, the line stretch acting like a bit of bungy cord.
Basically I think the main advantages of braid over nylon for poppering is the extra casting distance and line capacity. If you are not aiming for huge distance casts, then nylon should be just fine really.

Thanks guys - main reason for using nylon is coz I'm to stingy to buy braid.  Thanks for you posts

If you had an unexplained failure in the line, perhaps check your eyes on the rod are not chipped or the roller in the reels bail arm is not rough or likely to wear out your line.