Nathan Carroll

Analysis for @BNNBroncoNation @247Sports - Formerly with @PFF. Trying my best to cover sports, love Jesus and love people

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

With the new senate proposal more or less encouraging future re-alignment of CFB... I keep coming back to one model that I think are best for the good of the sport.

CFB needs a Pro/Rel model. Split the country into 5 regional sections with tiers going down to FCS.

13 teams in each conference. Play every team in your conference home and away (12 games).

Bottom team in tier 1 gets relegated. Top team in tier 2 gets promoted. Second in Tier 2 plays 12th in Tier 1 in a Pro/Rel playoff game.

16 team playoff with selections chosen by a backward-looking formula based on conference result in past playoffs. The Midwest has won 3 straight titles? They get 4 bids. The Atlantic hasn't won a game in 3 years? They get 2 bids.

This is probably the best true system to store regionality and fairness, but also extremely unrealistic given the total overhaul it would require.

(Conferences aren't perfect. Just something I cooked up in 10 minutes)

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

I tried it today. It's fine. Would rather take that $10 and put it towards nuggets and fries personally.

Worth trying once but there's no texture. No crunch.

[Bordeaux @bordeauxyoutube]

whoever decided to bring the chicken and waffles to Chick Fil A deserves the biggest raise imaginable

chicken and waffles - GAS 9.4/10

smores shake - meh, 7/10

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

Reads a lot like @BudElliott3’s “conspiracy” theory was right…

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

The SEC released the following statement earlier tonight.

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

Based on the lines I'm seeing out there, Vegas giving Boise State (vig adjusted) about an 18% chance of making the CFP this season.

Not to spoil my preview articles, but that's slightly better than my model gives it.

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

Pretty cool that there will be an MTE here in Idaho!

[B.J. Rains @BJRains]

Mountain America Center and Latigo Sports Partners are holding a press conference in Idaho Falls Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. MT.

It's expected an MTE will be announced in which Boise State (and others) will play three games inside the Mountain America Center the weekend of Nov. 28.

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

I think this is an upgrade for Oregon State. Atkinson was a stud at Mercer last season.

He also played South Dakota (and new Bronco Roman Tillmon) in the FCS playoffs -- the Coyotes pulled off an upset, winning 47-0

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

Sources: Oregon State has named Mercer transfer Braden Atkinson as the starting quarterback, and he’ll debut at No. 23 Houston on Sept. 5. He won the Jerry Rice Award for the top player in the FCS in 2025, and he beat out Maalik Murphy and Brady Jones for the starting job.

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

Fall camp finished for Boise State on Saturday, and as the team turns its eyes to Oregon, the @BNNBroncoNation crew is highlighting every player on Boise State's roster -- starting today with the linebacker room

https://t.co/lpPR6TuEaY

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

@TFG_Football Injuries totally derailed his tape last season. Draft stock may have been better off had he just sat... Reminds me of Baker's 2021 season

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

Boise State checks in at number 21 👀

[Chris Vannini @ChrisVannini]

✍️ The Preseason Athletic 138, ranking every team, now bigger and better than ever.

1. Indiana
6. Texas
22. Oklahoma State
58. Nebraska
95. Boston College
137. Sac State

Full rankings (free): https://t.co/mMsC0W1TiZ

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

@ShinyArjun 14 year old you? Means you missed that 25-35 cut off. In some ways you’re establishing the rule

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

Continuing our series on remaining questions from fall camp… Will the tackling improve? It’s hard to be worse than last season — but can the Broncos go from one of the worst tackling teams to a good one?

https://t.co/Wa53cJjsuM

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

@stoneandthestar Yes. No one is denying that Summer 2016’s perfectness was largely tied to the trends enjoyed by younger people

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

@noeljaboy Memes are not real life. Online culture isn’t a reflection of reality

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

I can’t explain it, but it is an immutable fact to people aged 25-35 all seemingly agree that 2016 was the perfect year, and 2016 was the perfect summer.

[Dana Beers @danabeers]

What was the best year? I’m 33 and my answer is 2016

Not even from a personal perspective. Just feel like 2016 was sick

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

@virgil_30 Just not true

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

@Eldenofthering The point is a variety of people coming to a consensus on that one year. Some in college, some in HS, some working. This isn’t like saying everyone agrees the best year was when they were 19

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

@leylaaa31 A great reminder that Twitter isn’t real life 😂

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

Not the camp news you want to see. Hopefully Ashton is alright.

[Ryan McFadden @ryanmcfadden_]

#Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty left practice early after suffering an apparent knee injury.

During the team period, he was diving for a catch and landed awkwardly. He was helped off the field by trainers and couldn’t put any pressure on his right leg.

Entire team took a knee and said a prayer.

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

@ShaunBroncoBeat For the non-English amongst us… Iceland’s run (also Hungary and Wales) was incredible

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

@FBallAnalysisYT If Goff goes to the Hall of Fame it’s a travesty. Definition of a Hall of Very good player. Never been an all-pro, hasn’t won a Super Bowl. Got traded during his prime because McVay didn’t think he could win with him… I don’t see the argument

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

@JarodAntonovich Even more particularly, it’s been Boise and Fresno’s conference for a decade now. There are a couple other conference titles in that time, but those two have been a cut above.

[Nathan Carroll @Nathan_Boise]

Doesn’t get talked about how steep the gap between the PAC-12 defectors and current Mountain West was…

Every Non-COVID champ in the history of the conference. Every one. Whoever wins the MW this year, it will be their first non-COVID championship in the league with 100% certainty.

Yes, UNLV and New Mexico are rising programs, but historically it’s a massively sizable gap.

[Sidelines - Pac-12 @SSN_Pac12]

“Maybe we have a chance now!”