"When major college powers such as Alabama, Auburn, Stanford, Harvard, Michigan State, and many others elected to not field squads during the war, the NFL became one of the few places fans could watch football. Even though many of the best players were overseas and its product was diluted, the NFL was thriving during the war. In fact, it was thriving because of the war." John Eisenberg The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire.
One of the founders of the league - George Halas even enlisted and received a Bronze Star from the Navy. This was in fact Halas' second war. The idea that baseball was pastural while football was martial was beginning to become very clear.
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