We are just 3 days away from the 2010 Sugar Bowl on January 1, 2010 featuring the No. 5 Florida Gators and the No. 3 Cincinnati Bearcats. The Florida Gators were the No. 1 ranked team the entire year until they lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SECCG. That loss cost them a shot at the National Championship game.

The Cincinnati Bearcats surprised everyone. They are undefeated and have one of the top quarterbacks in the country in Tony Pike. They did lose their coach Brian Kelly to Notre Dame – that doesn’t help their cause in beating the Gators.

There is a lot of hype around this Sugar Bowl – more so than in year’s past. This will be Tim Tebow’s final game and Florida Gators coach Urban Meyer will take a leave of absence following the conclusion to work on some health issues he has.

The Sugar Bowl is played in New Orleans and will be sold. But don’t let that get you down. Don’t try to go to the stadium and buy a ticket from a scalper. There are still hundreds of tickets (cheap and premium) available for sale online. With StubHub you can print tickets online. Kickoff is at 8:30 PM ET.