RVING, TEX. – The buzz in the lobby of the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Las Colinas is building in anticipation of the announcement for the 2014 Super Bowl site. Before the 32 NFL owners cast their secret-ballot votes this afternoon, the three bid committees will make their pitches beginning at approximately 2:45 pm EST.

The order of the first 15-minute presentations was determined by a random draw. The final five-minute plea will be done in reverse order.

The New York/New Jersey bid has the best possible strategic position. They will go first for the 15-minute presentations and last for the five-minute pitches.

Here’s how it’ll work:

1. Giants treasurer Jon Tisch and Meadowlands Stadium president and CEO Mark Lamping will make a 15-minute Power Point and video presentation to the owners beginning around 2:45 pm EST. Tampa is second followed by South Florida. Gary Myers and I just spoke to Lamping and Tisch, who are confident and loose. Lamping admitted he was more anxious at this point than anything else.
2. After the 15-minute presentations, Frank Supovitz, the NFL’s senior vice president of events, will give the owners a comparative analysis of the three bids.
3. The three contenders will have one final five-minute plea to the owners. South Florida will go first followed by Tampa. Then, Jets owner Woody Johnson and Giants co-owner John Mara will speak during their final five-minute pitch.
4. Commissioner Roger Goodell will make the official announcement at approximately 4 p.m. EST live on the NFL Network.
5. News conferences will follow.

Mike McCaskey of the Bears will count the NFC owners’ votes. Clark Hunt of the Chiefs will count the AFC owners’ votes (passed down from his father, Lamar).

John Mara had counted the NFC votes after his father, Wellington, passed away, but he won’t this year due to a conflict of interest.