.Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterAug 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ETClose ACC media reporter.Joined ESPN.com in 2010.Grad of the Educational Institution of Florida.In the lead-up to Sunday's first in between Florida State as well as Georgia Specialist, both universities spent 17 months making spread sheets, filling in papers and triple-checking custom-mades requirements to make certain they stuffed all the fundamentals for their transatlantic trip.Uniforms? Check.Cleats? Check.Ranch clothing? Umm, check?The Ramblin' Wreckage? Sadly, back in Atlanta.Renegade, Osceola and also their ablaze spear? If only that pesky quarantine concern had actually been solved.Even without their most legendary pregame heritages traveling with them to Dublin, Fla State and also Georgia Specialist will definitely headline Full week 0 with everything they require to participate in soccer thanks to an exhaustive behind-the-scenes attempt that Georgia Tech director of football functions Josh Thompson refers to as "except the faint of soul." In every, the colleges combined to bring 238 pet crates weighing greater than 40,000 pounds-- packed and also delivered on freight airplanes recently-- full of everything coming from video game day tools to sport medication fundamentals, healthy protein particle, snack foods like Goldfish and also yes, condiments that are actually certainly not accessible in Dublin.Editor's Picks2 Related" There is actually no area for inaccuracy below," stated Jason Baisden, Fla Condition assistant athletic director for equipment functions. "Once our company exist, our company exist. Our company can not return or can not phone and point out, 'Hey, deliver this with you.'" Each institutions began to get ready for this video game in March 2023, soon after it was actually introduced. Fla State supervisor of volleyball procedures Bruce Warwick had actually become part of several overseas games in his previous drop in the NFL, therefore he already possessed an excellent tip about what relocating a whole entire team much more than 4,000 kilometers away would entail.Beyond packing up all the needed tools, keys would certainly have to be actually safeguarded, various in-person website visits to the crew lodging will need to have to become made (consisting of meals tastings) and also interaction along with officials in Ireland would have to be actually specific. Nothing-- like presuming that an American cookie as well as an Irish cookie were the same-- may be delegated odds." I must know to speak their language," Baisden mentioned. "Like, it is actually certainly not an attire to all of them, it is actually a package. It is actually the English language, yet our company had to ensure absolutely nothing was actually lost with the translation of what our experts are doing." Baisden and also Thompson made phone call to folks they knew at Notre Dame and also Navy, two institutions that had previously played in Ireland. Baisden requested their carnet, a record that assists in temporary international imports as well as exports. Generally, the carnet notes every thing that is actually carried right into a foreign nation line by line, with precise numbers.Florida State AthleticsWant to carry snacks for the crew? No problem. Yet every snack, from applesauce to biscuits, should be actually specified. The very same goes with rolls of tape, gloves, protein powders. You intend to carry it? You must provide it.At Florida State, Baisden ended up being the point individual between departments. In January, he asked the sport nutrition, sporting activity medication, imaginative video recording, weightlifting, radio broadcast and sporting activities info staffs to start identifying what they positively had to deliver along with them.He described the method as getting ready for "an abroad dish vacation." But the information along with which whatever had to be actually detailed progresses beyond any type of dish journey preparation, where universities may just load up their tools vehicles as well as get on their technique. For this journey, Baisden designated every cage with what it was for-- hotel, practice, game.International trip is actually why the Ramblin' Accident as well as Abandoner and Osceola were actually left behind in the home. Irish representatives had asked about their schedule, and both universities had severe conversations regarding discovering a way to do it.Renegade, the famous steed ridden by Osceola before every Florida Condition home activity to grow an ablaze spear at midfield, would possess needed to sequester en route back to Tallahassee as needed through global guidelines. As a result, the steed will have been actually unavailable for the home opener versus Boston ma University on Sept. 2. Plus, this is actually practically a Georgia Technology home game.A gold as well as white 1930 Ford Style A Sport Coupe called the "Ramblin' Accident" has actually led the Yellowish Jackets onto the field for every home video game since 1961. The Wreck would certainly must take a trip on a ship to come to Ireland. The traveling time home will possess meant it, too, would have been actually unavailable for the home opener versus Georgia Condition on Aug. 31. There had actually been actually conversation regarding using an Irish "cousin" of the Wreckage, a Peugeot-type from Dublin, however the idea was nixed.There was actually plenty much more that needed to be actually gone over to come to the goal. Fla State ended up must get 85 passports for its gamers Georgia Technology must acquire 70 in total between gamers and workers. Probably the absolute most unexpected problem the teams encountered was making certain they will manage to use the brand-new innovation enabled starting this season-- coach-to-helmet communication and apples ipad on the sideline.The headset bodies trainers make use of on the sideline in the United States perform not work overseas considering that they use different carrier frequency. Each colleges had to rent brand-new systems, and also implies a various belt pack for trainers to acquire used to. Fla Condition exercised with all of them throughout scrimmages so the trainers can begin to acquire a feel for them.Thompson pointed out the institutions must get a number of collections of regularity for the interaction headsets to function. The ipad tablets needed balance with Aviva Stadium as well as local area suppliers for particular thread product lines made use of to improve video recording in real time. The colleges have possessed weekly telephone calls along with the ACC and also various providers to see to it everything is ready to go. Everything will definitely be tested Friday.Florida State Athletics" The coaches don't just like modification. I don't such as adjustment," Thompson pointed out. "Everyone is actually a critter of of routine. I wish to stroll right into the stadium when the team walks in and ensure every thing is actually done. I do not desire to have to be actually running around panicking, 'Okay, exactly how are our company going to manage this?'" The teams experienced different airports to have their packages flown over, all at the direction of Aer Lingus, the game's headline enroller. Fla State evacuated a truck last week that left for Orlando, where its own crates were actually at that point positioned on cargo aircraft pallets phoned "cookie sheets" for global traveling and then flown to Dublin. Georgia Specialist possessed its freight happen an aircraft to Chicago, and then on Dublin.Everything soared over gotten here prior to the crews got in Thursday early morning. Each team delivered a breakthrough team early to open cages as well as begin arranging items for make use of at the accommodation or coliseum. Devices managers set up their particular storage locker rooms for Thursday method. On top of that, both crews had hundreds of situations of Powerade and also canteen directly shipped to both the hotels and resort and also stadium.The accommodations were selected for their similarities to typical street hotels. They needed to have huge enough spaces offered for staff meetings, yet additionally food that tasted like home. Warwick pointed out grits, for example, were a nonstarter given that the chefs can not cook all of them to specification. Fla Condition players possess an alikeness for farm clothing, A1 steak sauce and also Tabasco, items inaccessible in Ireland, therefore those details dressings were loaded." The meals is the greatest problem since they like what they as if and also they recognize what they understand," Warwick pointed out. "We tried to keep it as Americanized as achievable." The teams themselves left the United States on Wednesday night, however also their retirements appeared different. For domestic video game travel, both staffs experience TSA security testing at their respective arenas before boarding buses as well as heading to their charter flights.But for a worldwide trip, both teams need to go through the frequent protection line at their respective airport terminals. It is actually a single thing for Fla State to go through its own little local airport in Tallahassee. Yet just visualize the 289-person Georgia Tech take a trip celebration locating to Rout F at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta georgia as well as undergoing security.Aer Lingus, the label sponsor of the activity, needed to acquire unique approval to protect a gateway. Thompson claimed he has actually been assured there will definitely be additional security streets available to acquire Georgia Technician via effectively. He intends to use a "sheathing body" where he differentiates the gamers in to groups, along with one assigned the captain as well as in charge of making certain everybody has their passports.Players are going to be helped remind frequently approximately carry out's as well as perform n'ts if they are actually bringing carry-ons, consisting of the size of allowed fluids." I can't stand by to view when I'm the final individual that looks at the TSA pipes what all was taken in the course of that opportunity," Thompson said.Now image this upon appearance: Gamers loafing the baggage slide carousel, waiting on their player equipment bags. Those bags had to take a trip with them since both teams engaged in completely as much as their departure day. So the bags acquire inspected onto the aircraft upon flight terminal delivery, for pickup in baggage insurance claim, aside from their own individual luggage. For this vacation, Fla State acquired its own players individualized curler traveling bags. Both groups will definitely have a lightweight method at the stadium after they arrive, with the principal objective to get everybody accommodated to the five-hour opportunity adjustment. Georgia Specialist instructor Brent Key, that mosted likely to Ireland for a video game as a UCF aide in 2014, mentioned he carries out not want to make the journey any greater than it must be-- drawing from his previous overseas experience." Our company overcoached those little ones," Trick claimed, describing UCF's 26-24 reduction to Penn State. "We tried to provide a take in. We took all of them to different areas, took them on excursions as well as it was actually just way too much stuff when you're reviewing there to participate in volleyball activity. Perform you know what creates a wonderful knowledge? Winning." Therefore, Georgia Technician are going to soar home after the activity as it has a limited turn-around to the observing week. Given that Fla Condition plays on a Monday evening, trainer Mike Norvell decided to have the group remain on Sunday for some taking in the sights before returning to Tallahassee.Though that approach is various, preparing the strategies in the lead-up to the game has actually been identical. The institutions have actually remained in continual communication, yet there will be actually stress upon landing, during the course of the video game and also postgame, too. Whatever needs to be repacked for trip back home, and also at personalizeds Saturday night. In both situations-- trip to and from-- both universities must depend greatly on folks they have actually never ever fulfilled to do the job." Anytime and every time I take a trip, I stress if my bag is going to obtain there certainly, so you certainly fret about that," Thompson pointed out. "You are actually relocating almost 300 individuals at once. So you just must see to it it is actually correct and appropriate.".