.Andrea Adelson, ESPN Elder WriterAug 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ETClose ACC media reporter.Signed up with ESPN.com in 2010.Graduate of the College of Florida.In the lead-up to Sunday's kickoff in between Florida State and Georgia Technician, both institutions spent 17 months making spread sheets, filling out documents as well as triple-checking custom-mades guidelines to make certain they packed all the basics for their transatlantic trip.Uniforms? Check.Cleats? Check.Ranch suiting up? Umm, check?The Ramblin' Wreckage? Sadly, back in Atlanta.Renegade, Osceola as well as their ablaze spear? If only that pesky quarantine problem had been actually solved.Even without their most famous pregame customs traveling with all of them to Dublin, Florida State and Georgia Technician will heading Week 0 along with every little thing they need to play soccer because of an exhaustive behind-the-scenes attempt that Georgia Tech director of soccer functions Josh Thompson calls "except the faint of soul." In every, the colleges mixed to deliver 238 cages considering greater than 40,000 extra pounds-- jam-packed and transported on cargo planes last week-- filled with everything from game time equipment to sporting activity medicine basics, healthy protein powder, snacks such as Fish as well as indeed, seasonings that are not offered in Dublin.Editor's Picks2 Related" There is no room for mistake right here," said Jason Baisden, Fla Condition aide sports supervisor for equipment functions. "As soon as our company exist, we're there. Our team can not come back or even can't contact and also say, 'Hey, take this with you.'" Each universities began to get ready for this game in March 2023, soon after it was actually revealed. Fla State supervisor of volleyball procedures Bruce Warwick had become part of several international video games in his previous stops in the NFL, so he already had a really good idea about what moving an entire team much more than 4,000 miles away would entail.Beyond evacuating all the important devices, keys would certainly have to be safeguarded, various in-person web site visits to the staff lodging will need to be created (consisting of food items tastings) and interaction with representatives in Ireland would need to be specific. Nothing at all-- like assuming that an American biscuit and an Irish cookie coincided-- can be delegated to chance." I had to find out to talk their foreign language," Baisden pointed out. "Like, it's certainly not an uniform to them, it's a package. It is actually the English language, however our company had to make sure absolutely nothing was shed along with the interpretation of what we are actually performing." Baisden as well as Thompson produced calls to individuals they recognized at Notre Dame and Naval force, two schools that had recently played in Ireland. Baisden asked for their carnet, a file that promotes brief worldwide imports and also exports. Generally, the carnet details every thing that is actually carried into an international country line through line, with precise numbers.Florida State AthleticsWant to deliver snack foods for the staff? No problem. However every snack food, coming from applesauce to crackers, must be provided. The very same selects rolls of tape, gloves, healthy protein grains. You intend to bring it? You must note it.At Fla State, Baisden came to be the factor person in between teams. In January, he talked to the sport nutrition, sport medicine, innovative video clip, weight training, radio broadcast and also sports relevant information groups to start determining what they definitely must take along with them.He illustrated the method as planning for "a foreign bowl excursion." However the particular with which whatever needed to be detailed progresses past any type of dish vacation planning, where universities can merely load up their equipment trucks and be on their way. For this travel, Baisden identified every dog crate along with what it was for-- lodging, technique, game.International trip is actually why the Ramblin' Wreck as well as Abandoner and also Osceola were left behind in the house. Irish officials had inquired about their supply, as well as each institutions had significant conversations about locating a way to perform it.Renegade, the legendary steed ridden by Osceola before every Florida Condition home video game to grow an ablaze javelin at midfield, would certainly possess had to quarantine heading back to Tallahassee as demanded through global requirements. Because of this, the equine would certainly possess been actually not available for the home opener against Boston ma College on Sept. 2. And also, this is actually technically a Georgia Technician home game.A gold as well as white 1930 Ford Version A Sporting activity Sports car referred to as the "Ramblin' Wreckage" has led the Yellowish Jackets onto the field for each home activity due to the fact that 1961. The Wreckage would need to journey on a ship to reach Ireland. The traveling time home will have indicated it, as well, would certainly have been unavailable for the home opener versus Georgia State on Aug. 31. There had actually been actually dialogue concerning making use of an Irish "relative" of the Accident, a Peugeot-type stand-in coming from Dublin, but the suggestion was nixed.There was actually plenty even more that needed to be actually covered to reach the finish line. Fla Condition found yourself must obtain 85 tickets for its players Georgia Specialist must acquire 70 in complete between players and staff. Maybe the best unpredicted obstacle the teams experienced was actually making certain they would have the ability to use the new innovation permitted beginning this season-- coach-to-helmet interaction and apples ipad on the sideline.The headset systems instructors utilize on the side project in the United States do not work overseas because they make use of various carrier frequency. Each schools needed to rent out brand new units, which indicates a various belt pack for coaches to obtain made use of to. Fla Condition exercised with them during the course of scrimmages so the coaches could possibly begin to receive a sample of them.Thompson mentioned the colleges needed to secure numerous product lines of frequency for the communication headsets to work. The iPads required balance along with Aviva Arena as well as regional sellers for specific fiber series utilized to update online video directly. The institutions have possessed weekly phone calls along with the ACC and also various vendors to ensure every little thing prepares to go. Every thing will be actually examined Friday.Florida State Athletics" The trains don't such as adjustment. I do not such as improvement," Thompson mentioned. "Everyone is actually an animal of of behavior. I want to walk right into the stadium when the group strolls in as well as be sure whatever is done. I don't intend to have to be actually running around panicking, 'All right, exactly how are our company going to handle this?'" The crews experienced different airports to have their payload flown over, all at the direction of Aer Lingus, the activity's headline enroller. Fla Condition evacuated a vehicle last week that left for Orlando, where its cages were actually at that point placed on payload airplane pallets phoned "biscuit slabs" for worldwide traveling and then flown to Dublin. Georgia Tech had its payload go on an airplane to Chicago, and afterwards on Dublin.Everything soared over shown up before the crews entered Thursday early morning. Each crew sent an advancement team early to open crates as well as begin arranging things for usage at the hotels and resort or even stadium. Equipment supervisors established their respective storage locker rooms for Thursday practice. In addition, both teams had thousands of situations of Powerade and water bottles directly shipped to both the lodging and stadium.The hotels and resorts were actually picked for their similarities to typical road hotels. They must possess huge enough spaces accessible for crew meetings, however likewise food items that tried like home. Warwick mentioned grits, for example, were a nonstarter because the cooks could possibly certainly not cook all of them to requirements. Fla State players have an alikeness for farm dressing, A1 steak sauce and also Tabasco, items inaccessible in Ireland, so those specific condiments were actually stuffed." The food is the largest challenge considering that they like what they such as and they understand what they recognize," Warwick stated. "We made an effort to keep it as Americanized as possible." The crews themselves left behind the USA on Wednesday evening, however also their retirements appeared various. For domestic activity traveling, both teams undergo TSA safety and security assessment at their corresponding arenas prior to boarding buses as well as moving to their charter flights.But for a worldwide journey, both staffs need to look at the regular protection line at their particular airport terminals. It is actually one point for Florida State to go through its tiny local airport in Tallahassee. But just envision the 289-person Georgia Technician journey event locating to Rout F at Hartsfield-Jackson International Flight Terminal in Atlanta and looking at security.Aer Lingus, the title enroller of the activity, needed to obtain exclusive consent to protect a gate. Thompson claimed he has been assured there will definitely be actually added protection streets available to receive Georgia Technician with properly. He plans to utilize a "shuck unit" where he differentiates the gamers in to groups, along with one designated the leader as well as in charge of seeing to it every person possesses their passports.Players will be advised often around perform's as well as do n'ts if they are actually carrying baggages, including the size of permitted liquids." I can't stand by to observe when I am actually the final individual that looks at the TSA line what all was taken during the course of that time," Thompson said.Now picture this upon landing: Players loafing the baggage slide carousel, waiting on their gamer tools bags. Those bags needed to journey with them because each teams exercised all the way around their retirement time. So the bags get examined onto the plane upon flight terminal delivery, for pick up in baggage case, in addition to their very own private baggage. For this vacation, Florida State acquired its own players personalized roller bags. Both groups are going to possess a light practice at the arena after they show up, with the principal target to receive everybody accommodated to the five-hour opportunity improvement. Georgia Technology coach Brent Trick, who headed to Ireland for a video game as a UCF aide in 2014, mentioned he carries out not desire to make the journey any larger than it must be-- drawing from his previous abroad encounter." Our company overcoached those little ones," Key stated, describing UCF's 26-24 loss to Penn State. "Our experts attempted to provide an experience. We took all of them to different locations, took them on excursions as well as it was actually only excessive things when you are actually examining there to participate in football activity. Perform you understand what brings in a terrific knowledge? Succeeding." To that end, Georgia Technician are going to soar home after the video game as it possesses a limited turnaround to the adhering to full week. Because Florida Condition uses a Monday evening, trainer Mike Norvell decided to possess the group remain on Sunday for some sightseeing prior to coming back to Tallahassee.Though that approach is different, planning the logistics in the lead-up to the video game has been identical. The colleges have been in continuous communication, however there will be actually stress and anxiety upon arrival, throughout the video game and also postgame, too. Everything must be repacked for travel back home, and also at customs Sunday evening. In both situations-- traveling to as well as from-- both universities need to rely highly on individuals they have actually never complied with to get the job done." Anytime and every single time I take a trip, I stress if my bag is actually going to receive certainly there, so you absolutely think about that," Thompson mentioned. "You are actually relocating almost 300 folks at once. So you just must make certain it is actually right as well as appropriate.".