.Andrea Adelson, ESPN Elderly Person WriterAug 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ETClose ACC media reporter.Joined ESPN.com in 2010.Grad of the University of Florida.In the lead-up to Sunday's kickoff in between Fla Condition and also Georgia Technician, each institutions spent 17 months creating spreadsheets, submitting records as well as triple-checking customizeds rules to see to it they stuffed all the fundamentals for their transatlantic trip.Uniforms? Check.Cleats? Check.Ranch clothing? Umm, check?The Ramblin' Accident? Unfortunately, back in Atlanta.Renegade, Osceola and their flaming javelin? So that pesky quarantine issue had been solved.Even without their very most famous pregame heritages traveling along with them to Dublin, Florida Condition as well as Georgia Technician will certainly heading Full week 0 along with whatever they require to play soccer due to an exhaustive backstage attempt that Georgia Tech supervisor of soccer operations Josh Thompson calls "not for the faint of soul." In every, the institutions integrated to bring 238 pet crates analyzing more than 40,000 pounds-- crammed and transported on payload aircrafts recently-- loaded with every thing coming from video game day devices to sporting activity medication essentials, healthy protein powder, snack foods such as Fish as well as indeed, condiments that are actually not readily available in Dublin.Editor's Picks2 Related" There is no area for error right here," claimed Jason Baisden, Florida Condition aide sports director for equipment functions. "The moment we exist, our team're there. Our company can not go back or even can not phone and mention, 'Hey, take this with you.'" Both institutions started to prepare for this game in March 2023, shortly after it was actually announced. Fla Condition director of volleyball procedures Bruce Warwick had become part of many foreign video games in his previous drop in the NFL, therefore he presently possessed a really good tip about what moving an entire group more than 4,000 kilometers away would certainly entail.Beyond packing up all the required tools, passports will have to be gotten, numerous in-person web site brows through to the staff lodging will need to have to become made (featuring food items samplings) as well as interaction along with officials in Ireland would have to be actually accurate. Nothing-- like presuming that an American biscuit as well as an Irish cookie coincided-- could be entrusted to odds." I must discover to communicate their language," Baisden said. "Like, it is actually certainly not an outfit to them, it is actually a package. It is the English language, but our experts needed to ensure nothing was shed with the interpretation of what our company are carrying out." Baisden and Thompson made phone call to individuals they recognized at Notre Dame as well as Navy, pair of universities that had actually earlier played in Ireland. Baisden asked for their carnet, a document that facilitates temporary international bring ins and also exports. Essentially, the carnet details every item that is actually taken in to an overseas country line through line, along with exact numbers.Florida State AthleticsWant to carry treats for the crew? No problem. But every treat, coming from applesauce to crackers, have to be specified. The very same goes for rolls of strip, gloves, protein powders. You would like to take it? You have to specify it.At Fla Condition, Baisden became the point person in between teams. In January, he inquired the sport nutrition, sporting activity medication, innovative video clip, weightlifting, radio show as well as sporting activities info groups to start recognizing what they definitely needed to take with them.He defined the process as getting ready for "a foreign dish excursion." However the detail with which every little thing needed to be actually made a list of goes far past any kind of bowl excursion planning, where schools can easily simply load up their equipment trucks and also be on their means. For this trip, Baisden labeled every pet crate with what it was for-- accommodation, strategy, game.International traveling is actually why the Ramblin' Accident and Insurgent as well as Osceola were actually left behind in the home. Irish officials had actually inquired about their supply, and each universities had severe conversations regarding finding a means to carry out it.Renegade, the legendary steed ridden by Osceola just before every Fla Condition home video game to grow a flaming harpoon at midfield, would possess needed to sequester on the way back to Tallahassee as needed by worldwide regulations. Therefore, the equine would have been inaccessible for the home opener against Boston ma College on Sept. 2. And also, this is actually a Georgia Technology home game.A gold as well as white colored 1930 Ford Style A Sport Coupe referred to as the "Ramblin' Wreckage" has actually led the Yellow Jackets onto the field for each home game since 1961. The Wreck will must travel on a ship to come to Ireland. The trip opportunity home will have meant it, also, would possess been actually unavailable for the home opener versus Georgia State on Aug. 31. There had been actually conversation regarding using an Irish "cousin" of the Accident, a Peugeot-type alternate coming from Dublin, however the concept was actually nixed.There was actually plenty more that needed to be actually reviewed to reach the finish line. Fla Condition ended up must receive 85 tickets for its own players Georgia Technician must get 70 in overall between players as well as workers. Possibly the absolute most unforeseen problem the groups faced was seeing to it they would have the ability to make use of the brand-new modern technology allowed starting this time-- coach-to-helmet interaction and also ipad tablets on the sideline.The headset systems trainers utilize on the subsidiary in the USA carry out certainly not function overseas due to the fact that they use various superhigh frequency. Each universities must rent out brand new systems, which implies a different belt pack for trainers to acquire used to. Florida State experimented them throughout scrimmages so the instructors might start to get a feel for them.Thompson mentioned the schools had to safeguard numerous collections of frequency for the communication headsets to work. The ipad tablets demanded sychronisation with Aviva Stadium and also nearby sellers for specific fiber product lines made use of to upgrade online video in real time. The institutions have actually had once a week calls along with the ACC and also different merchants to make certain every little thing prepares to go. Every little thing will definitely be actually examined Friday.Florida Condition Sports" The trains do not such as adjustment. I do not just like change," Thompson said. "Everybody is actually a critter of of habit. I desire to stroll in to the coliseum when the team walks in and also ensure every thing is done. I do not would like to need to be running around panicking, 'Okay, how are our team going to manage this?'" The staffs underwent different flight terminals to have their freight soared over, all at the direction of Aer Lingus, the game's headline sponsor. Fla State evacuated a truck last week that left for Orlando, where its own crates were after that placed on payload airplane pallets called "cookie slabs" for global travel and afterwards flown to Dublin. Georgia Specialist had its freight happen a plane to Chicago, and after that on Dublin.Everything flown over shown up prior to the crews got inside Thursday early morning. Each team sent an advancement team early to open dog crates and also start sorting items for use at the accommodation or even coliseum. Tools supervisors established their particular locker rooms for Thursday strategy. Furthermore, both groups had hundreds of scenarios of Powerade as well as canteen straight delivered to both the lodging and stadium.The lodgings were picked for their correlations to normal street lodgings. They must possess large adequate rooms available for crew conferences, yet likewise meals that tasted like home. Warwick pointed out grits, for instance, were a nonstarter given that the cooks can certainly not cook them to standard. Fla Condition players have an alikeness for farm dressing, A1 meat dressing and Tabasco, things not available in Ireland, therefore those specific spices were packed." The food items is actually the most significant difficulty considering that they like what they just like and also they understand what they understand," Warwick pointed out. "Our company tried to keep it as Americanized as achievable." The crews on their own left behind the USA on Wednesday night, but even their departures appeared various. For residential video game trip, both groups go through TSA security screening at their respective coliseums before boarding buses and also heading to their charter flights.But for a global journey, both crews need to go through the frequent security pipe at their respective airports. It is the main thing for Florida State to look at its small local airport terminal in Tallahassee. However only imagine the 289-person Georgia Technology journey event pulling up to Concourse F at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Terminal in Atlanta georgia as well as going through security.Aer Lingus, the headline sponsor of the video game, must obtain unique permission to get a gateway. Thompson mentioned he has actually been assured there are going to be actually additional safety and security lanes ready for acquire Georgia Technician through properly. He considers to use a "shuck device" where he differentiates the gamers right into teams, along with one designated the leader as well as behind seeing to it everyone has their passports.Players will be told regularly about do's as well as do n'ts if they are actually delivering carry-ons, consisting of the dimension of permitted fluids." I can't wait to find when I'm the last individual that undergoes the TSA pipes what all was taken during that opportunity," Thompson said.Now photo this upon landing: Gamers standing around the luggage slide carousel, expecting their player equipment bags. Those bags had to take a trip with them considering that each teams practiced right around their retirement time. So the bags get inspected onto the airplane upon airport delivery, for pickup in luggage insurance claim, along with their very own individual luggage. For this journey, Florida State received its players tailored roller bags. Each teams will certainly possess a light method at the arena after they arrive, with the major target to get everybody accommodated to the five-hour time modification. Georgia Specialist train Brent Trick, that visited Ireland for a video game as a UCF assistant in 2014, mentioned he performs certainly not desire to produce the trip any greater than it has to be-- drawing from his previous foreign take in." Our company overcoached those children," Trick said, pertaining to UCF's 26-24 reduction to Penn State. "We made an effort to give them a take in. Our team took them to various places, took them on trips and it was only too much things when you're going over there to play football game. Perform you know what makes a terrific adventure? Gaining." Therefore, Georgia Tech will soar home after the video game as it possesses a strict turnaround to the following week. Due to the fact that Florida State uses a Monday evening, instructor Mike Norvell chose to possess the staff remain on Sunday for some taking in the sights prior to coming back to Tallahassee.Though that method is actually various, intending the logistics in the lead-up to the game has actually been identical. The colleges have actually remained in constant communication, however there will be actually anxiety upon landing, throughout the video game and postgame, as well. Whatever needs to be repacked for travel back home, and also at custom-mades Saturday evening. In each scenarios-- trip to and also coming from-- each institutions have to depend intensely on individuals they have certainly never satisfied to finish the job." Anytime and every time I journey, I panic if my bag is actually going to get there, so you undoubtedly bother with that," Thompson stated. "You are actually moving just about 300 people at once. So you just need to see to it it is actually appropriate and correct.".