.Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior Citizen 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 Saturday's kickoff between Florida State and also Georgia Tech, each institutions spent 17 months creating spreadsheets, filling in files and also triple-checking customizeds requirements to make sure they loaded all the essentials for their transatlantic trip.Uniforms? Check.Cleats? Check.Ranch dressing? Umm, check?The Ramblin' Wreckage? Sadly, back in Atlanta.Renegade, Osceola and their flaming javelin? If only that pesky quarantine concern had been solved.Even without their most iconic pregame practices traveling with all of them to Dublin, Fla State as well as Georgia Tech are going to title Full week 0 along with everything they require to play football thanks to an extensive behind-the-scenes initiative that Georgia Specialist supervisor of football operations Josh Thompson calls "except the faint of center." In all, the schools incorporated to take 238 dog crates evaluating greater than 40,000 pounds-- crammed and also shipped on cargo airplanes recently-- loaded with everything from video game time devices to sport medication fundamentals, healthy protein particle, snacks such as Goldfish and also yes, spices that are actually certainly not on call in Dublin.Editor's Picks2 Related" There is actually no area for error right here," claimed Jason Baisden, Fla Condition aide athletic director for tools procedures. "The moment our team exist, our company exist. We can not return or even can't contact as well as point out, 'Hey, bring this along with you.'" Each institutions started to prepare yourself for this video game in March 2023, soon after it was announced. Fla Condition supervisor of soccer functions Bruce Warwick had belonged to several overseas video games in his previous drop in the NFL, so he already had an excellent idea about what moving a whole entire staff more than 4,000 miles away would entail.Beyond packing up all the necessary devices, travel permits will must be actually gotten, various in-person website visits to the staff hotels and resort will require to become made (including food items samplings) and also interaction along with authorities in Ireland would need to be accurate. Nothing at all-- like presuming that an American cookie as well as an Irish biscuit were the same-- could be delegated chance." I needed to know to communicate their language," Baisden mentioned. "Like, it's certainly not an attire to all of them, it is actually a set. It is the English language, but our company needed to ensure nothing was actually shed with the translation of what we are actually performing." Baisden and also Thompson made phone call to individuals they understood at Notre Dame and also Navy, 2 institutions that had actually recently played in Ireland. Baisden asked for their carnet, a record that facilitates short-term worldwide bring ins and also exports. Practically, the carnet lists every product that is actually carried right into an international nation line through line, with specific numbers.Florida State AthleticsWant to bring treats for the team? No problem. But every treat, coming from applesauce to biscuits, must be listed. The exact same selects rolls of tape, handwear covers, protein powders. You intend to take it? You must note it.At Florida State, Baisden ended up being the factor individual in between teams. In January, he inquired the sporting activity nourishment, sporting activity medication, artistic video, weightlifting, radio program as well as sporting activities details staffs to start recognizing what they absolutely must deliver along with them.He illustrated the procedure as preparing for "an international bowl trip." However the information along with which everything needed to be itemized goes far beyond any sort of bowl travel preparation, where colleges may merely arm their equipment vehicles and also perform their technique. For this excursion, Baisden classified every pet crate with what it was for-- hotel, method, game.International travel is why the Ramblin' Accident and Renegade and also Osceola were left in your home. Irish representatives had actually inquired about their supply, and both schools had major dialogues regarding locating a method to accomplish it.Renegade, the fabulous horse ridden through Osceola prior to every Fla Condition home game to grow an ablaze lance at midfield, will possess needed to sequester heading back to Tallahassee as demanded through international policies. As a result, the horse will have been actually not available for the home opener against Boston College on Sept. 2. Additionally, this is practically a Georgia Tech home game.A gold and also white 1930 Ford Model A Sporting activity Coupe known as the "Ramblin' Accident" has led the Yellow Jackets onto the industry for every single home game due to the fact that 1961. The Wreckage would have to travel on a ship to get to Ireland. The trip time home would certainly have implied it, too, would certainly possess been actually inaccessible for the home opener against Georgia Condition on Aug. 31. There had actually been actually discussion about making use of an Irish "cousin" of the Wreck, a Peugeot-type coming from Dublin, but the suggestion was actually nixed.There was actually plenty more that needed to be actually gone over to reach the goal. Fla Condition ended up having to receive 85 tickets for its gamers Georgia Specialist must receive 70 in overall between players and workers. Maybe the best unforeseen problem the crews experienced was making certain they would certainly be able to utilize the new modern technology allowed beginning this season-- coach-to-helmet interaction and also ipad tablets on the sideline.The headset units coaches utilize on the side project in the United States do not work overseas due to the fact that they use different radio frequencies. Each schools had to rent out brand-new devices, and that indicates a various belt pack for instructors to get utilized to. Fla State experimented them during skirmishes so the trainers could begin to obtain a taste of them.Thompson mentioned the colleges must safeguard several collections of regularity for the interaction headsets to work. The apples ipad required control along with Aviva Stadium and also local merchants for details thread lines used to update video in real time. The universities have actually had weekly phone calls along with the ACC and also various merchants to make certain every little thing prepares to go. Every thing will certainly be actually examined Friday.Florida State Sports" The trains do not such as change. I do not just like improvement," Thompson stated. "Everyone is actually a critter of of habit. I desire to walk into the coliseum when the group walks in and also make sure everything is actually carried out. I do not want to must be rollicking panicking, 'Okay, just how are our experts visiting handle this?'" The groups looked at different airport terminals to have their payload soared over, all at the direction of Aer Lingus, the activity's label supporter. Fla Condition evacuated a truck recently that left for Orlando, where its own dog crates were at that point placed on cargo airplane pallets gotten in touch with "cookie slabs" for worldwide travel and afterwards flown to Dublin. Georgia Technology possessed its own payload go on a plane to Chicago, and afterwards on Dublin.Everything soared over shown up before the teams got inside Thursday early morning. Each crew delivered a breakthrough group early to open cages and start sorting products for make use of at the hotel or arena. Equipment managers set up their corresponding storage locker spaces for Thursday method. Furthermore, both staffs had manies situations of Powerade and water bottles straight transported to both the resort and also stadium.The hotels and resorts were actually selected for their similarities to usual street hotels and resorts. They needed to possess big sufficient spaces offered for crew appointments, but likewise food items that sampled like home. Warwick said grits, for example, were a nonstarter because the chefs could possibly not cook them to standard. Florida Condition players have an alikeness for farm dressing, A1 meat dressing as well as Tabasco, items not available in Ireland, so those certain spices were actually packed." The meals is actually the most significant problem considering that they like what they just like and also they recognize what they understand," Warwick mentioned. "We tried to maintain it as Americanized as possible." The groups themselves left the USA on Wednesday evening, but also their departures appeared different. For domestic game travel, both groups undergo TSA protection screening at their respective stadiums before boarding buses and also heading to their charter flights.But for a global excursion, both groups need to go through the regular safety and security pipe at their corresponding airports. It is actually something for Fla Condition to experience its small regional flight terminal in Tallahassee. Yet simply envision the 289-person Georgia Technology travel event pulling up to Concourse F at Hartsfield-Jackson International Flight Terminal in Atlanta and also experiencing security.Aer Lingus, the headline supporter of the activity, needed to obtain special authorization to get a gate. Thompson claimed he has actually been guaranteed there will be actually additional security lanes open up to acquire Georgia Technician via successfully. He intends to make use of a "sheathing device" where he differentiates the gamers in to teams, along with one assigned the captain and behind making certain everyone possesses their passports.Players are going to be advised regularly approximately perform's and also perform n'ts if they are actually taking carry-ons, featuring the size of allowable fluids." I can not hang around to see when I am actually the last person that goes through the TSA pipes what all was actually taken throughout that opportunity," Thompson said.Now image this upon appearance: Players loafing the baggage slide carousel, awaiting their gamer devices bags. Those bags had to journey with them considering that each teams engaged in right around their retirement day. So the bags get examined onto the plane upon flight terminal delivery, for pick-up in luggage insurance claim, aside from their own personal baggage. For this vacation, Florida Condition obtained its own players tailored curler bags. Both groups will definitely possess a lightweight strategy at the arena after they come in, with the major target to obtain everyone accustomed to the five-hour opportunity adjustment. Georgia Tech trainer Brent Trick, that went to Ireland for an activity as a UCF aide in 2014, claimed he carries out not want to make the travel any greater than it has to be-- reasoning his previous overseas encounter." Our company overcoached those kids," Secret mentioned, referring to UCF's 26-24 reduction to Penn State. "We attempted to give them a take in. Our team took all of them to various locations, took them on trips and it was actually merely excessive things when you are actually discussing there to play soccer activity. Do you know what makes a terrific knowledge? Succeeding." Therefore, Georgia Technician will fly home after the video game as it has a limited turn-around to the complying with full week. Since Fla State plays on a Monday night, train Mike Norvell determined to have the group stay on Sunday for some sightseeing just before returning to Tallahassee.Though that strategy is actually different, intending the strategies in the lead-up to the activity has actually been identical. The institutions have actually been in steady interaction, yet there will definitely be actually anxiousness upon landing, during the course of the activity and also postgame, as well. Whatever needs to be repacked for traveling back home, and also at customs Saturday evening. In each situations-- trip to and coming from-- each universities need to count greatly on individuals they have certainly never complied with to get the job done." Anytime and every single time I journey, I panic if my bag is actually going to acquire there, so you definitely bother with that," Thompson said. "You're moving nearly 300 people at once. So you merely have to see to it it is right as well as appropriate.".