.Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ETClose ACC press reporter.Signed up with ESPN.com in 2010.Grad of the College of Florida.In the lead-up to Sunday's kickoff in between Florida State and Georgia Specialist, both institutions spent 17 months creating spreadsheets, filling in records as well as triple-checking customs requirements to ensure they loaded all the basics for their transatlantic trip.Uniforms? Check.Cleats? Check.Ranch clothing? Umm, check?The Ramblin' Wreckage? Unfortunately, back in Atlanta.Renegade, Osceola and their flaming harpoon? If only that pesky quarantine concern had been solved.Even without their most iconic pregame practices taking a trip with all of them to Dublin, Florida State and Georgia Technician will certainly headline Week 0 along with everything they need to play soccer thanks to an exhaustive backstage effort that Georgia Technician supervisor of volleyball functions Josh Thompson refers to as "not for the pale of soul." In every, the colleges mixed to take 238 cages weighing more than 40,000 extra pounds-- packed as well as transported on payload aircrafts recently-- filled with every thing from video game time tools to sporting activity medicine fundamentals, healthy protein powder, snacks such as Fish as well as indeed, seasonings that are certainly not offered in Dublin.Editor's Picks2 Related" There is no space for error right here," pointed out Jason Baisden, Fla Condition assistant athletic director for equipment operations. "Once our experts're there, our experts're there. Our company can't go back or even can't phone and also state, 'Hey, bring this along with you.'" Both schools started to prepare for this game in March 2023, soon after it was declared. Florida State supervisor of football functions Bruce Warwick had actually been part of numerous international video games in his previous drop in the NFL, thus he already possessed an excellent tip regarding what relocating a whole entire team much more than 4,000 miles away will entail.Beyond evacuating all the essential tools, passports will must be actually safeguarded, numerous in-person internet site check outs to the crew hotels and resort would certainly require to be created (consisting of meals samplings) and communication with officials in Ireland would have to be accurate. Nothing-- like presuming that a United States cookie and also an Irish biscuit coincided-- might be entrusted to possibility." I had to find out to communicate their foreign language," Baisden said. "Like, it is actually not an outfit to all of them, it's a package. It is actually the British language, but our company needed to make sure nothing was dropped with the translation of what our company are actually carrying out." Baisden as well as Thompson created phone call to people they understood at Notre Dame and also Naval force, two schools that had earlier played in Ireland. Baisden requested their carnet, a documentation that promotes momentary international imports and exports. Essentially, the carnet lists every item that is brought right into an international country line through line, along with precise numbers.Florida State AthleticsWant to carry treats for the group? No problem. But every treat, coming from applesauce to crackers, must be actually listed. The exact same goes for rolls of strip, handwear covers, healthy protein powders. You wish to deliver it? You need to provide it.At Fla Condition, Baisden ended up being the point person between departments. In January, he asked the sport health and nutrition, sport medicine, innovative online video, weight training, radio show as well as sports details teams to start recognizing what they absolutely must deliver along with them.He described the procedure as organizing "an international bowl vacation." However the particular with which every little thing needed to be actually detailed goes far beyond any type of dish excursion preparation, where universities can easily merely load up their devices trucks as well as perform their technique. For this trip, Baisden designated every crate along with what it was for-- resort, technique, game.International traveling is why the Ramblin' Wreck and Renegade as well as Osceola were left at home. Irish officials had actually asked about their supply, and also both colleges possessed serious conversations about discovering a technique to do it.Renegade, the famous equine ridden through Osceola prior to every Florida Condition home game to grow an ablaze spear at midfield, would certainly possess must quarantine on the way back to Tallahassee as called for by global regulations. Therefore, the steed would certainly possess been actually inaccessible for the home opener against Boston University on Sept. 2. Plus, this is actually actually a Georgia Specialist home game.A gold and white colored 1930 Ford Design A Sporting activity Coupe called the "Ramblin' Wreckage" has led the Yellowish Jackets onto the field for each home game since 1961. The Wreckage would must take a trip on a ship to get to Ireland. The travel time home would possess suggested it, as well, will possess been inaccessible for the home opener versus Georgia State on Aug. 31. There had been actually dialogue regarding using an Irish "relative" of the Wreckage, a Peugeot-type alternate from Dublin, yet the suggestion was actually nixed.There was plenty a lot more that needed to be actually gone over to come to the goal. Fla State wound up having to obtain 85 keys for its gamers Georgia Technician needed to get 70 in total in between players and team. Possibly the most unforeseen difficulty the teams experienced was actually seeing to it they will be able to use the new technology made it possible for beginning this season-- coach-to-helmet interaction and also ipad tablets on the sideline.The headset units trainers use on the sideline in the USA perform certainly not operate overseas due to the fact that they make use of different carrier frequency. Both colleges needed to rent out brand-new devices, which implies a various waistband pack for instructors to get made use of to. Florida Condition practiced with them in the course of skirmishes so the trains might begin to get a sample of them.Thompson pointed out the institutions needed to safeguard various series of frequency for the interaction headsets to work. The apples ipad demanded coordination with Aviva Coliseum and also local suppliers for particular fiber product lines made use of to improve video in real time. The schools have had once a week phone calls with the ACC and different vendors to see to it every little thing prepares to go. Everything will certainly be examined Friday.Florida Condition Athletics" The instructors do not like modification. I do not such as adjustment," Thompson claimed. "Everybody is actually a critter of of practice. I would like to stroll into the coliseum when the team walks in and ensure every thing is actually performed. I don't desire to have to be actually rollicking panicking, 'Okay, just how are our company mosting likely to manage this?'" The crews looked at different airport terminals to have their freight flown over, all at the instructions of Aer Lingus, the video game's label enroller. Florida Condition left a vehicle recently that left for Orlando, where its pet crates were actually then positioned on freight plane pallets called "cookie pieces" for international traveling and afterwards soared to Dublin. Georgia Technology possessed its freight take place an airplane to Chicago, and afterwards on Dublin.Everything flown over gotten here prior to the staffs entered Thursday early morning. Each crew sent an advance group early to open up pet crates as well as begin sorting things for usage at the resort or even arena. Equipment supervisors put together their corresponding storage locker rooms for Thursday strategy. Additionally, both groups possessed dozens instances of Powerade and water bottles directly transported to both the resort and stadium.The lodgings were actually decided on for their similarities to normal roadway resorts. They needed to possess huge enough spaces readily available for crew conferences, yet also meals that tasted like home. Warwick mentioned grits, as an example, were a nonstarter due to the fact that the cooks can certainly not cook all of them to spec. Fla Condition players have an affinity for cattle ranch suiting up, A1 meat dressing as well as Tabasco, items unavailable in Ireland, therefore those details condiments were actually stuffed." The food is actually the largest challenge considering that they like what they as if and they understand what they know," Warwick pointed out. "Our company tried to keep it as Americanized as achievable." The teams themselves left behind the USA on Wednesday night, yet even their departures looked various. For domestic game trip, both crews undergo TSA surveillance screening at their respective stadiums before boarding buses as well as heading to their charter flights.But for a global trip, both crews must experience the frequent protection line at their particular airports. It is one thing for Fla Condition to undergo its own small local flight terminal in Tallahassee. Yet simply imagine the 289-person Georgia Technician take a trip event pulling up to Rout F at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Terminal in Atlanta georgia as well as looking at security.Aer Lingus, the label sponsor of the video game, had to obtain unique permission to get a gate. Thompson mentioned he has been actually ensured there will definitely be additional safety lanes ready for acquire Georgia Specialist via effectively. He intends to use a "shell system" where he separates the players in to teams, with one marked the captain and in charge of making sure everyone possesses their passports.Players will be actually helped remind regularly around carry out's and carry out n'ts if they are actually taking carry-ons, including the dimension of permitted fluids." I can not stand by to observe when I am actually the final individual that looks at the TSA pipes what all was taken during that time," Thompson said.Now image this upon landing: Players standing around the baggage carousel, waiting for their player equipment bags. Those bags must journey along with all of them due to the fact that each groups exercised all the way approximately their separation day. So the bags acquire checked out onto the plane upon airport delivery, for pickup in baggage insurance claim, besides their very own personal baggage. For this journey, Fla State got its players individualized curler bags. Both staffs will certainly have a lightweight strategy at the arena after they show up, with the primary goal to acquire every person adapted to the five-hour opportunity improvement. Georgia Technician trainer Brent Trick, that went to Ireland for a game as a UCF associate in 2014, said he carries out not intend to create the vacation any greater than it needs to be actually-- drawing from his previous international experience." We overcoached those youngsters," Trick mentioned, referring to UCF's 26-24 loss to Penn State. "Our team tried to provide an encounter. We took all of them to different places, took them on trips and also it was actually simply way too much things when you're examining there to play football video game. Do you understand what creates a fantastic adventure? Gaining." To that end, Georgia Tech will soar home after the video game as it has a tight turn-around to the complying with week. Because Fla Condition plays on a Monday night, instructor Mike Norvell determined to possess the staff remain on Sunday for some sightseeing before returning to Tallahassee.Though that approach is actually various, organizing the strategies in the lead-up to the video game has been identical. The schools have actually remained in continuous interaction, yet there will certainly be actually anxiety upon arrival, during the activity and also postgame, as well. Every little thing needs to be repacked for travel back home, and at customizeds Sunday night. In each cases-- traveling to and also coming from-- each institutions need to rely intensely on folks they have actually certainly never met to do the job." Anytime and also every time I journey, I worry if my bag is going to obtain there certainly, so you most definitely worry about that," Thompson pointed out. "You're relocating just about 300 folks at one time. So you just must ensure it is appropriate and also best.".