.Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ETClose ACC media reporter.Participated in ESPN.com in 2010.Grad of the Educational Institution of Florida.In the lead-up to Sunday's kickoff in between Fla State as well as Georgia Technology, both institutions invested 17 months making spreadsheets, completing documents and triple-checking personalizeds policies to ensure they packed all the fundamentals for their transatlantic trip.Uniforms? Check.Cleats? Check.Ranch dressing? Umm, check?The Ramblin' Wreckage? Regretfully, back in Atlanta.Renegade, Osceola and their ablaze javelin? So that pesky quarantine problem had actually been actually solved.Even without their most renowned pregame heritages traveling along with all of them to Dublin, Fla State and also Georgia Tech will headline Full week 0 with whatever they need to play football with the help of a thorough behind the curtain effort that Georgia Technology director of soccer functions Josh Thompson refers to as "not for the pale of heart." In each, the universities combined to carry 238 crates considering more than 40,000 extra pounds-- jam-packed and transported on payload planes recently-- filled with every little thing coming from game day devices to sport medicine essentials, protein particle, snack foods like Goldfish as well as indeed, condiments that are not readily available in Dublin.Editor's Picks2 Related" There is actually no area for inaccuracy here," pointed out Jason Baisden, Fla Condition assistant sports supervisor for devices procedures. "As soon as our team exist, our experts exist. Our company can not go back or can not contact and also say, 'Hey, take this along with you.'" Each universities started to prepare yourself for this video game in March 2023, shortly after it was introduced. Fla Condition supervisor of volleyball procedures Bruce Warwick had actually become part of numerous abroad video games in his previous stops in the NFL, thus he presently possessed a really good concept concerning what moving an entire crew greater than 4,000 miles away will entail.Beyond evacuating all the important tools, keys would must be actually protected, multiple in-person site check outs to the group lodging will need to have to become created (including food items samplings) and also interaction along with authorities in Ireland would certainly must be actually accurate. Nothing-- like supposing that an American cookie as well as an Irish cookie coincided-- may be entrusted to opportunity." I needed to discover to talk their foreign language," Baisden mentioned. "Like, it is actually not an outfit to all of them, it's a package. It is the British language, however we needed to see to it nothing at all was actually dropped along with the interpretation of what our company are carrying out." Baisden as well as Thompson created phone call to individuals they recognized at Notre Dame and also Naval force, pair of institutions that had earlier played in Ireland. Baisden sought their carnet, a record that promotes temporary worldwide bring ins and exports. Basically, the carnet details every thing that is actually brought in to an overseas nation line through line, with specific numbers.Florida State AthleticsWant to bring treats for the group? Not a problem. Yet every treat, coming from applesauce to crackers, must be actually specified. The very same chooses rolls of strip, handwear covers, protein particles. You would like to carry it? You have to list it.At Florida State, Baisden became the aspect person between divisions. In January, he inquired the sport health and nutrition, sport medication, artistic online video, weight training, radio broadcast and also sporting activities info teams to start pinpointing what they absolutely needed to deliver along with them.He illustrated the procedure as preparing for "a foreign dish excursion." But the detail with which everything must be itemized goes far beyond any dish vacation prep work, where colleges can easily merely load up their tools vehicles and also perform their means. For this travel, Baisden identified every dog crate along with what it was actually for-- resort, strategy, game.International trip is why the Ramblin' Wreck and also Abandoner as well as Osceola were actually left in the home. Irish officials had actually inquired about their supply, and also each schools had severe dialogues about locating a technique to carry out it.Renegade, the fabulous steed ridden through Osceola before every Florida Condition home game to grow an ablaze harpoon at midfield, would have must quarantine heading back to Tallahassee as called for through worldwide policies. As a result, the equine will have been actually inaccessible for the home opener against Boston ma College on Sept. 2. And also, this is actually actually a Georgia Technician home game.A gold as well as white colored 1930 Ford Design A Sporting activity Sports car called the "Ramblin' Wreck" has led the Yellowish Jackets onto the industry for every home video game considering that 1961. The Accident will must journey on a ship to come to Ireland. The trip opportunity home would certainly have meant it, also, would possess been inaccessible for the home opener versus Georgia State on Aug. 31. There had actually been actually conversation about utilizing an Irish "relative" of the Accident, a Peugeot-type coming from Dublin, however the idea was actually nixed.There was plenty a lot more that had to be covered to get to the finish line. Fla State wound up must receive 85 travel permits for its own gamers Georgia Technology had to acquire 70 in overall in between players and team. Perhaps the best unexpected obstacle the teams faced was actually seeing to it they will be able to use the brand new innovation enabled starting this time-- coach-to-helmet interaction as well as ipad tablets on the sideline.The headset units coaches make use of on the sideline in the United States perform certainly not operate overseas since they make use of different carrier frequency. Each universities needed to rent out brand-new bodies, and that suggests a various belt pack for instructors to obtain utilized to. Florida Condition practiced with all of them in the course of skirmishes so the coaches might start to get a feel for them.Thompson pointed out the institutions must secure multiple series of frequency for the interaction headsets to function. The apples ipad needed control along with Aviva Arena and also local merchants for specific thread lines used to update video clip in real time. The institutions have possessed regular telephone calls along with the ACC and different providers to be sure whatever prepares to go. Whatever is going to be checked Friday.Florida Condition Sports" The instructors don't as if improvement. I don't just like adjustment," Thompson stated. "Everyone is actually a creature of of routine. I would like to stroll in to the stadium when the group strolls in as well as see to it every little thing is actually performed. I don't would like to need to be actually rollicking panicking, 'All right, how are our team heading to handle this?'" The groups went through various flight terminals to have their freight soared over, all at the path of Aer Lingus, the video game's title supporter. Florida State left a vehicle recently that left behind for Orlando, where its cages were actually at that point positioned on packages airplane pallets gotten in touch with "cookie slabs" for worldwide travel and after that soared to Dublin. Georgia Tech had its freight go on a plane to Chicago, and after that on to Dublin.Everything soared over gotten here prior to the crews got in Thursday early morning. Each crew sent a breakthrough group early to open up pet crates and start arranging things for make use of at the resort or coliseum. Tools managers set up their particular closet rooms for Thursday method. Moreover, both teams had thousands of situations of Powerade and also water bottles directly transported to both the hotels and resort and also stadium.The resorts were actually selected for their correlations to ordinary road hotels and resorts. They needed to have large enough spaces available for staff conferences, however also meals that tasted like home. Warwick pointed out grits, as an example, were actually a nonstarter because the gourmet chefs could not cook them to requirements. Florida State players possess an alikeness for cattle ranch clothing, A1 steak dressing and also Tabasco, products unavailable in Ireland, therefore those certain condiments were stuffed." The meals is actually the greatest challenge given that they like what they as if as well as they recognize what they understand," Warwick claimed. "Our team tried to keep it as Americanized as possible." The groups themselves left behind the USA on Wednesday night, however even their partings appeared various. For residential game travel, both groups undergo TSA safety screening process at their particular stadiums before boarding buses as well as moving to their charter flights.But for a worldwide journey, both teams should experience the frequent surveillance pipe at their respective airport terminals. It is one point for Fla Condition to go through its own small local flight terminal in Tallahassee. However simply envision the 289-person Georgia Specialist journey party locating to Rout F at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Terminal in Atlanta georgia as well as looking at security.Aer Lingus, the title sponsor of the video game, must get special permission to safeguard a gateway. Thompson claimed he has actually been ensured there will definitely be extra protection lanes available to get Georgia Technology with properly. He considers to utilize a "pod system" where he differentiates the players right into teams, with one assigned the leader and also responsible for making sure everybody possesses their passports.Players will definitely be actually told frequently around perform's and carry out n'ts if they are actually delivering baggages, including the dimension of allowed liquids." I can't hang around to see when I'm the last individual that experiences the TSA pipes what all was taken during that opportunity," Thompson said.Now photo this upon appearance: Players standing around the luggage slide carousel, expecting their gamer devices bags. Those bags must take a trip along with them since each crews practiced right approximately their departure day. So the bags receive checked onto the plane upon airport delivery, for pick-up in baggage case, aside from their very own personal suitcases. For this travel, Fla State obtained its players tailored curler suitcases. Each crews will certainly have a lightweight technique at the stadium after they get here, with the major goal to acquire everyone adjusted to the five-hour time improvement. Georgia Tech coach Brent Trick, who headed to Ireland for a video game as a UCF aide in 2014, said he carries out not intend to make the journey any greater than it needs to be actually-- reasoning his previous foreign take in." Our company overcoached those youngsters," Secret mentioned, pertaining to UCF's 26-24 reduction to Penn State. "We tried to provide a take in. We took them to different locations, took all of them on scenic tours as well as it was just a lot of stuff when you're reviewing there to participate in volleyball activity. Perform you understand what brings in a great expertise? Winning." To that end, Georgia Tech will fly home after the game as it possesses a tight turn-around to the following week. Given that Florida State plays on a Monday evening, instructor Mike Norvell made a decision to have the crew stay on Sunday for some taking in the sights prior to going back to Tallahassee.Though that strategy is actually different, organizing the coordinations in the lead-up to the activity has equaled. The institutions have resided in steady interaction, yet there will be stress and anxiety upon arrival, during the video game as well as postgame, also. Every little thing needs to be repacked for trip back home, and also at custom-mades Sunday evening. In each situations-- travel to and coming from-- both institutions must count greatly on individuals they have never complied with to get the job done." Anytime and whenever I take a trip, I worry if my bag is going to obtain there certainly, so you definitely think about that," Thompson pointed out. "You are actually moving virtually 300 folks at once. So you merely need to make sure it is correct and best.".