.Andrea Adelson, ESPN Elder WriterAug 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ETClose ACC reporter.Signed up with ESPN.com in 2010.Graduate of the Educational Institution of Florida.In the lead-up to Saturday's kickoff between Florida State as well as Georgia Technician, both universities spent 17 months bring in spread sheets, filling out documentations as well as triple-checking customs regulations to see to it they stuffed all the essentials for their transatlantic trip.Uniforms? Check.Cleats? Check.Ranch dressing? Umm, check?The Ramblin' Wreckage? Regrettably, back in Atlanta.Renegade, Osceola and also their flaming javelin? So that pesky quarantine problem had actually been actually solved.Even without their very most well-known pregame traditions taking a trip with them to Dublin, Florida Condition and Georgia Technician will definitely heading Full week 0 with every little thing they need to play soccer thanks to a comprehensive behind-the-scenes initiative that Georgia Technician director of football operations Josh Thompson describes as "not for the faint of center." In all, the universities combined to take 238 crates analyzing greater than 40,000 pounds-- stuffed and also transported on freight planes recently-- filled with every little thing coming from video game day devices to sport medicine basics, protein grain, snacks such as Fish and also of course, spices that are actually not readily available in Dublin.Editor's Picks2 Related" There is no space for error below," mentioned Jason Baisden, Fla Condition aide sports director for tools procedures. "The moment our experts exist, our team're there. Our team can not come back or even can not get in touch with as well as say, 'Hey, deliver this with you.'" Both schools began to prepare yourself for this game in March 2023, not long after it was revealed. Florida State director of soccer operations Bruce Warwick had actually belonged to a number of foreign video games in his previous drop in the NFL, thus he currently had a great concept about what moving a whole staff more than 4,000 kilometers away would certainly entail.Beyond packing up all the essential equipment, travel permits would must be actually protected, several in-person site brows through to the crew hotels and resort will require to become made (featuring food samplings) as well as communication along with authorities in Ireland would need to be exact. Absolutely nothing-- like assuming that an American cookie as well as an Irish cookie coincided-- may be delegated to opportunity." I had to learn to talk their foreign language," Baisden stated. "Like, it's not an outfit to them, it's a set. It is the British foreign language, however our team needed to make certain nothing at all was shed along with the translation of what we are carrying out." Baisden as well as Thompson produced calls to people they recognized at Notre Dame as well as Naval force, 2 institutions that had actually previously played in Ireland. Baisden requested their carnet, a record that promotes temporary global imports as well as exports. Generally, the carnet specifies every item that is brought in to an overseas nation line through line, with specific numbers.Florida State AthleticsWant to deliver snacks for the group? No problem. However every snack, coming from applesauce to biscuits, must be actually detailed. The same selects rolls of strip, handwear covers, healthy protein grains. You would like to deliver it? You need to note it.At Fla Condition, Baisden became the factor individual between teams. In January, he talked to the sporting activity nourishment, sporting activity medication, creative online video, weightlifting, radio show and sporting activities details teams to begin identifying what they positively had to deliver with them.He described the method as organizing "an overseas dish travel." But the information along with which everything must be detailed progresses beyond any kind of bowl vacation prep work, where schools can easily simply load up their devices vehicles as well as perform their technique. For this vacation, Baisden identified every dog crate along with what it was actually for-- resort, strategy, game.International trip is actually why the Ramblin' Wreck as well as Renegade and Osceola were left in your home. Irish representatives had actually asked about their supply, as well as both institutions possessed major discussions regarding discovering a method to carry out it.Renegade, the legendary equine ridden by Osceola just before every Florida Condition home game to grow an ablaze spear at midfield, would have needed to quarantine heading back to Tallahassee as demanded through international regulations. Consequently, the equine would have been actually unavailable for the home opener versus Boston ma University on Sept. 2. And also, this is theoretically a Georgia Tech home game.A gold and white colored 1930 Ford Style A Sporting activity Sports car known as the "Ramblin' Accident" has actually led the Yellowish Jackets onto the field for every single home video game because 1961. The Wreckage would have to take a trip on a ship to come to Ireland. The travel opportunity home would possess implied it, as well, will possess been not available for the home opener versus Georgia State on Aug. 31. There had actually been discussion concerning making use of an Irish "relative" of the Wreckage, a Peugeot-type from Dublin, but the suggestion was actually nixed.There was plenty more that had to be actually explained to get to the finish line. Florida Condition ended up needing to acquire 85 travel permits for its gamers Georgia Specialist needed to acquire 70 in overall in between gamers as well as workers. Perhaps the most unexpected obstacle the groups experienced was making certain they will have the capacity to use the new modern technology enabled starting this season-- coach-to-helmet communication and iPads on the sideline.The headset systems trainers use on the subsidiary in the USA perform not operate overseas since they use different superhigh frequency. Each colleges must lease new units, and that implies a different belt pack for trainers to acquire used to. Florida Condition exercised with them during scrimmages so the trainers might start to get a feel for them.Thompson mentioned the institutions had to get numerous product lines of regularity for the interaction headsets to work. The iPads demanded sychronisation along with Aviva Arena and also neighborhood providers for particular thread collections made use of to upgrade online video in real time. The colleges have had every week telephone calls along with the ACC and different suppliers to ensure every little thing prepares to go. Everything is going to be actually checked Friday.Florida State Athletics" The trains do not such as improvement. I do not as if change," Thompson stated. "Everybody is actually an animal of of habit. I want to stroll into the coliseum when the team strolls in and make certain every thing is carried out. I don't desire to have to be rollicking panicking, 'All right, exactly how are our team heading to manage this?'" The groups went through various flight terminals to have their freight soared over, all at the direction of Aer Lingus, the video game's title sponsor. Florida Condition evacuated a vehicle last week that left for Orlando, where its own cages were actually then put on packages airplane pallets phoned "biscuit pieces" for international trip and then soared to Dublin. Georgia Technology possessed its cargo take place an airplane to Chicago, and then on to Dublin.Everything flown over come in prior to the staffs got in Thursday early morning. Each group sent an advance team early to open up cages and also start arranging products for make use of at the resort or arena. Equipment supervisors set up their respective storage locker rooms for Thursday technique. Moreover, both groups had numerous instances of Powerade and also canteen straight delivered to both the resort and also stadium.The lodgings were chosen for their resemblances to typical road hotels and resorts. They needed to possess large enough areas on call for crew appointments, however likewise meals that tried like home. Warwick stated grits, as an example, were actually a nonstarter because the chefs can not cook all of them to spec. Florida Condition gamers have an alikeness for cattle ranch suiting up, A1 steak dressing and Tabasco, things inaccessible in Ireland, therefore those specific condiments were actually loaded." The food is the most significant problem considering that they like what they like as well as they recognize what they understand," Warwick stated. "Our company attempted to maintain it as Americanized as feasible." The groups on their own left behind the United States on Wednesday evening, yet even their partings looked various. For domestic activity travel, both groups look at TSA security testing at their corresponding arenas just before boarding buses and moving to their charter flights.But for an international trip, both teams need to go through the regular surveillance line at their particular airports. It is actually something for Florida State to experience its tiny local airport in Tallahassee. Yet merely think of the 289-person Georgia Technology take a trip event pulling up to Concourse F at Hartsfield-Jackson International Flight Terminal in Atlanta georgia and also looking at security.Aer Lingus, the headline sponsor of the game, had to obtain exclusive permission to protect a gateway. Thompson claimed he has actually been actually ensured there will definitely be actually added protection lanes open up to acquire Georgia Technician through properly. He considers to utilize a "shuck system" where he differentiates the gamers into groups, with one designated the leader and also behind seeing to it every person possesses their passports.Players will be told frequently about perform's as well as perform n'ts if they are actually delivering baggages, consisting of the measurements of permitted fluids." I can't wait to see when I am actually the last individual that experiences the TSA line what all was taken during that time," Thompson said.Now picture this upon arrival: Gamers loafing the luggage slide carousel, awaiting their player equipment bags. Those bags had to take a trip along with them because each staffs exercised right approximately their separation day. So the bags obtain checked onto the airplane upon flight terminal arrival, for pick-up in baggage case, along with their very own personal travel luggage. For this excursion, Florida Condition acquired its own gamers tailored curler travel suitcases. Each staffs will have a light technique at the stadium after they get there, along with the main objective to obtain everybody accustomed to the five-hour opportunity adjustment. Georgia Specialist train Brent Key, who headed to Ireland for a video game as a UCF assistant in 2014, stated he carries out not would like to create the vacation any larger than it needs to be actually-- drawing from his previous abroad experience." Our team overcoached those kids," Trick mentioned, describing UCF's 26-24 reduction to Penn Condition. "We attempted to give them an experience. Our company took them to various areas, took them on scenic tours and it was simply too much stuff when you are actually reviewing there to participate in soccer game. Perform you understand what creates a terrific knowledge? Succeeding." To that end, Georgia Technology will soar home after the activity as it possesses a strict turn-around to the following week. Given that Florida State plays on a Monday evening, train Mike Norvell made a decision to have the staff remain on Sunday for some sightseeing and tour just before coming back to Tallahassee.Though that approach is various, organizing the logistics in the lead-up to the game has actually equaled. The institutions have resided in continual communication, but there will certainly be actually anxiety upon arrival, throughout the activity as well as postgame, as well. Every little thing has to be actually repacked for travel back home, as well as at custom-mades Sunday evening. In each scenarios-- travel to and coming from-- both colleges need to depend greatly on people they have never met to get the job done." Anytime and every time I take a trip, I panic if my bag is going to get there, so you definitely fret about that," Thompson pointed out. "You're moving practically 300 individuals at once. So you simply need to see to it it is actually correct as well as ideal.".