.Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterAug 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ETClose ACC reporter.Signed up with ESPN.com in 2010.Graduate of the College of Florida.In the lead-up to Sunday's kickoff between Fla Condition and Georgia Technician, both institutions devoted 17 months making spreadsheets, filling in documents and triple-checking personalizeds requirements to make certain they stuffed all the basics for their transatlantic trip.Uniforms? Check.Cleats? Check.Ranch suiting up? Umm, check?The Ramblin' Wreckage? Regretfully, back in Atlanta.Renegade, Osceola and also their ablaze bayonet? So that pesky quarantine problem had been actually solved.Even without their most well-known pregame heritages traveling with all of them to Dublin, Florida Condition and also Georgia Technology will title Week 0 with whatever they need to play football with the help of a thorough behind-the-scenes initiative that Georgia Technology director of soccer procedures Josh Thompson refers to as "except the pale of heart." In all, the universities blended to carry 238 cages weighing more than 40,000 extra pounds-- stuffed and delivered on packages airplanes last week-- full of every little thing coming from game day equipment to sporting activity medicine essentials, protein grain, treats such as Fish and indeed, condiments that are actually certainly not offered in Dublin.Editor's Picks2 Related" There is actually no area for inaccuracy below," claimed Jason Baisden, Fla Condition aide athletic supervisor for tools functions. "The moment our company're there, our experts exist. Our company can't return or can not contact as well as claim, 'Hey, carry this along with you.'" Both schools began to prepare yourself for this video game in March 2023, not long after it was actually announced. Florida Condition supervisor of soccer operations Bruce Warwick had become part of a number of abroad games in his previous stops in the NFL, therefore he already had a great suggestion concerning what moving a whole entire crew much more than 4,000 miles away would entail.Beyond leaving all the essential equipment, passports would need to be actually secured, a number of in-person web site check outs to the staff hotels and resort would certainly need to be made (including food samplings) and interaction along with officials in Ireland would need to be actually exact. Nothing-- like thinking that a United States biscuit and also an Irish biscuit coincided-- might be entrusted to opportunity." I needed to find out to talk their foreign language," Baisden stated. "Like, it's certainly not an uniform to them, it is actually a set. It is actually the English language, but our experts must make certain nothing at all was actually dropped with the translation of what our experts are actually carrying out." Baisden and also Thompson helped make contact us to individuals they understood at Notre Dame as well as Navy, two institutions that had recently played in Ireland. Baisden asked for their carnet, a paper that promotes temporary worldwide imports and also exports. Generally, the carnet notes every thing that is actually taken in to a foreign country line by line, along with precise numbers.Florida Condition AthleticsWant to bring treats for the crew? No problem. But every treat, from applesauce to crackers, must be actually listed. The very same goes with rolls of tape, handwear covers, protein particles. You intend to carry it? You have to list it.At Florida Condition, Baisden came to be the factor individual in between divisions. In January, he asked the sporting activity health and nutrition, sport medication, innovative video, weightlifting, radio show and also sports info crews to start determining what they positively must deliver along with them.He described the method as getting ready for "an overseas dish trip." But the information along with which every little thing must be made a list of goes far past any bowl vacation prep work, where schools may just arm their equipment trucks and also get on their way. For this travel, Baisden classified every cage along with what it was actually for-- resort, technique, game.International travel is why the Ramblin' Accident and also Insurgent and Osceola were actually left in the home. Irish representatives had asked about their schedule, and also both schools possessed serious discussions concerning discovering a way to carry out it.Renegade, the famous equine ridden by Osceola just before every Fla State home activity to grow a flaming lance at midfield, will have had to quarantine heading back to Tallahassee as needed through global requirements. Consequently, the steed will possess been actually unavailable for the home opener against Boston College on Sept. 2. Plus, this is practically a Georgia Technician home game.A gold as well as white 1930 Ford Version A Sporting activity Coupe known as the "Ramblin' Wreckage" has actually led the Yellowish Jackets onto the industry for each home video game given that 1961. The Wreckage would certainly need to journey on a ship to reach Ireland. The travel opportunity home would certainly have indicated it, as well, would have been unavailable for the home opener versus Georgia State on Aug. 31. There had been actually discussion concerning utilizing an Irish "relative" of the Accident, a Peugeot-type alternate coming from Dublin, however the tip was actually nixed.There was actually plenty extra that must be covered to come to the finish line. Florida Condition wound up must obtain 85 travel permits for its own players Georgia Specialist needed to receive 70 in total between gamers and personnel. Possibly the most unanticipated challenge the groups encountered was actually making certain they would certainly manage to use the brand-new modern technology allowed beginning this season-- coach-to-helmet communication as well as iPads on the sideline.The headset bodies trainers use on the subsidiary in the USA perform not work overseas considering that they utilize various radio frequencies. Each institutions must rent brand-new units, which indicates a different belt pack for instructors to receive utilized to. Florida Condition practiced with all of them throughout scrimmages so the instructors might start to obtain a sample of them.Thompson said the institutions must protect multiple lines of regularity for the interaction headsets to work. The iPads needed coordination with Aviva Arena and also regional providers for certain fiber product lines utilized to improve video recording directly. The schools have actually had weekly calls with the ACC as well as different providers to be sure every thing prepares to go. Every little thing will definitely be tested Friday.Florida State Sports" The trainers don't just like adjustment. I don't as if change," Thompson mentioned. "Everyone is actually a critter of of practice. I desire to walk right into the coliseum when the crew walks in as well as ensure whatever is actually performed. I do not wish to have to be actually rollicking panicking, 'All right, just how are we heading to handle this?'" The staffs went through different airport terminals to have their freight soared over, all at the instructions of Aer Lingus, the activity's title sponsor. Fla Condition evacuated a vehicle last week that left for Orlando, where its own cages were after that positioned on cargo aircraft pallets contacted "biscuit sheets" for international trip and then soared to Dublin. Georgia Technology had its own packages go on an aircraft to Chicago, and afterwards on Dublin.Everything flown over come in prior to the groups got inside Thursday early morning. Each group delivered an innovation group early to open up crates as well as begin arranging items for use at the hotel or even arena. Equipment supervisors established their particular locker areas for Thursday method. In addition, both crews possessed thousands of situations of Powerade and canteen straight transported to both the accommodation and stadium.The hotels and resorts were decided on for their resemblances to ordinary roadway accommodations. They must have large enough spaces readily available for staff appointments, but also food that tasted like home. Warwick mentioned grits, as an example, were actually a nonstarter given that the gourmet chefs might certainly not cook them to standard. Florida State gamers have an alikeness for farm suiting up, A1 steak sauce and also Tabasco, things not available in Ireland, so those particular condiments were actually loaded." The food items is actually the most significant obstacle since they like what they such as as well as they understand what they recognize," Warwick said. "Our team attempted to maintain it as Americanized as achievable." The crews themselves left behind the United States on Wednesday night, however even their separations appeared various. For domestic activity travel, both teams look at TSA protection assessment at their particular stadiums prior to boarding buses and also moving to their charter flights.But for a worldwide vacation, both crews should look at the routine surveillance pipe at their particular flight terminals. It is the main thing for Fla Condition to go through its own small regional airport terminal in Tallahassee. But merely picture the 289-person Georgia Specialist travel gathering pulling up to Concourse F at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Terminal in Atlanta ga as well as going through security.Aer Lingus, the label supporter of the game, must acquire unique permission to protect a gateway. Thompson stated he has actually been actually guaranteed there will certainly be extra surveillance lanes ready for get Georgia Technician with efficiently. He intends to make use of a "covering system" where he separates the players in to teams, with one assigned the captain and also behind ensuring every person has their passports.Players are going to be actually advised regularly approximately carry out's and do n'ts if they are actually delivering baggages, including the dimension of permitted liquids." I can't wait to see when I'm the final individual that looks at the TSA line what all was actually taken in the course of that time," Thompson said.Now image this upon arrival: Players standing around the luggage slide carousel, expecting their gamer tools bags. Those bags must journey with them due to the fact that both teams exercised completely up to their separation day. So the bags acquire checked onto the aircraft upon flight terminal arrival, for pick up in luggage claim, aside from their own individual luggage. For this trip, Fla Condition received its players individualized curler luggage. Each crews are going to possess a lightweight method at the coliseum after they arrive, with the principal goal to receive everyone acclimated to the five-hour opportunity improvement. Georgia Technology coach Brent Trick, that mosted likely to Ireland for an activity as a UCF aide in 2014, said he carries out certainly not would like to create the trip any much bigger than it needs to be-- drawing from his previous foreign take in." Our company overcoached those children," Secret stated, referring to UCF's 26-24 reduction to Penn Condition. "We made an effort to provide a take in. Our experts took them to various areas, took all of them on scenic tours and also it was actually merely way too much stuff when you're discussing there to participate in soccer game. Perform you understand what brings in a wonderful expertise? Winning." To that end, Georgia Technician will soar home after the video game as it has a strict turnaround to the complying with week. Because Fla Condition plays on a Monday night, coach Mike Norvell determined to have the crew stay on Sunday for some taking in the sights just before going back to Tallahassee.Though that strategy is actually various, preparing the logistics in the lead-up to the activity has equaled. The colleges have been in continual interaction, but there will definitely be anxiety upon landing, throughout the activity as well as postgame, too. Whatever needs to be actually repacked for traveling back home, and at customs Saturday evening. In both instances-- trip to and also coming from-- each universities must rely intensely on folks they have never satisfied to finish the job." Anytime and also each time I journey, I worry if my bag is going to obtain there certainly, so you undoubtedly bother with that," Thompson pointed out. "You are actually relocating just about 300 people at once. So you simply must make sure it is actually right as well as correct.".