.Andrea Adelson, ESPN Elderly Person WriterAug 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ETClose ACC media reporter.Joined ESPN.com in 2010.Grad of the College of Florida.In the lead-up to Saturday's first between Florida Condition and Georgia Technology, both colleges spent 17 months creating spreadsheets, filling in documents and also triple-checking customizeds policies to be sure they packed all the essentials for their transatlantic trip.Uniforms? Check.Cleats? Check.Ranch suiting up? Umm, check?The Ramblin' Accident? Unfortunately, back in Atlanta.Renegade, Osceola and also their flaming javelin? If only that pesky quarantine issue had actually been solved.Even without their very most iconic pregame practices traveling with them to Dublin, Florida Condition as well as Georgia Technician will heading Week 0 along with whatever they need to have to play volleyball due to an extensive behind the curtain attempt that Georgia Technician director of soccer procedures Josh Thompson calls "not for the pale of soul." With all, the universities combined to take 238 crates evaluating greater than 40,000 pounds-- stuffed and transported on freight planes last week-- loaded with everything coming from game day tools to sport medicine essentials, protein particle, snack foods such as Fish as well as indeed, condiments that are actually not readily available in Dublin.Editor's Picks2 Related" There is actually no area for inaccuracy right here," claimed Jason Baisden, Fla State aide athletic director for devices functions. "Once our team're there, our company exist. Our experts can not go back or even can't contact and also mention, 'Hey, bring this with you.'" Both universities began to prepare yourself for this video game in March 2023, quickly after it was revealed. Fla State director of football functions Bruce Warwick had actually belonged to many international video games in his previous drop in the NFL, so he currently possessed a good concept about what relocating an entire team more than 4,000 miles away will entail.Beyond packing up all the required devices, keys would certainly have to be actually protected, a number of in-person website sees to the crew accommodation would certainly need to become created (including food items tastings) and also interaction along with officials in Ireland would certainly need to be actually exact. Absolutely nothing-- like assuming that a United States cookie as well as an Irish cookie were the same-- can be delegated to opportunity." I must find out to communicate their foreign language," Baisden mentioned. "Like, it is actually not an uniform to them, it is actually a package. It is actually the English foreign language, yet our experts must ensure absolutely nothing was dropped along with the interpretation of what we are actually doing." Baisden and Thompson produced calls to individuals they understood at Notre Dame and Naval force, two universities that had formerly played in Ireland. Baisden requested for their carnet, a record that assists in momentary global bring ins and also exports. Basically, the carnet details every thing that is actually delivered right into an overseas nation line through line, along with precise numbers.Florida Condition AthleticsWant to carry snacks for the team? No problem. But every treat, coming from applesauce to crackers, must be actually specified. The very same goes with rolls of strip, gloves, healthy protein grains. You intend to carry it? You must detail it.At Fla State, Baisden ended up being the point person in between divisions. In January, he inquired the sport health and nutrition, sporting activity medicine, artistic video clip, weightlifting, radio program and sports details crews to start recognizing what they completely needed to deliver along with them.He illustrated the process as planning for "an overseas bowl trip." But the particular with which every little thing had to be actually detailed progresses beyond any kind of bowl travel planning, where schools may only load up their equipment vehicles and also get on their technique. For this trip, Baisden designated every dog crate along with what it was for-- hotel, technique, game.International trip is actually why the Ramblin' Wreckage and Renegade and also Osceola were actually left behind in the home. Irish representatives had inquired about their supply, as well as both universities possessed major discussions concerning discovering a technique to do it.Renegade, the fabulous horse ridden by Osceola before every Florida State home video game to plant a flaming spear at midfield, would certainly possess needed to quarantine on the way back to Tallahassee as needed through global requirements. Therefore, the steed would certainly have been unavailable for the home opener versus Boston ma University on Sept. 2. Plus, this is actually technically a Georgia Specialist home game.A gold and also white 1930 Ford Version A Sporting activity Sports car referred to as the "Ramblin' Wreckage" has led the Yellowish Jackets onto the area for each home game due to the fact that 1961. The Wreck would certainly need to take a trip on a ship to come to Ireland. The travel opportunity home would possess suggested it, too, will possess been actually not available for the home opener against Georgia Condition on Aug. 31. There had actually been dialogue regarding making use of an Irish "relative" of the Wreck, a Peugeot-type coming from Dublin, but the suggestion was actually nixed.There was actually plenty more that must be actually discussed to reach the goal. Fla Condition ended up having to obtain 85 tickets for its own players Georgia Technology must obtain 70 in overall between players and also personnel. Maybe the most unforeseen challenge the groups faced was being sure they would certainly manage to utilize the brand-new innovation made it possible for beginning this period-- coach-to-helmet interaction as well as iPads on the sideline.The headset units trainers use on the sideline in the USA carry out not function overseas given that they use different superhigh frequency. Each colleges needed to rent out brand-new bodies, and that suggests a different belt pack for trains to obtain utilized to. Fla State experimented them in the course of scrimmages so the trainers could begin to get a taste of them.Thompson claimed the colleges had to secure various collections of frequency for the interaction headsets to operate. The iPads required control along with Aviva Coliseum and local area merchants for particular fiber series used to upgrade video recording directly. The institutions have actually possessed weekly phone calls along with the ACC and also various suppliers to be sure everything prepares to go. Everything is going to be actually examined Friday.Florida Condition Athletics" The coaches don't such as change. I do not such as change," Thompson said. "Everyone is a creature of of behavior. I desire to stroll right into the coliseum when the group strolls in as well as be sure every thing is actually carried out. I don't want to need to be running around panicking, 'Okay, how are our team visiting manage this?'" The crews looked at different flight terminals to have their cargo soared over, all at the direction of Aer Lingus, the video game's label sponsor. Florida State evacuated a vehicle last week that left behind for Orlando, where its own cages were actually then positioned on cargo aircraft pallets phoned "biscuit slabs" for global trip and afterwards flown to Dublin. Georgia Specialist possessed its cargo happen an airplane to Chicago, and then on to Dublin.Everything flown over come in just before the teams entered Thursday morning. Each team sent out an innovation group early to open up crates as well as start arranging items for usage at the lodging or stadium. Equipment supervisors established their respective storage locker spaces for Thursday strategy. Additionally, both staffs possessed manies situations of Powerade and canteen directly shipped to both the hotels and resort as well as stadium.The hotels were actually selected for their similarities to usual roadway accommodations. They had to possess sizable adequate rooms offered for crew appointments, yet likewise food items that tasted like home. Warwick stated grits, for instance, were a nonstarter because the gourmet chefs can certainly not cook them to requirements. Fla State gamers possess an alikeness for ranch clothing, A1 steak dressing and Tabasco, things unavailable in Ireland, therefore those particular spices were loaded." The food items is the biggest difficulty considering that they like what they just like and also they understand what they recognize," Warwick pointed out. "We attempted to keep it as Americanized as feasible." The staffs themselves left the USA on Wednesday evening, however also their separations appeared different. For domestic video game traveling, both teams look at TSA safety and security testing at their respective stadiums just before boarding buses and also moving to their charter flights.But for a global trip, both staffs must look at the routine safety pipe at their corresponding flight terminals. It is something for Fla Condition to go through its small regional flight terminal in Tallahassee. But merely envision the 289-person Georgia Specialist journey party pulling up to Concourse F at Hartsfield-Jackson International Flight Terminal in Atlanta and also looking at security.Aer Lingus, the title enroller of the activity, had to get special approval to protect a gate. Thompson claimed he has been actually assured there are going to be actually extra security streets ready for receive Georgia Specialist through efficiently. He organizes to make use of a "skin body" where he differentiates the players in to teams, with one designated the captain and also in charge of seeing to it everyone possesses their passports.Players are going to be advised regularly about carry out's as well as do n'ts if they are actually taking baggages, consisting of the size of allowed fluids." I can not stand by to see when I am actually the final individual that undergoes the TSA pipes what all was actually taken during the course of that opportunity," Thompson said.Now image this upon landing: Gamers loafing the baggage carousel, expecting their gamer tools bags. Those bags needed to travel along with all of them considering that both groups engaged in completely up to their departure day. So the bags get checked onto the plane upon airport terminal arrival, for pick-up in luggage insurance claim, in addition to their own personal travel luggage. For this journey, Fla State obtained its gamers personalized curler luggage. Each crews will certainly possess a light strategy at the stadium after they show up, with the main objective to acquire everyone adjusted to the five-hour time change. Georgia Specialist instructor Brent Key, that went to Ireland for a video game as a UCF assistant in 2014, claimed he carries out not intend to create the vacation any much bigger than it needs to be-- drawing from his previous foreign experience." We overcoached those children," Trick mentioned, describing UCF's 26-24 loss to Penn State. "Our team made an effort to provide a take in. Our experts took them to various spots, took them on excursions and also it was actually only too much stuff when you are actually reviewing there to participate in football video game. Do you know what makes an excellent experience? Winning." Therefore, Georgia Specialist will soar home after the video game as it possesses a strict turn-around to the adhering to week. Considering that Fla State uses a Monday night, train Mike Norvell chose to possess the group stay on Sunday for some taking in the sights just before going back to Tallahassee.Though that technique is various, planning the strategies in the lead-up to the activity has actually been identical. The colleges have been in continuous interaction, but there will certainly be actually stress upon appearance, during the course of the game and also postgame, also. Everything needs to be actually repacked for trip back home, and also at custom-mades Saturday evening. In each instances-- trip to and from-- each colleges have to rely highly on individuals they have actually certainly never satisfied to finish the job." Anytime and each time I take a trip, I panic if my bag is actually going to get there, so you certainly worry about that," Thompson claimed. "You are actually moving almost 300 folks at once. So you simply have to be sure it is correct and best.".