.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 first between Fla State and also Georgia Tech, both colleges devoted 17 months creating spreadsheets, completing papers as well as triple-checking customs rules to ensure they packed all the fundamentals for their transatlantic trip.Uniforms? Check.Cleats? Check.Ranch clothing? Umm, check?The Ramblin' Accident? Regretfully, back in Atlanta.Renegade, Osceola and their flaming bayonet? So that pesky quarantine concern had actually been solved.Even without their most renowned pregame customs journeying along with them to Dublin, Florida State as well as Georgia Tech will heading Week 0 with everything they need to have to play football because of a thorough behind-the-scenes attempt that Georgia Tech director of soccer functions Josh Thompson calls "except the pale of soul." With all, the schools combined to carry 238 cages analyzing much more than 40,000 pounds-- stuffed and transported on freight airplanes recently-- filled with every thing from game time tools to sporting activity medication essentials, healthy protein particle, snacks including Fish and of course, seasonings that are actually not offered in Dublin.Editor's Picks2 Related" There is no space for error below," mentioned Jason Baisden, Fla Condition assistant athletic director for devices procedures. "The moment our team exist, our team're there. Our experts can not return or even can not phone and state, 'Hey, bring this along with you.'" Each colleges began to prepare yourself for this video game in March 2023, not long after it was announced. Florida State director of football procedures Bruce Warwick had actually belonged to many international activities in his previous drop in the NFL, thus he already possessed a great tip about what relocating a whole crew more than 4,000 kilometers away will entail.Beyond evacuating all the needed equipment, passports would need to be actually safeguarded, numerous in-person internet site visits to the staff hotels and resort would certainly need to be made (consisting of food items samplings) and also communication with officials in Ireland will have to be exact. Absolutely nothing-- like supposing that a United States cookie and an Irish biscuit were the same-- might be left to possibility." I had to discover to communicate their language," Baisden stated. "Like, it is actually certainly not an outfit to them, it's a set. It is the English language, but our experts must make certain nothing was actually lost along with the interpretation of what our company are actually doing." Baisden as well as Thompson helped make calls to individuals they recognized at Notre Dame as well as Naval force, 2 schools that had recently played in Ireland. Baisden requested for their carnet, a paper that promotes brief worldwide bring ins and also exports. Generally, the carnet lists every product that is carried into a foreign country line through line, with exact numbers.Florida State AthleticsWant to bring snack foods for the team? Not a problem. But every treat, coming from applesauce to crackers, have to be actually noted. The same goes for rolls of strip, handwear covers, healthy protein particles. You want to carry it? You have to specify it.At Fla Condition, Baisden ended up being the factor individual between divisions. In January, he asked the sport nutrition, sport medicine, imaginative video recording, weightlifting, radio broadcast as well as sports information crews to begin pinpointing what they completely needed to bring along with them.He defined the process as preparing for "a foreign dish travel." However the particular with which every little thing had to be actually itemized goes far past any bowl journey prep work, where institutions can merely arm their equipment vehicles as well as be on their way. For this excursion, Baisden classified every pet crate along with what it was actually for-- accommodation, method, game.International trip is actually why the Ramblin' Accident and Abandoner as well as Osceola were left in the home. Irish representatives had asked about their schedule, and also both schools had severe conversations regarding locating a way to accomplish it.Renegade, the famous steed ridden by Osceola before every Florida Condition home video game to plant an ablaze javelin at midfield, would certainly possess had to sequester heading back to Tallahassee as called for through worldwide policies. Therefore, the equine would have been unavailable for the home opener versus Boston ma University on Sept. 2. Additionally, this is technically a Georgia Technology home game.A gold as well as white colored 1930 Ford Version A Sport Coupe known as the "Ramblin' Wreck" has led the Yellow Jackets onto the industry for each home activity due to the fact that 1961. The Wreckage will need to journey on a ship to reach Ireland. The traveling opportunity home would have suggested it, too, would possess been actually inaccessible for the home opener against Georgia Condition on Aug. 31. There had been conversation concerning making use of an Irish "cousin" of the Accident, a Peugeot-type stand-in from Dublin, however the idea was actually nixed.There was plenty more that needed to be explained to get to the goal. Florida State found yourself needing to obtain 85 travel permits for its gamers Georgia Technology needed to get 70 in total between players and staff. Perhaps the best unpredicted difficulty the staffs dealt with was making sure they will be able to make use of the brand-new innovation enabled beginning this period-- coach-to-helmet communication and also apples ipad on the sideline.The headset devices trainers utilize on the sideline in the USA perform not operate overseas due to the fact that they make use of various carrier frequency. Both universities must rent new units, which suggests a various waistband pack for trainers to obtain made use of to. Fla State exercised with all of them in the course of scrimmages so the instructors could start to receive a taste of them.Thompson claimed the colleges had to safeguard multiple collections of regularity for the communication headsets to function. The apples ipad required coordination along with Aviva Stadium and nearby merchants for certain fiber series made use of to upgrade online video directly. The schools have actually had regular calls with the ACC as well as various providers to be sure whatever is ready to go. Whatever will definitely be tested Friday.Florida Condition Sports" The instructors do not such as improvement. I don't such as change," Thompson claimed. "Everyone is a critter of of routine. I wish to walk right into the stadium when the group walks in and also be sure every thing is done. I do not want to have to be rollicking panicking, 'Okay, exactly how are our company visiting handle this?'" The crews looked at various airport terminals to have their packages flown over, all at the instructions of Aer Lingus, the game's headline supporter. Florida Condition evacuated a vehicle recently that left behind for Orlando, where its own crates were at that point put on payload plane pallets contacted "cookie pieces" for worldwide traveling and then flown to Dublin. Georgia Specialist had its own freight go on an airplane to Chicago, and then on to Dublin.Everything flown over shown up before the staffs got in Thursday morning. Each staff delivered an advance group early to open up dog crates and also begin sorting products for use at the hotel or even stadium. Devices managers established their particular storage locker areas for Thursday technique. On top of that, both staffs had numerous scenarios of Powerade and canteen straight delivered to both the resort as well as stadium.The hotels were actually selected for their similarities to normal street accommodations. They needed to have big sufficient spaces on call for staff conferences, yet also food items that tried like home. Warwick stated grits, as an example, were a nonstarter because the gourmet chefs could possibly certainly not prepare them to specification. Florida State players have an affinity for farm suiting up, A1 meat sauce and also Tabasco, products not available in Ireland, therefore those certain seasonings were actually loaded." The food items is the biggest challenge given that they like what they as if and also they recognize what they understand," Warwick mentioned. "We tried to maintain it as Americanized as achievable." The staffs themselves left behind the USA on Wednesday night, yet also their departures appeared various. For residential activity trip, both staffs undergo TSA protection screening at their corresponding arenas before boarding buses and also heading to their charter flights.But for a global vacation, both staffs need to go through the regular protection pipe at their respective airports. It is a single thing for Florida State to experience its own tiny local flight terminal in Tallahassee. However simply think of the 289-person Georgia Tech journey celebration locating to Concourse F at Hartsfield-Jackson International Flight Terminal in Atlanta and also experiencing security.Aer Lingus, the headline supporter of the activity, had to receive exclusive approval to protect an entrance. Thompson said he has actually been assured there will certainly be actually added surveillance streets available to receive Georgia Tech via properly. He organizes to use a "shuck unit" where he differentiates the gamers in to teams, with one marked the captain as well as in charge of ensuring every person possesses their passports.Players will definitely be actually advised regularly about perform's and perform n'ts if they are carrying baggages, featuring the measurements of allowed fluids." I can't hang around to observe when I am actually the final person that looks at the TSA pipes what all was taken throughout that time," Thompson said.Now picture this upon landing: Gamers loafing the baggage carousel, awaiting their gamer devices bags. Those bags must take a trip along with them given that each staffs practiced all the way around their retirement time. So the bags obtain checked out onto the plane upon airport terminal delivery, for pickup in luggage claim, along with their own personal luggage. For this excursion, Florida State acquired its players individualized curler traveling bags. Each staffs will possess a lightweight technique at the coliseum after they arrive, along with the primary target to obtain everyone accustomed to the five-hour opportunity change. Georgia Technician coach Brent Key, that mosted likely to Ireland for an activity as a UCF assistant in 2014, said he does certainly not intend to create the excursion any greater than it must be actually-- reasoning his previous international experience." Our company overcoached those children," Trick stated, referring to UCF's 26-24 reduction to Penn Condition. "Our experts made an effort to provide an encounter. We took all of them to different places, took them on excursions as well as it was just a lot of stuff when you are actually discussing there to play volleyball game. Do you recognize what makes a wonderful knowledge? Succeeding." To that end, Georgia Technician will soar home after the activity as it possesses a limited turnaround to the observing week. Given that Florida State uses a Monday evening, trainer Mike Norvell determined to have the crew stay on Sunday for some taking in the sights just before returning to Tallahassee.Though that technique is actually various, considering the strategies in the lead-up to the video game has been identical. The universities have actually resided in constant communication, however there will certainly be actually stress and anxiety upon appearance, in the course of the activity and also postgame, as well. Everything must be actually repacked for trip back home, as well as at custom-mades Sunday evening. In both cases-- travel to and also from-- both colleges need to depend greatly on people they have certainly never met to do the job." Anytime and each time I take a trip, I fret if my bag is going to get certainly there, so you most definitely think about that," Thompson said. "You are actually relocating just about 300 folks at one time. So you only need to make sure it is actually appropriate as well as appropriate.".