.Andrea Adelson, ESPN Elder WriterAug 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ETClose ACC reporter.Participated in ESPN.com in 2010.Graduate of the University of Florida.In the lead-up to Sunday's kickoff between Florida State and Georgia Specialist, each colleges spent 17 months creating spreadsheets, completing documents and also triple-checking customs regulations to make certain they stuffed all the basics for their transatlantic trip.Uniforms? Check.Cleats? Check.Ranch dressing? Umm, check?The Ramblin' Accident? Sadly, back in Atlanta.Renegade, Osceola and also their flaming harpoon? So that pesky quarantine concern had been actually solved.Even without their most iconic pregame traditions traveling with them to Dublin, Florida State and Georgia Technician will definitely heading Week 0 along with everything they need to play football thanks to an extensive behind-the-scenes initiative that Georgia Specialist supervisor of volleyball operations Josh Thompson calls "not for the faint of center." In all, the universities integrated to take 238 dog crates weighing much more than 40,000 extra pounds-- stuffed as well as transported on payload planes recently-- filled with every little thing coming from game day devices to sport medication fundamentals, protein powder, treats including Goldfish and certainly, dressings that are certainly not available in Dublin.Editor's Picks2 Related" There is no room for inaccuracy below," mentioned Jason Baisden, Fla State associate athletic director for devices procedures. "The moment our company exist, our company're there. Our team can not return or can't contact and also claim, 'Hey, take this along with you.'" Each institutions started to prepare yourself for this game in March 2023, quickly after it was actually announced. Florida State director of football operations Bruce Warwick had become part of many international video games in his previous stops in the NFL, therefore he actually had a good suggestion concerning what moving an entire staff much more than 4,000 kilometers away will entail.Beyond leaving all the essential devices, passports would must be actually gotten, numerous in-person site sees to the crew resort will need to have to be created (including food tastings) and also interaction with officials in Ireland would must be precise. Absolutely nothing-- like presuming that a United States cookie as well as an Irish biscuit were the same-- could be entrusted to odds." I had to find out to talk their language," Baisden mentioned. "Like, it's certainly not an uniform to all of them, it is actually a set. It is actually the British language, however our team must make certain nothing was dropped with the translation of what our experts are carrying out." Baisden and Thompson created calls to individuals they understood at Notre Dame as well as Navy, pair of institutions that had actually formerly played in Ireland. Baisden asked for their carnet, a documentation that promotes brief worldwide imports as well as exports. Essentially, the carnet notes every item that is brought in to a foreign country line through line, with specific numbers.Florida Condition AthleticsWant to bring treats for the crew? Not a problem. Yet every snack, coming from applesauce to biscuits, have to be actually noted. The very same goes with rolls of tape, handwear covers, protein powders. You want to take it? You must detail it.At Fla State, Baisden came to be the point individual in between teams. In January, he asked the sporting activity nourishment, sport medication, creative video recording, weight training, radio show and sporting activities info groups to start determining what they absolutely must bring with them.He defined the method as planning for "an international bowl vacation." However the detail with which everything must be detailed goes far past any type of dish trip planning, where colleges can simply load up their equipment vehicles and also be on their way. For this trip, Baisden designated every pet crate along with what it was actually for-- resort, practice, game.International trip is why the Ramblin' Accident and also Renegade and Osceola were actually left behind in the home. Irish representatives had actually asked about their availability, as well as each schools possessed severe discussions concerning locating a method to do it.Renegade, the epic horse ridden by Osceola before every Fla State home game to grow an ablaze spear at midfield, will possess must quarantine on the way back to Tallahassee as called for by global policies. As a result, the horse would possess been actually unavailable for the home opener against Boston ma University on Sept. 2. Additionally, this is practically a Georgia Specialist home game.A gold and white colored 1930 Ford Style A Sport Coupe referred to as the "Ramblin' Wreck" has actually led the Yellowish Jackets onto the area for each home video game due to the fact that 1961. The Wreckage would certainly must take a trip on a ship to come to Ireland. The traveling time home would have indicated it, too, would possess been actually unavailable for the home opener against Georgia State on Aug. 31. There had actually been conversation regarding using an Irish "relative" of the Wreckage, a Peugeot-type alternate coming from Dublin, however the suggestion was actually nixed.There was plenty much more that needed to be actually covered to reach the finish line. Fla Condition found yourself needing to acquire 85 tickets for its own gamers Georgia Technology must get 70 in complete in between players and personnel. Probably the absolute most unpredicted difficulty the staffs dealt with was actually seeing to it they will have the ability to utilize the brand-new technology permitted starting this time-- coach-to-helmet interaction as well as iPads on the sideline.The headset devices instructors make use of on the side project in the United States carry out certainly not function overseas due to the fact that they use various carrier frequency. Both universities must rent brand new units, and also implies a various waistband pack for instructors to obtain made use of to. Fla State experimented them throughout scrimmages so the trainers could possibly start to receive a feel for them.Thompson pointed out the colleges needed to secure a number of series of regularity for the communication headsets to operate. The ipad tablets required sychronisation with Aviva Stadium and also local sellers for details fiber product lines used to update video recording in real time. The colleges have actually possessed every week calls along with the ACC and also different merchants to ensure everything is ready to go. Every little thing will certainly be assessed Friday.Florida Condition Athletics" The coaches don't such as modification. I don't like change," Thompson claimed. "Everybody is actually a creature of of behavior. I desire to stroll right into the stadium when the group walks in and also see to it every thing is actually performed. I don't would like to need to be actually rollicking panicking, 'All right, exactly how are our team heading to manage this?'" The staffs experienced different flight terminals to have their cargo soared over, all at the instructions of Aer Lingus, the video game's title enroller. Fla State left a truck last week that left for Orlando, where its pet crates were actually at that point put on packages aircraft pallets contacted "biscuit pieces" for international travel and then flown to Dublin. Georgia Technology had its own packages happen an airplane to Chicago, and afterwards on to Dublin.Everything soared over gotten here before the crews entered Thursday early morning. Each team sent an innovation group early to open crates and also begin sorting things for make use of at the resort or coliseum. Tools managers set up their respective locker areas for Thursday strategy. Furthermore, both crews had dozens instances of Powerade and also canteen directly transported to both the resort as well as stadium.The hotels were actually decided on for their resemblances to normal street accommodations. They must possess sizable enough areas accessible for group appointments, yet also meals that sampled like home. Warwick pointed out grits, for instance, were a nonstarter given that the cooks could possibly not prepare them to specification. Fla Condition players have an affinity for farm dressing, A1 meat sauce and also Tabasco, items unavailable in Ireland, so those certain spices were stuffed." The food is the most significant obstacle because they like what they just like as well as they know what they recognize," Warwick claimed. "Our experts tried to keep it as Americanized as feasible." The groups themselves left the USA on Wednesday night, however even their departures looked different. For domestic activity travel, both groups experience TSA surveillance testing at their corresponding stadiums prior to boarding buses and also heading to their charter flights.But for a worldwide trip, both staffs should experience the frequent security line at their particular airport terminals. It is actually something for Florida Condition to experience its own little regional flight terminal in Tallahassee. Yet only envision the 289-person Georgia Tech journey celebration locating to Concourse F at Hartsfield-Jackson International Flight Terminal in Atlanta ga as well as looking at security.Aer Lingus, the headline sponsor of the activity, had to get exclusive permission to get a gate. Thompson mentioned he has actually been actually ensured there will be actually added protection lanes available to get Georgia Technician via properly. He prepares to utilize a "vessel body" where he differentiates the players into groups, with one assigned the leader and also behind making certain every person has their passports.Players will definitely be reminded frequently around carry out's and also do n'ts if they are carrying baggages, consisting of the size of allowed liquids." I can not hang around to find when I'm the last person that looks at the TSA line what all was taken during the course of that time," Thompson said.Now picture this upon landing: Gamers standing around the luggage carousel, waiting on their gamer devices bags. Those bags must take a trip with them because each groups engaged in all the way as much as their separation day. So the bags receive inspected onto the aircraft upon airport delivery, for pick up in baggage case, along with their very own private baggage. For this journey, Florida Condition received its gamers personalized curler suitcases. Both teams will certainly have a lightweight strategy at the arena after they get there, along with the major goal to get every person acclimated to the five-hour time improvement. Georgia Technician instructor Brent Trick, that visited Ireland for an activity as a UCF aide in 2014, stated he performs not wish to create the trip any larger than it has to be actually-- drawing from his previous foreign encounter." Our company overcoached those kids," Trick pointed out, pertaining to UCF's 26-24 reduction to Penn Condition. "Our team made an effort to give them a take in. Our team took them to different spots, took them on scenic tours and it was actually just too much stuff when you are actually going over there to participate in football video game. Do you understand what makes a fantastic knowledge? Succeeding." To that end, Georgia Specialist will soar home after the video game as it possesses a strict turn-around to the following week. Given that Florida Condition uses a Monday night, coach Mike Norvell determined to have the team stay on Sunday for some taking in the sights just before going back to Tallahassee.Though that approach is various, preparing the coordinations in the lead-up to the game has actually been identical. The colleges have been in consistent interaction, but there will certainly be actually anxiety upon appearance, during the activity as well as postgame, as well. Whatever needs to be repacked for travel back home, and also at customizeds Sunday evening. In each cases-- travel to as well as coming from-- both colleges need to count heavily on people they have actually certainly never met to finish the job." Anytime and every single time I journey, I worry if my bag is actually going to acquire there certainly, so you undoubtedly think about that," Thompson claimed. "You're relocating just about 300 folks at once. So you only have to ensure it is correct and also right.".