.Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior 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 kickoff between Fla State and also Georgia Technician, each universities devoted 17 months bring in spread sheets, submitting documentations and triple-checking customizeds rules to make sure they stuffed all the basics for their transatlantic trip.Uniforms? Check.Cleats? Check.Ranch dressing? Umm, check?The Ramblin' Accident? Unfortunately, back in Atlanta.Renegade, Osceola and their ablaze bayonet? So that pesky quarantine problem had actually been solved.Even without their very most well-known pregame practices taking a trip along with all of them to Dublin, Florida Condition as well as Georgia Technology are going to title Week 0 along with every little thing they require to play volleyball because of an extensive behind-the-scenes initiative that Georgia Specialist supervisor of volleyball procedures Josh Thompson calls "except the pale of center." In all, the universities incorporated to deliver 238 dog crates considering more than 40,000 pounds-- packed and shipped on packages planes last week-- full of everything coming from game day equipment to sport medication basics, protein particle, snacks including Goldfish and of course, seasonings that are actually certainly not accessible in Dublin.Editor's Picks2 Related" There is no area for error below," said Jason Baisden, Florida State associate athletic director for equipment operations. "Once our team're there, our experts exist. Our team can't return or can't phone and also claim, 'Hey, bring this with you.'" Each colleges started to prepare yourself for this activity in March 2023, quickly after it was declared. Fla Condition supervisor of volleyball functions Bruce Warwick had become part of many abroad activities in his previous stops in the NFL, thus he already possessed a great tip regarding what moving an entire team greater than 4,000 miles away will entail.Beyond evacuating all the needed equipment, tickets will have to be actually secured, multiple in-person internet site visits to the team lodging would certainly need to be created (including food tastings) and also interaction with officials in Ireland would certainly have to be accurate. Nothing-- like presuming that a United States biscuit and also an Irish cookie coincided-- may be delegated opportunity." I must discover to speak their language," Baisden pointed out. "Like, it is actually certainly not an attire to them, it is actually a package. It is actually the English foreign language, but our company needed to see to it nothing was dropped along with the interpretation of what our team are actually performing." Baisden and also Thompson helped make calls to individuals they understood at Notre Dame and also Naval force, 2 schools that had earlier played in Ireland. Baisden asked for their carnet, a paper that facilitates temporary global imports and also exports. Essentially, the carnet lists every thing that is actually carried right into an overseas nation line through line, along with specific numbers.Florida Condition AthleticsWant to carry treats for the staff? No problem. Yet every treat, coming from applesauce to biscuits, must be actually detailed. The same chooses rolls of strip, handwear covers, protein particles. You desire to deliver it? You must list it.At Fla Condition, Baisden became the factor person between departments. In January, he asked the sporting activity nutrition, sport medication, artistic online video, weight training, radio broadcast and sports info groups to start determining what they absolutely had to carry along with them.He defined the procedure as planning for "a foreign bowl trip." However the information with which whatever had to be actually made a list of goes far beyond any type of bowl journey preparation, where schools can merely arm their devices trucks as well as be on their way. For this travel, Baisden designated every cage along with what it was actually for-- hotels and resort, method, game.International traveling is why the Ramblin' Wreckage as well as Renegade and Osceola were left in your home. Irish representatives had inquired about their supply, and also each universities possessed severe dialogues about locating a means to carry out it.Renegade, the fabulous equine ridden through Osceola just before every Fla State home video game to plant a flaming bayonet at midfield, would certainly possess must quarantine en route back to Tallahassee as called for through global regulations. Therefore, the equine will possess been actually unavailable for the home opener versus Boston ma College on Sept. 2. Additionally, this is actually practically a Georgia Technology home game.A gold as well as white 1930 Ford Version A Sport Coupe called the "Ramblin' Wreck" has actually led the Yellowish Jackets onto the area for each home activity due to the fact that 1961. The Wreckage would certainly need to journey on a ship to come to Ireland. The trip time home would certainly possess meant it, as well, would certainly possess been actually not available for the home opener against Georgia Condition on Aug. 31. There had actually been conversation about making use of an Irish "cousin" of the Wreck, a Peugeot-type from Dublin, however the concept was actually nixed.There was plenty a lot more that had to be actually reviewed to come to the finish line. Fla State found yourself must receive 85 keys for its own gamers Georgia Specialist must get 70 in complete between gamers as well as personnel. Probably the best unanticipated obstacle the staffs faced was actually making sure they will manage to utilize the new technology enabled starting this time-- coach-to-helmet communication and apples ipad on the sideline.The headset bodies instructors utilize on the subsidiary in the United States do not work overseas given that they use different carrier frequency. Each institutions had to rent out brand new devices, and that means a various belt pack for trainers to acquire used to. Fla State practiced with them throughout scrimmages so the coaches could possibly begin to receive a feel for them.Thompson stated the institutions had to secure multiple product lines of regularity for the interaction headsets to work. The ipad tablets required control along with Aviva Stadium and nearby vendors for certain thread product lines used to upgrade online video in real time. The universities have actually possessed regular telephone calls along with the ACC and also different suppliers to see to it whatever is ready to go. Every little thing will definitely be actually examined Friday.Florida Condition Athletics" The coaches don't such as change. I don't just like improvement," Thompson said. "Everyone is actually a creature of of behavior. I intend to stroll into the arena when the team strolls in and also be sure every little thing is performed. I do not want to have to be actually rollicking panicking, 'Okay, how are our experts heading to manage this?'" The groups went through different flight terminals to have their freight flown over, all at the instructions of Aer Lingus, the game's title supporter. Fla Condition packed up a vehicle last week that left behind for Orlando, where its own crates were actually at that point put on payload plane pallets gotten in touch with "cookie slabs" for global travel and afterwards flown to Dublin. Georgia Technician possessed its packages happen a plane to Chicago, and after that on to Dublin.Everything soared over shown up just before the groups got in Thursday morning. Each staff sent an innovation team early to open up pet crates and also start arranging things for use at the accommodation or even arena. Tools managers established their respective locker areas for Thursday strategy. Furthermore, both teams possessed manies scenarios of Powerade and also water bottles directly shipped to both the accommodation and also stadium.The hotels were decided on for their similarities to regular roadway hotels and resorts. They needed to possess huge adequate rooms readily available for crew meetings, yet additionally food items that tried like home. Warwick claimed grits, as an example, were actually a nonstarter given that the gourmet chefs can certainly not cook all of them to standard. Florida State players possess an affinity for ranch dressing, A1 steak sauce as well as Tabasco, things inaccessible in Ireland, therefore those details condiments were stuffed." The food is actually the greatest problem because they like what they like as well as they recognize what they understand," Warwick pointed out. "Our team attempted to keep it as Americanized as feasible." The teams themselves left the United States on Wednesday evening, but also their departures looked various. For domestic game travel, both groups go through TSA surveillance assessment at their particular stadiums before boarding buses as well as heading to their charter flights.But for a global excursion, both teams need to experience the normal security line at their particular flight terminals. It is actually a single thing for Florida Condition to look at its little local airport terminal in Tallahassee. However only envision the 289-person Georgia Technology take a trip event locating to Rout F at Hartsfield-Jackson International Flight Terminal in Atlanta ga as well as going through security.Aer Lingus, the headline supporter of the video game, had to obtain exclusive permission to protect a gateway. Thompson claimed he has actually been actually guaranteed there will be additional safety and security streets available to acquire Georgia Technology through successfully. He considers to make use of a "capsule system" where he differentiates the gamers in to teams, with one marked the captain and also in charge of seeing to it everybody has their passports.Players will be helped remind regularly around carry out's as well as carry out n'ts if they are bringing baggages, including the size of allowable fluids." I can't wait to find when I'm the final individual that undergoes the TSA line what all was actually taken in the course of that opportunity," Thompson said.Now picture this upon appearance: Gamers loafing the baggage slide carousel, awaiting their player tools bags. Those bags had to travel with all of them given that both teams performed all the way up to their retirement day. So the bags receive checked onto the airplane upon flight terminal arrival, for pickup in baggage claim, along with their very own personal luggage. For this travel, Florida Condition acquired its gamers customized roller traveling bags. Each teams are going to possess a lightweight practice at the arena after they get here, with the major goal to acquire everybody acclimated to the five-hour time change. Georgia Tech instructor Brent Secret, who went to Ireland for a video game as a UCF assistant in 2014, mentioned he carries out not wish to make the journey any larger than it needs to be actually-- drawing from his previous overseas take in." Our experts overcoached those youngsters," Key said, describing UCF's 26-24 loss to Penn State. "Our experts made an effort to provide an experience. Our experts took all of them to different places, took all of them on excursions and it was actually simply too much things when you are actually examining there to participate in volleyball game. Perform you understand what brings in a wonderful experience? Winning." To that end, Georgia Technology are going to fly home after the game as it possesses a limited turn-around to the complying with full week. Given that Florida State plays on a Monday evening, train Mike Norvell chose to possess the group stay on Sunday for some taking in the sights before coming back to Tallahassee.Though that approach is different, intending the coordinations in the lead-up to the game has actually equaled. The institutions have actually been in consistent communication, but there are going to be actually stress and anxiety upon arrival, in the course of the video game as well as postgame, as well. Whatever has to be repacked for travel back home, and also at personalizeds Sunday night. In each situations-- traveling to as well as from-- both colleges must depend heavily on people they have actually never satisfied to do the job." Anytime as well as every single time I take a trip, I fret if my bag is going to acquire there certainly, so you most definitely stress over that," Thompson pointed out. "You're moving just about 300 folks at one time. So you just must see to it it is actually right as well as appropriate.".