It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

Each season, SEC teams wait for one weekend more than any other. They wait for that one singular game which will provide the winners with a year’s worth of happiness and the losers with 365 days of misery.

Rivalry Week is finally upon us.

As you prepare for this weekend’s slate, which begins when LSU visits Texas A&M on Thanksgiving, here are 10 interesting facts about Rivalry Week for for SEC West teams.

1. Both sidelines have hot seats: Neither LSU nor Texas A&M are playing for an SEC West title on Thursday. Still, there is plenty at stake.

Especially for the coaches, who are both hoping a win can solidify their future. A win could be the deciding factor for LSU interim head coach Ed Orgeron, who took over after Les Miles was fired.

For Aggies head coach Kevin Sumlin, his team has dropped the past five meetings with the Tigers and has generally struggled during the final stretch of each season during his tenure.

While a victory can’t guarantee either coach’s future, both will hope a victory keeps them with their respective programs.

2. Rarely an uninterrupted rivalry: Baton Rouge is closer in proximity to College Station than Tuscaloosa (barely), but the LSU-A&M rivalry, while frequent, wasn’t continuous until the Aggies joined the SEC before the 2012 season.

After the first meeting in 1899, LSU and Texas A&M didn’t square off again until 1906. Following a game in 1923, the rivalry didn’t resume until 1942. The two teams played during each regular season from 1942 to 1949, but the series was put on hold until matchups in 1955 and 1956.

Finally, beginning in 1960, the Aggies and Tigers played annually until 1975. After a stretch of annual games from 1986 to 1995, they didn’t meet again until the 2011 Cotton Bowl. Texas A&M earned a lopsided 41-24 in that matchup.

3. Win streaks are routine: Over the course of LSU and Texas A&M’s rivalry, both teams have manufactured impressive winning streaks. In fact, the Tigers will enter College Station on Thanksgiving having won the the past five.

LSU holds the series’ longest streak (6), as it won from 1960-1965. The Aggies won five consecutive meetings from 1991-1995.

4. A new rivalry with deep roots: Arkansas and Missouri started playing during Rivalry Week in 2014, though, these two schools have had disdain for one another for a long time. Border states, the rivalry was officially named the Battle Line Rivalry in 2014 and the Razorbacks were the first team to be given the Battle Line Trophy when they beat the Tigers 28-3 last season.

The two schools established the rivalry when Mizzou joined the SEC, but the first meeting came in 1906, with the Tigers earning an 11-0 victory. Missouri won the next two contests in 1944 and 1963 before Arkansas finally upended the Tigers in the 2003 Independence Bowl.

One final nonconference meeting came in 2008, when Mizzou rolled to a 38-7 win in the Cotton Bowl.

5. It wasn’t always the Tigers and the Razorbacks: It’s hard to imagine rooting for Arkansas and not cheering on the Hogs, but when these two teams first played in 1906, Arkansas wasn’t the Razorbacks.

At that time, it was the Arkansas Cardinals which traveled to Columbia, Mo., and were ultimately shut out by the Tigers.

6. Not-so-big implications at Iron Bowl: If it seems as though this year’s installment of the Iron Bowl doesn’t pack as big of a punch as some of the recent contests between Alabama and Auburn, it’s because the stakes aren’t as high.

Every year since 2009, the Iron Bowl has had national championship implications. Alabama needed wins the last two seasons in order to qualify for the College Football Playoff after suffering regular season losses to Ole Miss.

This year, however — things are different. The Tide have all but cemented their place in the top four, while Auburn has no shot to clinch an SEC championship game berth.

7. The Tigers can win in Tuscaloosa: Even though Auburn trails Alabama 44-35-1, the Tigers have been dominant in the Crimson Tide’s hometown. Until recently, this in-state rivalry was mostly played at Legion Field in Birmingham. However, since the two schools have started playing on each other’s home turf, Auburn is 5-3 in Tuscaloosa.

The Tide didn’t beat their hated rivals at home before the 2008 team cruised to a 36-0 victory.

Since then, Alabama has gone 2-1 against Auburn at home. The Tide enter Saturday with a two-game winning streak at home, as they earned 49-0 and 55-44 victories in 2012 and 2014, respectively.

8. A musical presentation: As if losing the game isn’t bad enough, these two rivals get to enjoy one final victory lap during basketball season.

Each year, the winning team is presented with the James Foy ODK Trophy during the Auburn and Alabama men’s basketball game at the winner’s home arena.

Feb 27, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide football head coach Nick Saban and his team accept the Foy trophy during halftime against the Auburn Tigers at Coleman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports

Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports

After the winning school is presented with the trophy, the losing school’s Student Government Association president is forced to sing the fight song of their hated rival.

9. A Golden Egg: The history behind the Golden Egg dates nearly 100 years. In 1926, Ole Miss snapped a 13-game losing skid with a 7-6 victory over Mississippi State in Starkville.

Ole Miss fans wanted to celebrate, so they stormed the field in an attempt to tear down the goal posts. Naturally, the home fans didn’t approve with such a celebration, and the Mississippi State fans began throwing chairs at those who rushed the field.

In an effort to prevent similar mischief in the future, students from the two schools created the “Golden Egg” trophy which has been awarded to the winning team each game since 1927.

The rivalry was officially dubbed the “Egg Bowl” by Clarion-Ledger sports writer Tom Patterson in 1979.

10. 1918 Sweep: Only once have Mississippi State and Ole Miss met twice in the same season. Back when the Bulldogs were known as Mississippi A&M, they beat Ole Miss twice during the 1918 season.

A&M rolled to a 34-0 victory in the first matchup held in Starkville before going to Oxford and earning a 13-0 win later in the season.

During that season, Ole Miss was led by head coach C.R. “Dudy” Noble, who went on to become a legendary baseball coach at A&M.