Every year, Nick Saban is asked if he’s contemplating retirement.

But the Alabama coach has routinely dismissed those questions, trotting out a standard-issue response that hits on two main points: He enjoys his work and being a part of a team.

Still, an online sportsbook, MyBookie, has set the over/under for Saban’s swan song at 5.5 more seasons.

“That’s the first I’ve heard of that one,” Saban said Thursday at the Old Overton Club in Vestavia Hills, site of the Nick’s Kids charity golf tournament. “But it’s amusing.”

Alabama recently extended Saban’s contract to 2025 and the 67-year-old coach appears to be in good health after undergoing hip surgery in late April.

Noting he was restless during the initial recovery phase, Saban said he can’t envision being idle.

“That’s not something I enjoy,” he said. “That’s not something I want to do anytime soon I can tell you that. I just enjoy being back of a team so much, the relationships. To have Julio Jones come back the first two days I was doing my rehab on my hip, he was there with me doing it. Tua [Tagovailoa] actually came in yesterday when I was doing rehab and gave me a medical examination. Some of these things are really special. So, no time soon. I don’t know what Vegas knows that I don’t know.”

Rainer Sabin is an Alabama beat writer for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @RainerSabin