If he wants to announce it let him, this place as well as a place of learning and growing is a place where a guy can get his confidence up by being motivated and encouraged by others. Announcing his intentions is his way of motivating himself to "getting back in the game."
Lots of guys I know go through "droughts" of a month and they like to announce it to their peers "Im going through a drought" than after the drought they will say "Im on a roll." By doing this it makes them feel better about themselves and extra added motivation to either
a) GET OUT the drought
b) CONTINUE on the roll